Name: Spiced carrot soup with watercress
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp rapeseed oil; 2 shallots; 1 large clove of garlic; 500g carrots; 1 tsp tomato purée; 2 cm fresh ginger; 2 cm fresh turmeric or 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1 litre vegetable stock; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; Salt and pepper; 85g watercress

Spiced carrot soup with watercress

20 Sep 2022

by Wholeness

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Total Time

25 minutes

Background

This super healthy spiced carrot soup with watercress is ideal on cold evenings. It’s vegan, gluten-free, low-cal and low-carb, so ideal for most diets. Serve it with wholesome bread or scones.

Ingredients

1 Tbsp rapeseed oil
2 shallots
1 large clove of garlic
500g carrots
1 tsp tomato purée
2 cm fresh ginger
2 cm fresh turmeric or 1 tsp ground turmeric
1 litre vegetable stock
½ tsp ground cinnamon
Salt and pepper
85g watercress

Instructions

Finely chop the shallots, garlic, and ginger (and turmeric root, if used). Roughly chop the carrots.
Heat the oil in a saucepan and gently sauté the onion for 5 minutes. Add the garlic, ginger and turmeric root and carrots. Cook for 3 minutes, then add the spices and tomato purée. Stir for a minute or so, then add the stock and bring to the boil.
Turn down the heat and gently simmer for 15-20 minutes, until the carrots are tender. Add the watercress, cover and turn off the heat.
Rest for 2 minutes, then whiz it into smooth, silky soup, using a stick blender.
Serve warm.

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