Parsnip & Apple soup 🍜

This is a perfect Autumnal soup using a combination of apples and parsnips. It is quite a sweet soup, so if you don't like it too sweet, I suggest that you reduce the volume of apples and increase the parsnips - 800g parsnips to 400g of apples. 

Ingredients
* 25g butter
* 1 tbsp vegetable oil
* 2 medium onions chopped
* 600g parsnips cut into 2cm pieces
* 2 garlic cloves crushed
* 600g cooking apples peeled, quartered and cut into chunks
* 1 litre vegetable stock 
* 1 tsp cumin powder
* salt and pepper 

Method
1. Melt the butter and oil in a large saucepan. Gently fry the onions and parsnips for 15 minutes, or until the onions are softened. Add the garlic, cumin  and apples and cook for a further two minutes, stirring regularly.

2. Pour over the stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for about 20 minutes, or until the parsnips are very soft. Remove from the heat and season with salt and pepper. Blend the mixture in a food processor until smooth. 

3. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.