Chop the vegetables and toss into a blender with the herb, salt and peppercorns or ground black pepper. SEE NOTE 1

Cover with hot water from the kettle and leave for 5 minutes. This helps the vegetables soften and flavours begin to fuse.

After 5 minutes, cover with lid and turn on the blender. It should take about 1 to 2 minutes for all the vegetables to be well blended.

Once blended, pour the mixture through a sieve or strainer into a bowl. Using a spoon, Press the vegetable pulp in the strainer to release as much of the liquid into the bowl as possible.

The broth can now either be used immediately or stored in the fridge for up to a week. It can also be poured into an ice cube tray and frozen, then used as needed.