Carrot Soup With Chilli Coriander Pesto Recipes

CARROT & CORIANDER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil in a large pan, add 1 chopped onion, then fry for 5 mins until softened.
• Stir in 1 tsp ground coriander and 1 chopped potato, then cook for 1 min.
• Add the 450g peeled and chopped carrots and 1.2l vegetable or chicken stock, bring to the boil, then reduce the heat.
• Cover and cook for 20 mins until the carrots are tender.
• Tip into a food processor with a handful of coriander then blitz until smooth (you may need to do this in two batches). Return to pan, taste, add salt if necessary, then reheat to serve.

CARROT, CUMIN AND CORIANDER SOUP

Steps:

• Cut the carrots into sticks and place on a baking tray, coat with the olive oil and honey. Place in the oven at 180 degrees for around 20-25 mins until just starting to go brown.
• In a large casserole dish fry the onion, ginger and garlic in a small amount of oil or butter for around 5 mins until the onion has caramelised. Add the cumin and chilli and fry for another minute.
• Put the carrots, onion mix and coriander into a blender along with around a glass of water. (If you have a hand held blender this step can be done in the casserole dish). Blend untill smooth.
• Add the stock cube into the casserole dish and enough boiling water to cover the bottom. Mix the stock cube in whilst scrapping the caramelisation off the bottom from the onion.
• Return the puréed carrots to the casserole dish and mix, add boiling water until the soup is your desired consistency. (for me around a litre).
• Add salt and pepper to taste.

CREAM OF CARROT AND CORIANDER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan or stockpot.
• Add onions and cook until transparent.
• Add coriander root and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant.
• Add tomatoes and carrots and cook, stirring, until most of the moisture has cooked out of the tomato.
• Add chicken stock and pepper and bring to the boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the carrots are very tender.
• Add the extra half a cup of stock to replace liquid lost through evaporation.
• Add coriander leaves.
• Blend or process soup until smooth.
• Add cream, taste and adjust seasoning.
• For a smoother, velvety soup, press soup through a sieve and reheat before serving.

CARROT SOUP WITH CHILLI CORIANDER PESTO

Steps:

• Heat 2 tbsp oil in a saucepan, add the onion and fry for 7 mins. Add 2 of the garlic cloves, the ginger and curry powder and cook for 1 min more. Stir through the carrots and stock and cook, covered, for 15-20 mins or until the carrots are soft.
• Remove from the heat and blitz with a hand blender until completely smooth. Season to taste and leave on a very low heat.
• Tip the remaining 3 tbsp oil into a small food processor along with the coriander, remaining garlic, pine nuts and chilli. Whizz until smooth, then tip into a bowl and stir in the parmesan and lemon zest. If it's too thick, loosen with 1 tbsp water.
• Ladle the soup into bowls and top with the pesto. Add a spoonful of crème fraîche and serve with bread, if you like.