Tropical Carrot Soup Raw Live Food

TROPICAL FRUIT SOUP

Steps:

• In a blender container, combine all ingredients, except the yogurt.
• Blend until smooth.
• Pour into a bowl and add yogurt.
• Beat with a fork or wire whisk until smooth.
• Chill several hours.
• Serve Cold. Whisk before serving.
• NOTE: preparation time and cooking time does NOT include chilling time.

TROPICAL CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Start heating up the coconut milk in the microwave or on the stove.
• Cut up the chicken into bite-sized chunks and start them cooking in a frying pan on medium high. Butter or oil isn't necessary.
• Prepare the instant rice and set aside.
• Keep flipping the chicken and when the chunks looks about halfway cooked, add the bananas, peeled and broken into small chunks as well.
• Mash the bananas up as you stir them together with the chicken.
• Cook mixture until the chicken is fully white inside and out.
• Add warm coconut milk and leave the mix over heat for a minute or two.
• Serve over the rice. NOTE: This makes a sort of soup. If you want more of a chicken with sauce dish, add less coconut milk.

CREAMY CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a large saucepan or casserole pot. Fry the onion and celery gently for 5 mins. Add the crushed garlic and cook for 1 min more. Tip in the carrots, stock and thyme, then season and bring to the boil. Lower to a simmer and cook, covered, for 25 mins until the carrots are softened.
• Meanwhile, heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Rub the whole garlic clove over both sides of the sourdough. Tear it into rough chunks and toss with the remaining oil, a good pinch of salt and the seeds. Spread out on a baking sheet and bake for 8-10 mins until golden and crisp. Mix with the chopped parsley and set aside.
• Remove the thyme from the pan and discard. Blitz the soup with a hand blender until smooth. Stir though the cream and season to taste. To serve, ladle the soup into four bowls, top with the croutons and drizzle over a little extra cream, if you like.

CHILLED CARROT AND MANGO SOUP

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients except for the black pepper in a blender and process until smooth.
• Garnish with black pepper and serve well chilled.

SIMPLE CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Combine carrots, chicken broth, and onion in a large pot. Pour enough water into the pot to assure the ingredients are covered; add garlic, thyme, and tarragon.
• Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, place a cover on the pot, and simmer the mixture until the carrots are very tender, 40 to 50 minutes.
• Remove pot from heat and cool soup for 10 minutes. Puree soup with an immersion blender or mash vegetables with a potato masher and whisk the soup until smooth.
• Return pot to medium heat and cook until reheated, about 5 minutes. Stir cream through the soup.

ROASTED SWEET POTATO & CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/ gas 7 and put 500g chunked sweet potatoes and 300g chunked carrots into a large roasting tin, drizzled with 2 tbsp olive oil and plenty of seasoning.
• Roast the vegetables in the oven for 25-30 mins or until caramelised and tender.
• Meanwhile, put the remaining 1 tbsp olive oil in a large deep saucepan and fry 2 finely chopped onions over a medium-low heat for about 10 mins until softened.
• Add 2 crushed garlic cloves and stir for 1 min before adding 1l vegetable stock. Simmer for 5-10 mins until the onions are very soft, then set aside.
• Once the roasted vegetables are done, leave to cool a little, then transfer to the saucepan and use a hand blender to process until smooth. Stir in 100ml crème fraîche, a little more seasoning and reheat until hot.
• Serve in bowls topped with a swirl of crème fraîche and a good grinding of black pepper.