Nutty Carrot Cumin Soup Food

CARROT CUMIN SOUP

Steps:

• Clean, peel and cut all vegetables into chunks so they will cook quickly.Heat oil in large pot. Saute carrots,onions and potato for about 5 minutes to heighten flavors. Add stock (or water plus bouillon). Cook over medium heat until vegetables are well cooked.Using an immersible blender, blend until quite smooth. (This may also be done by putting vegetables into a free-standing blender.)Add cumin, salt and freshly-ground pepper. Adjust seasonings to taste. If soup is too thick, additional water may be added.For low-sodium soup, use salt-free chicken stock.

CARROT CUMIN SOUP WITH TOASTED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Make soup:
• In a saucepan cook onion in butter over moderate heat, stirring, until softened. Add carrots, cumin, and salt and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add water and simmer mixture, covered, 25 minutes, or until carrots are very tender.
• Prepare pecans while carrot soup is simmering:
• On a baking sheet toast pecans in middle of oven 8 minutes, or until fragrant and 1 shade darker. Toss pecans with butter a nd salt to taste.
• In a blender purée soup until smooth.
• Divide soup between 2 soup bowls and top with pecans.

NUTTY CARROT CUMIN SOUP

Steps:

• Bring onions, garlic, carrots, celery, stock and water to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender (approx 30 minutes).
• Remove from heat, strain vegetables (reserving the stock).
• Blend vegetables in a food processor or blender until smooth.
• Stir in ground almonds and enough stock to make desired soup consistency.
• Add cumin and black pepper.

ONE-PAN CARROT & CUMIN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a deep saucepan over a medium heat until just starting to sizzle, then fry the cumin seeds until toasted and crackling.
• Add the onion, leek, garlic, star anise, carrots and a pinch of salt. Stir to coat. Cover, reduce the heat to low and cook gently for 15-20 mins, stirring occasionally until the vegetables have softened in their own steam.
• Pour over the stock and bring the mixture to a simmer, then continue to cook for 10 mins until the carrots are tender. Spoon 2 tbsp of the cream into a small dish and set aside, then pour the rest into the pan and bring back to the boil. Remove the star anise and use a hand blender to blitz the mixture until smooth and silky. Or, tip into a standard blender in batches and blitz before returning to the pan. For a really smooth soup, push through a sieve into a saucepan. At this stage, the soup can be cooled completely and chilled for up to three days or frozen for six months. Defrost fully before reheating. Reheat until piping hot over a low heat, then pour into bowls, drizzle with the reserved cream and scatter the extra cumin seeds on top. Serve with these cheese, cumin & onion seed cornbread muffins, if you like.

CARROT & CUMIN SOUP

Steps:

• Fry the onion in a little oil until it softens.
• Add the cumin and chili and cook for a minute then add the carrot, sugar and stock and bring to a simmer.
• Cook for 10 minutes or until the carrot is very soft, then whizz in a blender. Add some more stock or water if the soup is too thick and reheat if you need to.
• Stir through the cilantro, season well.
• Add a spoonful of crème fraîche to each bowl to serve, if you like.

CURRIED CARROT AND COCONUT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter until the foam subsides. Add the diced chopped onions, sprinkle with salt, stir to coat with butter. Add the chopped carrots along with the spices. Stir and cook until softened, about 10 minutes.
• Add the stock; there should be enough to cover the vegetables. Bring the pot to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and continue cooking until the carrots are cooked through, about 10 to 15 minutes.
• If you have an immersion blender, purée the soup in the pot. If not, wait until the soup cools slightly, and purée in a food processor. Add enough coconut milk (and a little more stock or water if necessary) to bring the soup to the consistency you want. Adjust the seasoning (depending on the stock you use, you may need more or less salt), and lime juice to taste. Garnish and serve.

HIPPYFIED CARROT CUMIN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oils in dutch oven or other large heavy-bottomed pot that can hold at least 4 quarts.
• Add carrots and sauté over medium to medium high heat. Do not let burn, but it is okay to caramelize edges of carrots. Adjust heat as needed for even cooking.
• Add sliced onion and continue to stir occasionally until onions and carrots begin to soften.
• Add celery and stir.
• Add cumin, stir to mix and to lightly cook cumin, about one minute.
• Add six cups of water, one bullion cube, salt & pepper (to taste since your pepper may be stronger or weaker than mine), molasses, lemon juice, rolled grains mix.
• Boil, then set to simmer w/lid on pot until veggies are tender & grains are cooked. May take 30 minutes or more.
• When ready, cool soup a bit for safety for the blender. Blend at least half of the soup until smooth, then add back to pot.
• Bring back to simmer, then serve.

CHILLED CARROT SOUP WITH CUMIN AND LIME

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add carrots and leeks; sauté until leeks begin to soften but not brown, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute. Add cumin and crushed red pepper; sauté 30 seconds longer. Add 6 1/2 cups chicken broth. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered until vegetables are very tender, about 35 minutes.
• Working in batches, puree soup in blender until smooth. Transfer soup to large bowl. Cool. Whisk in 6 tablespoons sour cream. Cover soup and refrigerate until cold, at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Stir lime juice into soup. Thin soup with more broth, if desired. Season with salt and pepper. Ladle into 4 bowls. Spoon 1/2 tablespoon sour cream atop each serving. Sprinkle with cilantro and lime peel.