Creamy Carrot And Parsnip Soup Food

CREAMY CARROT PARSNIP SOUP

Steps:

• Place first six ingredients in a 6-qt. stockpot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until vegetables are very tender, 25-30 minutes., In a small skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat; saute onion, garlic, horseradish and ginger until onion is tender. Add to carrot mixture. Puree soup using an immersion blender or cool slightly and puree soup in batches in a blender. Stir in buttermilk; heat through (do not boil). Serve with sour cream and, if desired, dill.

CARROT & PARSNIP SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the onion and celery for 10 mins, stirring occasionally until softened. If they start to catch, add a small splash of water. Add the garlic, thyme and ½ tsp black pepper and cook for 2 mins. Add the carrots, parsnips and stock and bring to the boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 20 mins until the vegetables are soft, stirring occasionally.
• Blend using a stick blender until smooth. Add the cream and blitz again until combined, then taste for seasoning. To serve, ladle into bowls and scatter over a little chopped parsley, if you like.

CREAMY CARROT AND PARSNIP SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over a low heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, for 3 mins, until slightly softened. Add the carrots and parsnips. Cover the pan until the vegetables have softened a little. Stir in the ginger, orange rind and stock. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover the pan and simmer for 30-35 mins, until the vegetables are tender. Remove from the heat and cool for 10 mins.
• Transfer the soup to a blender or food processor and whizz until smooth. Return the soup to the rinsed-out saucepan, stir in the cream, and season well with salt and pepper. Warm through gently over a low heat.
• Remove from the heat and ladle into soup bowls. Sprinkle pepper over and garnish your parsnip soup with a sprig of coriander.

CARROT AND PARSNIP SOUP

Steps:

• Cook onion,ginger,garlic and cumin in oil for 3 minutes.
• Add carrots and parsnips and cook for 3 minutes.
• Reduce heat and stir in stock.
• Cover and simmer for 30 minutes until vegies are soft.
• Blend soup till smooth - take care if it is hot.
• Season to taste.
• serve topped with sour cream and coriander.

CREAMY PARSNIP AND CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large wide pot over medium heat. Add the onion, a large pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are tender but not browned, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic, rosemary and nutmeg; cook until the garlic is softened, about 30 seconds more.
• Add the parsnips, cauliflower, broth and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to maintain a simmer, cover and simmer until the parsnips and cauliflower are tender, about 20 minutes. Cool 5 minutes.
• Carefully puree in batches in a blender until smooth, taking care not to fill the carafe more than half full per batch, or directly in the pot with an immersion blender. Reheat the soup over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until steaming. Stir in the half-and-half and adjust the seasoning with additional salt and pepper. Add a few splashes of hot water if the soup is too thick. Top with a piece of roasted cauliflower and roasted parsnip. Sprinkle with the chives.

CREAMY WILD MUSHROOM AND PARSNIP SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a deep heavy-bottomed soup pot over medium heat. Add the onions, parsnips, carrot, thyme branch and bay leaf. Season generously with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until the onion is soft and lightly browned, about 10 minutes
• Add the broth and the soaked dried mushrooms. Bring to a boil, then adjust the heat to a gentle simmer.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil over high heat in a wide skillet. When the oil is hot, add the chanterelles, stirring with a wooden spoon, allowing them to brown a bit. Season with salt and pepper, then turn the heat to medium and sauté 5 to 7 minutes, until the mushrooms are cooked through. Add the garlic and thyme leaves and cook 1 minute more.
• Transfer 1/2 cup of the cooked chanterelles to a small skillet and add the rest to the soup. Let the pot simmer until the parsnips and carrot are quite tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Discard the bay leaf and thyme branch. Purée the soup in a blender and strain through a fine-meshed sieve. Thin with more broth if it is too thick, and correct the seasoning. Keep hot.
• Warm the reserved mushrooms. Toast the baguette slices lightly and put a spoonful of mushrooms on each.
• Ladle the hot soup into bowls. Top each bowl with a mushroom toast, a little chopped parsley, and a drizzle of crème fraîche if you like.

CARROT AND PARSNIP SOUP

Steps:

• Finely dice the onion
• Chop the parsnip and carrot into small chunks
• Melt the butter in a saucepan with a little olive oil (to stop the butter burning)
• Sweat the onion for 10 mins over a low heat. Do not let the onion brown. It should take on a translucent look
• Add the chopped parsnips and carrot
• Pour on the vegetable stock (or water and 2 knorr cubes)
• Bring to the boil and leave to simmer for 30 mins.
• When the parsnips and carrots are completely soft, remove from heat and allow to cool
• Pour the cooled mixture into a liquidizer and liquidize until completely smooth
• Pour the mixture into a clean saucepan, passing it through a sieve first. Use the back of a spoon to push the last of the mixture through. This will create an even smoother soup.
• Serve with a sprinkling of croutons and/or fried lardons. You can also use chopped pieces of bacon.

CREAMY LEEK AND PARSNIP SOUP

Steps:

• Put olive oil in a heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add leeks and parsnips, and stir to coat. Add the 2 teaspoons salt and pepper to taste.
• Let vegetables sizzle and cook, stirring frequently until nearly caramelized, but without browning, until softened, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Add bay leaf, turmeric and garlic, and stir to coat. Increase heat to high, add water or broth, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes more. Taste broth and adjust seasoning.
• With a blender, purée soup to a creamy consistency. (Small batches work best.) Thin with water or broth, if necessary - it should be like a thin milkshake, not thick and porridge-like.
• Reheat the soup before serving. Serve plain, or give each bowl a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil or a dollop of crème fraîche or yogurt, if desired.

CROCK POT CARROT AND PARSNIP SOUP

Steps:

• Peel carrots and parsnips and cut up coarsely.
• Chop onion and place in bowl with butter and garlic; microwave on high for 5 minutes and set aside.
• In crock pot place parsnips, carrots, broth or water, the onion mixture and cover and cook high 6 to 8 hours or until vegetables tender.
• Puree with hand blender or remove and puree in batches.
• Season to taste. Stir in desired amount of cream to color and flavor soup.
• Serve hot. Garnish with chopped fresh parsley.

CARROT & PARSNIP SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 1/4 cup dressing in large saucepan on medium heat. Add onions; cook 4 to 6 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Add carrots and parsnips; cook and stir 8 to 10 min. or until parsnips are lightly browned.
• Stir in water and broth; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 40 to 45 min. or until vegetables are softened, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Uncover. Cool 15 min.
• Process soup, in batches, in food processor or blender until smooth. Return to saucepan; cook on low heat 5 min. or until heated through, stirring frequently. Add cream cheese spread and remaining dressing; cook and stir 5 min. or until cream cheese is melted and soup is well blended.