Carrot Top Soup

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  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
3 tablespoon Extra-virgin olive oil1 medium Onion; minced2 small Carrots; diced1 Stalk celery; diced3 Cloves garlic; minced½ teaspoon Celery Salt (or to taste)½ teaspoon Freshly ground black pepper (or to taste)3 cup Vegetable broth3 cups Water½ cup Short grain rice1 1/2 cups carrot tops chopped4 tablespoon Fresh grated Parmigiano-Reggiano (optional)
Directions
1. Heat the oil in a large, heavy-gauge soup pot. Saute the onion, carrots, celery and garlic for 5 minutes over low heat until translucent. Add the salt and pepper, pour in the broth and water, and bring to a boil.
2. Add the rice to the broth and cook for 15 minutes or until the rice is almost tender. Add the carrot tops and cook for 5 more minutes, mixing well.
3. When the rice is done, pour the soup into four bowls, sprinkle with cheese, and serve.
SERVES 4

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GUNMETALGREY.

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 103.1
  • Total Fat: 3.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 741.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 16.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.2 g
  • Protein: 1.9 g

Member Reviews
  • ZRIE014
    tasty - 7/10/19
  • NELLJONES
    I find carrot greens to be bitter. I'll stick to parsley. - 7/5/19
  • RAPUNZEL53
    Interesting. - 5/1/19
  • NANCYPAT1
    Tasty - 2/15/18
  • JWARD199
    I've been looking for a recipe to use the bunch of carrots and tops I got from the farmers market this morning. Thanks! - 7/2/10