Golden lentil soup | Reader's Digest Asia

Ingredients

• 1½ tablespoons (30 g) butter
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 500 g parsnips, cut into small cubes
• 350 g carrots, cut into small cubes
• 150 ml dry sherry
• ⅓ cup (90 g) red lentils
• 1.25 litres vegetable stock, preferably homemade light or rich
• salt and pepper
• 2 teaspoons grated horseradish, from a jar
• 6 tablespoons crème fraîche
• fresh chives