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Carrot & Coriander Soup

November 6, 2010 · By Monica Shaw

Carrot & Coriander Soup

I’d never heard of “carrot and coriander soup” until I moved to England, where it seems to appear on lots of gastropub menus during the autumn and winter months.

But it seems silly to order this soup at a restaurant when it’s stupidly easy to make at home. Fry some onion, boil it up with some carrots, potato and ground coriander, then blitz it in the blender with some fresh coriander (“cilantro” to my fellow Americans). It all comes together in less than 30 minutes.

Today I think I’ll have some leftovers, perhaps with a bit of spinach added to cut the sweetness of the carrot, and a squeeze of lemon juice. Am I the only one who is often compelled to add extras to soup? I especially enjoy pouring just about any soup, piping hot, over a bowlful of fresh spinach. The leaves warm and wilt without over cooking, and bring a bit of freshness to an otherwise cooked-to-hell bowl of liquid.

Carrot & Coriander Soup

Adapted from BBC Good Food.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 onion , chopped
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 potato , chopped
  • 450g carrots , peeled and chopped
  • 1.2l vegetable stock
  • handful coriander/cilantro leaves

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large pan, add the onion, then fry for 5 mins until softened. Stir in the ground coriander and potato, then cook for 1 min. Add the carrots and stock, bring to the boil, then reduce the heat. Cover and cook for 20 mins until the carrots are tender.
  2. Tip into food processor with the coriander. then blitz until smooth (you may need to do this in two batches). Return to pan, taste, add salt if necessary, then reheat to serve.
Makes: 4 servings
Amount per serving: 115 Calories | 4g Fat | 3g Protein | 19g Carbohydrates | 5g Fiber

 

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  1. celyn says

    November 6, 2010 at 12:40 pm

    I noticed this in the UK as well: carrot and coriander soup is ubiquitous! The lemon and spinach additions sound delicious.

    Reply
  2. omgoshimvegan says

    November 6, 2010 at 1:26 pm

    I've been trying to find some good carrot soups and this one looks yummy. Perfect for a nice cool day. Thanks for posting it.

    Reply
  3. Becky says

    November 6, 2010 at 2:38 pm

    Sounds delicious! And gorgeous picture!! ^_^

    Reply
  4. jennifer says

    November 6, 2010 at 4:27 pm

    This sounds delicious and perfect for the cool, November weather!

    Reply
  5. Jes says

    November 7, 2010 at 9:14 pm

    I love adding extras to soup (spinach sounds perfect with this soup!). I like the ground corriander in it, sounds good!

    Reply
  6. phoenix says

    November 9, 2010 at 6:59 pm

    Carrot and coriander?! – I can't NOT say it:
    Soup Soup
    Tasty Soup Soup
    Spicy carrot and coriander
    Chilli chowder
    Crouton Crouton
    Crunchy friends in a liquid broth
    I am gazpacho Oh!
    I am a summer soup Mmmm!
    Miso Miso
    Fighting in the dojo
    Miso Miso
    Oriental Prince in the land of soup
    ;P

    Reply
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