A healthy Cream of Carrot soup for pennies a bowl!

[unnamedsoldier]

Got this easy but delicious recipe from a cooking class a Belgium Chef is teaching. With harvest time here you can make a cream of carrot, tomato, celery.... for mere pennies a bowl and its as good as what a la carte restaurants sell for 5-6 bucks as an entree.

You`ll need a food scale and either a food processor, blender or hand blender(mixer won`t work you need to puree the final product)

Ingredients

2 white or yellow onions (250gr or 1/4 pound) - diced
500 gr or 1 pound of carrots -sliced no more then 1/4 inch thick
600 gr or 1.2 pounds of potatoes  - diced into approx.1/2 inch pieces
approx. 2 litres or 1/2 gallon of cold water
1 teaspoon of ginger
4 teaspoons of salt
approx. 3 tablespoons of olive oil

On medium heat up oil in big pot, once oil is hot add diced onions and carrots, mix slightly and put cover on. Allow them to sweat until the onions are translucent.Approx.5-7 minutes
Now add diced potatoes and then add enough cold water to cover them (don`t put too much...just cover them)
add salt and ginger
let this simmer uncovered until the potatoes are cooked
once cooked I use my hand blender and puree it all right in the pot(keep blending till everything is creamy)
if your using a traditional blender be very careful when you start it up...do it in bursts at first or you`ll have a mess on your hands(I know this from first hand experience)

If you know your way around the kitchen you`ll have a delicious healthy cream of carrot soup with in an hour and for mere pennies a bowl.

[Rabbit]

I was just doing my weekly word search of the forum for "carrot" and came across this gem. Jackpot!

[unnamedsoldier]

I made an extra bowl for you Wabbit but by the time you hop up here I`m afraid it`ll be all gone.