Roast Vegetable Soup With Brown Rice and Halloumi.

Roast vegetable soup with brown rice and Halloumi.

1 butternut squash

3-4 carrots

2 peppers

2 onions

handful of cherry tomatoes

4-5 cloves garlic

1/2 tsp dried thyme 

1/2 tsp rosemary

pinch of chili flakes

salt, pepper, olive oil

1/2 cup brown rice

Halloumi to serve

Chop the vegetables into bite sized pieces. 

Garlic cloves should be skinned and left whole. 

Place in a roasting tin.

Sprinkle with herbs, salt, pepper, chili. Drizzle with olive oil and mix well.

 Place in the preheated oven and bake for 30-40 minutes until the vegetables are tender and well browned.

Meanwhile cook the rice until al dente.

Transfer vegetables and rice in a saucepan with the vegetable stock or water.

 Bring to the boil and then simmer for 10-15 minutes. 

Blend until the soup is the consistency you like.

Serve with fried Halloumi.