Carrot Fennel And Lentil Soup Recipes

FENNEL CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add fennel; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until lightly toasted. Add carrots, sweet potato and apple; cook and stir 5 minutes longer. , Stir in broth, rice, bay leaf and curry powder; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 30 minutes or until vegetables and rice are soft. , Remove from heat; cool slightly. Discard bay leaf. Process in batches in a blender until smooth; return to pan. Stir in lemon juice, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat 5 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with parsley.

CARROT FENNEL MYSTERY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Lightly toast the fennel seed in the hot oil until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the carrots, pear, sweet potato, russet potato, mushrooms, curry powder, and turmeric to the fennel seed; cook and stir until everything is evenly coated in oil, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour the vegetable broth over the mixture. Stir the rice, flax seed, bay leaves, and parsley into the broth; bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the rice and vegetables are very tender, about 30 minutes.
• Pour the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway. Hold the lid of the blender in place with a towel and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the mixture moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth and pour into a clean pot and return to heat.
• Stir the lemon juice and white pepper into the mixture; cook until thoroughly reheated, about 5 minutes.

CARROT, FENNEL AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in stockpot over medium-high heat.
• Saute shallots, fennel, and carrots until shallots are translucent.
• Add white wine and cook over medium heat until mostly absorbed.
• Add tomato, kale, broth, lentils, rice and herbs. Bring to boil.
• Reduce heat and cover, simmering about 55 minutes until lentils and rice are cooked.
• Stir in vinegar, season to taste. Enjoy!

SPICED CARROT & LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a large saucepan and dry-fry 2 tsp cumin seeds and a pinch of chilli flakes for 1 min, or until they start to jump around the pan and release their aromas.
• Scoop out about half with a spoon and set aside. Add 2 tbsp olive oil, 600g coarsely grated carrots, 140g split red lentils, 1l hot vegetable stock and 125ml milk to the pan and bring to the boil.
• Simmer for 15 mins until the lentils have swollen and softened.
• Whizz the soup with a stick blender or in a food processor until smooth (or leave it chunky if you prefer).
• Season to taste and finish with a dollop of plain yogurt and a sprinkling of the reserved toasted spices. Serve with warmed naan breads.

CARROT, FENNEL AND RED LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• You'll need a mortar and pestle, a food processor, or clean coffee grinder. Otherwise, substitute pre-ground coriander, cumin, and black pepper and use the brown mustard whole. Heat up a soup pot on medium heat with the sunflower oil. Add the fennel bulb, carrots, and leeks and simmer, stirring occasionally until soft-about 12 to 15 minutes. While cooking, peel outer layers of lemongrass, and finely chop the tender base of the stalks. Grate ginger and turmeric, and finely chop the bird's eye chilies. Stir in lemongrass, ginger, turmeric and chilies and cook for 2 minutes. Add lentils and water, bring flame to high and bring to a boil. Drop flame to a simmer, and cook for 15 minutes. While soup is cooking, prepare the spice mixture. Heat a small skillet on medium flame. Add coriander seeds and gently agitate pan until you can smell them (1-3 minutes). Transfer them to a mortar and pestle or food processor, and return pan to burner. Do the same for the cumin, mustard, and black peppercorns, toasting each separately. Add fenugreek powder for a few seconds, and add along with salt to the mix. Grind 'em up, and toss in with garlic to soup when the 30 minutes are up. Cook for 15 more minutes and add lemon juice. Salt to taste. Serve soup topped with cilantro. A lemon wedge on the side is good. This soup is also surprisingly good at room temperature.

FENNEL AND CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a heavy pot over medium heat. Add fennel, carrots, celery, leeks, thyme, and bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables soften but do not brown, 30 to 45 minutes.
• Pour broth into the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until all of the vegetables are cooked, about 10 minutes. Remove the thyme stems and bay leaf. Puree soup using an immersion blender.

FENNEL AND CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Trim tops& bottoms of fennel bulbs.
• Save a few green fronds& chop for garnish.
• Thinly slice bulbs, you should have about 4 cups sliced fennel.
• In large saucepan, saute sliced fennel, onions, carrots in the olive oil until tender, about 20 minutes.
• Add chicken broth, cover& bring to a simmer about 20-25 minutes until veggies are tender.
• Remove from heat& puree with an immersion blender right in saucepan or in a food processor or add to a blender.
• May take a couple of batches.
• Transfer each batch to a clean saucepan.
• Serve with sprinkle of chopped fennel fronds& cracked black pepper.