Carrot Top Soup

Carrot Top Soup

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • 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

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Introduction

Looking for a way to use those extra carrot tops from the garden or farmers market? This simple soup is a tasty way to use them. Looking for a way to use those extra carrot tops from the garden or farmers market? This simple soup is a tasty way to use them.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    3 tablespoon Extra-virgin olive oil
    1 medium Onion; minced
    2 small Carrots; diced
    1 Stalk celery; diced
    3 Cloves garlic; minced
    ½ teaspoon Celery Salt (or to taste)
    ½ teaspoon Freshly ground black pepper (or to taste)
    3 cup Vegetable broth
    3 cups Water
    ½ cup Short grain rice
    1 1/2 cups carrot tops chopped
    4 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.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Very Good
    tasty - 7/10/19


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    I find carrot greens to be bitter. I'll stick to parsley. - 7/5/19


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    Interesting. - 5/1/19


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    Tasty - 2/15/18


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    Incredible!
    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