Dreamy Carrot Soup
Adapted from The Great American Detox Diet, by Alex Jamieson
Simple Solution
In Spring our thoughts turn to eggs, and baskets, and bunny
rabbits--and carrots, one of their favorite foods. This gorgeous
bright-orange soup is creamy without using any dairy, and so filled
with vibrant nourishment from beta-carotene-rich carrots. We think
Peter Rabbit would approve: and if he, like the authors fiance, had
made himself ill eating fast food, this soup could be part of his road
back to good health!
Here is the simple recipe:
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup chopped yellow onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons sea salt
1 teaspoon fennel seed
4 cups carrots, scrubbed and cut into 1-inch "coin" slices
4 cups good-quality vegetable stock
Fresh dill or parsley
Heat a 4-quart it over medium heat and add the oil. Add onion and garlic,
along with the salt. Stir to coat vegetables with oil and saute 3 to 4
minutes. Add fennel seeds, carrots, and stock, cover, and bring to a boil
over high heat. Reduce heat to a low simmer and cook until carrots are
tender, about 20 minutes. Blend soup in the pot with a hand-held
immersion blender, or transfer to a blender a cup at a time and blend
until smooth. Garnish with dill or parsley and serve warm. Serves 4.
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