I had leftover cooked carrots this week that I didn’t want to go to waste. So, at Raizel’s request, I made this carrot soup.
This is a very fast and easy recipe and a great way to serve vegetables!
Ingredients
2 lbs carrots
1 lbs parsnips
1 onion, chopped
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon coriander
1 teaspoon ginger, I used dried, but fresh is always better
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, fresh garlic is preferable
1 tablespoon salt, to taste
Water to cover
Optional: fresh cilantro
Alternative Additions: This can also be made with butternut squash and/or a potato.
A potato would give it a thicker, creamier texture.
I have also added almond butter, which gives a really rich taste, but a little too risqué for some people.
Instructions
Sauté onions, add carrots and parsnips and water to cover. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer until done. Add spices and then blend with an immersion blender. Adjust seasoning.
I made this on top of the stove, but it could be made in a crockpot or pressure cooker.
In a crockpot, be careful not to over cook.
In a pressure cooker, 2 minutes to pressure if vegetables are sliced.
Everyone loved it! Yaffa even asked to take it to school for lunch.
Enjoy!
Here is the picture:
my favourite soup! waiting for the winter to go back to soup:-)
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I love soup too!🌿
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I am allergic to almonds so I can’t follow this recipe as prescribed. I haven’t had a tomato soup in a long time. Wow, you put me in the mood. Thanks
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I usually don’t use the almond butter because it is too unusual for people. In the picture it was just carrots, parsnips and onions. The trick is not to add too much water. Enjoy! What’s wrong with tomato soup? I should post a recipe. I used to make it from scratch all the time.
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You know I am absolutely crazy. We are talking carrots and I am thinking about tomato soup. I can’t stop laughing at my faulty brain. Please forgive my senior moment. I will share this recipe with my wife. It looks so good. She is not a soup person, but I love them.
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We have the same problem. I love soup and my husband does not. I call it the yin yang theory of marriage. Everything in balance.
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Love the name of your theory.
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Thanks!
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My mother has another theory on marriage. She calls it “the mutual meshugas theory.” This loosely translates as: people marry people whose craziness match each other’s. My mother is very funny!
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Yeah, it’s true. Couples are like pieces of a puzzle that you put together.
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Nicely said!
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Mmmm, this looks so nice. 🙂
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I made a somewhat similar soup today–squash soup. It’s getting to be soup season.
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Yes! It is kind funny. Great minds think alike?
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yumm sounds good! Like the cinnamon and nutmeg yumm
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I would never have thought of adding almond butter to soup – a whole new world opens up before me!
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With the fresh ginger, it gives a certain richness. It is a little unusual, but it works!
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