Steve's Basic Carrot Soup
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 56.6
- Total Fat: 1.9 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 44.4 mg
- Total Carbs: 9.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
- Protein: 1.1 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Steve's Basic Carrot Soup calories by ingredient
Introduction
A carrot soup with a hint of potato and a base of onion, pepper, and garlic. A carrot soup with a hint of potato and a base of onion, pepper, and garlic.Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
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250g (a bit more than half a pound) carrots, chopped
70g onion
1 clove garlic
1 small pepper (e.g. jalapeno)
1 small potato, about 1/4 cup chopped
1.5 tsp olive oil
salt
pepper
paprika
cumin
1 bay leaf
balsamic vinegar
2 cups vegetable broth or water
Tips
Flavors will develop over time, so this can be cooked hours ahead of time, set aside or chilled, and reheated to serve.
Directions
Prepare vegetables: dice onion, garlic and pepper. Chop potato and carrots.
In 2-quart pot over medium or medium-low, heat 1 tsp oil, added onion, and brown. Sprinkle with salt. Add garlic and pepper, and soften. Add the rest of the oil, the carrots and the potato, and cook covered ~5 minutes. Splash with balsamic vinegar to taste. Add ~ 1/4 tsp each paprika, cumin, and black pepper, as well as 1 bay lear. Add vegetable broth, bring to a simmer, cover, reduce heat, and let cook about 20 minutes.
Remove from heat and puree with an immersion blender or similar until smooth. Feel free to adjust water/broth content to achieve the desired thickness.
Serving Size: Makes 4 ~3/4 to 1 cup servings.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SPKRAUSE.
In 2-quart pot over medium or medium-low, heat 1 tsp oil, added onion, and brown. Sprinkle with salt. Add garlic and pepper, and soften. Add the rest of the oil, the carrots and the potato, and cook covered ~5 minutes. Splash with balsamic vinegar to taste. Add ~ 1/4 tsp each paprika, cumin, and black pepper, as well as 1 bay lear. Add vegetable broth, bring to a simmer, cover, reduce heat, and let cook about 20 minutes.
Remove from heat and puree with an immersion blender or similar until smooth. Feel free to adjust water/broth content to achieve the desired thickness.
Serving Size: Makes 4 ~3/4 to 1 cup servings.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SPKRAUSE.
