Roasted carrot soup
26 Mar 2015
by Dinna
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Total Time
50 minutes
Background
This carrot soup is spiced up with stem ginger. It's delicious, filling and full of vitamins -perfect for cold days! It's also a good soup for Halloween or could be a delicate starter in a Christmas menu.
Ingredients
- 500g carrots
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 2 onions
- 2 medium potatoes
- Zest and juice of half a lemon
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 piece of stem ginger (candied ginger in syrup)
- 1 litre vegetable stock
- 1 small handful of thyme leaves
- 1 small bunch of parsley (chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200C.
- Peel the carrots and potatoes, then chop into chunks.
- Peel the onions and slice both into 8 segments.
- Thinly slice the garlic and ginger .
- Place all the chopped and sliced vegetables into a baking tray. Add the oil, lemon zest and lemon juice. Season and toss well. Roast in the oven until the vegetables are just tender (about 30-40 minutes).
- Heat the stock in a large saucepan, add the roasted vegetables and juices. Bring to boil, then turn off the heat.
- Add the thyme leaves and parsley then, using a liquidizer or hand-held blender, process until smooth and creamy.
- Serve warm with crusty bread.
Tips
If you think the soup is too thick, just add more stock! You can also use chicken stock, if you like.© 2024 Copyright CookTogether
Categories
- Meal Type: - Lunch - Seasonal - Soup - Starter - Supper
- Cuisines: - British
- Occasions: - Bonfire Night - Burns Night - Christmas - Dinner Party - Halloween - Parties - Sunday Lunch - Thanksgiving
- Ingredients: - Roots & Bulbs
- Health and Diet: - Dairy Free - Gluten Free - Healthy - Low Calorie - Low Cholestrol
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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