Something as simple as a carrot, how can it be so darn good?? Well this soup is the perfect example of how to layer flavors and how eating real foods can be very inexpensive. Simple ingredients that you likely have in your pantry. You can serve with a lovely salad for lunch or a gooey grilled cheese for dinner. The later is my son son’s preference.
Carrots have amazing nutrition my friends. Loaded with Vitamin A, which you need fat to absorb, as it is a fat soluble vitamin. A 1/2 cup of cooked carrots have 264% of your Vit A needs! Vitamin A is a antioxidant (that means it is your bodies fighters of toxins). Great for the eyes and your skin!!
You might be thinking, are cooked carrots nutritious? The answer is YES!! Cooking of the carrots actually release the nutrients! So be sure to eat some cooked carrots. With this soup you are boiling the carrots right in the broth so you keep all the goods right in the soup!!
So instead of always making a tomato soup, give the might carrot a try! The flavor with surprise you!
The Recipe:
Ingredients:
6 Large Carrots- 2-2 1/2 pounds
1/2 Onion-finely diced
2 Leeks-chopped and rinsed
1 cup Celery-finely diced
3 Garlic cloves-minced
1 tsp Rosemary- fresh
1 tsp Thyme-fresh
2 tbsp Butter
6 cups Bone Broth
1 can Full-Fat Coconut milk
1-2 tsp Honey
1 tbsp White Wine Vinegar
3 shakes Cayenne
1 tsp salt, more to taste
Directions:
In a 6 quart dutch oven or pot melt butter on medium heat. Add Onions, Celery, Leeks and Garlic. Saute until translucent. Add the thyme and rosemary cook for a minute. Next add peeled and chunked carrots, then broth. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to low-medium heat for 30-60 minutes till carrots are very tender.
Once the carrots are ready add the coconut milk, honey, vinegar, salt, cayenne. Stir well then its time to blend. There are two ways to do this. One is add to a blender and blend. If you do this method be careful blending very hot soup. You might let it cool a bit. The second method is to use an emersion blender. This works well. You will have to take a bit more time with this but it works great!
Enjoy!