Carrot and Ginger Soup brightens a winter's day but is also perfect in the lighter months. This Carrot and Ginger Soup Recipe is packed with healthy fresh, carrots and warming, tingling spices of ginger and a light sprinkling of curry powder which gives it a slight kick.
This soup freezes well, so make a large batch. The carrots give the soup a lovely sweetness, so children really like it and its good for part of the 5-a-day. It is quite a filling soup, so you could serve it for lunch as a snack meal with cheese and fruit afterwards.
This soup freezes well, so make a large batch. The carrots give the soup a lovely sweetness, so children really like it and its good for part of the 5-a-day. It is quite a filling soup, so you could serve it for lunch as a snack meal with cheese and fruit afterwards.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ lbs/700g carrots, peeled and chopped
- 2 medium onions, peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 clove garlic, peeld and crushed
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp powdered ginger
- 1 tsp medium curry powder
- 3 pints /1.6 litres chicken or vegetable stock
- Sea salt and black pepper
- Rind of 1 lemon, finely shredded
- LEMON CREAM
- 7 oz/200g creme fraiche
- Grated rind of 1 lemon
- 2 tsp fresh parsley, chopped
- 2 tsp chives, chopped
Preparation:
- Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and add the onions and carrots, cook for several minutes, stirring from time to time. Do not brown the vegetables.
- Then add the garlic, ginger and curry powder and cook for a further minute.
- Add the stock and lemon strips to the pan, half cover the pan with its lid, and simmer gently for 20 minutes until the carrots are tender.
- Cool slightly, then liquidize the soup until smooth.
- Taste and season with sea salt and black pepper.
- Reheat to serve.
- To make the cream, stir all the ingredients together gently, or the crème fraiche will go runny, and then spoon a dollop into the middle of each bowl of soup, garnish with chives or parsley if you wish. Serve with wholemeal crusty bread.
Based on a recipe from British Carrots
