Beetroot soup with sour cream | Tesco Real Food

Ingredients

• 4 medium beetroot, peeled and diced
• 1 large carrot, peeled and diced
• 1 parsnip, peeled and diced
• 2 celery sticks, diced
• 2 leeks, white parts only, diced
• 2.4 litres vegetable or chicken stock
• 1tbsp caster sugar, plus extra, to taste
• 2tbsp red wine vinegar, plus extra, to taste
• 10g dried mushrooms, optional
• 2 bay leaves
• 6 whole allspice berries (optional)
• 1tsp dried oregano
• 6tsp sour cream, optional
• 3 rashers smoked bacon, grilled and crumbled, optional