Gingery Carrot Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, roughly chopped
• 8 large carrots, peeled and chopped
• 3 cups vegetable stock
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemons, rind of
• pickled ginger (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil and butter in a large saucepan.
• 2 add onions and soften for 2-3 minutes.
• 3 add ginger and garlic and continue to saute.
• 4 add carrots and grated lemon peel and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes.
• 5 pour in stock and bring soup to a boil.
• 6 reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until carrots are soft.
• 7 puree the soup in batches in a blender or food processor.
• 8 handle carefully- it will be hot.
• 9 return to the saucepan and stir in lemon juice.
• 10 if soup is thicker than desired, add a small amount to thin.
• 11 serve and garnish with a thin slice of lemon or slivers of pink, pickled ginger.