Spicy Moroccan Carrot Soup Recipes

MOROCCAN CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a heavy-based saucepan.
• Add the onions, garlic, ginger, cumin, ground coriander, cayenne pepper and fry for two minutes.
• Add the carrots and potato and cook for ten minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are beginning to soften.
• Add the stock and bring to the boil. Loosely cover, reduce the heat and simmer gently for 30 minutes until the potato is cooked.
• Leave to cool slightly then stir in the honey and orange juice, and then blend it in batches.
• Return to the pan to heat and serve hot with fresh coriander to garnish.

SPICY MOROCCAN CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat, add the onions and garlic, cook stirring frequently for 5 minutes, until onions are golden in color.
• Stir in the carrots, cinnamon, ginger, turmeric and paprika, cook for 1 minute. Add in the corrot juice, tomato paste, rice, salt, pepper and 2 cups of water, bring to a boil.
• Reduce to simmer, cover and cook for 20 - 30 minutes.
• Transfer to a food processor and puree until smooth.
• Garnish with cilantro and serve.

MOROCCAN CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan. Add onion and cook over medium heat for 5 mins or until softened. Add the garlic and morrocan seasoing and cook, stirring for 30 seconds.
• Add carrots, potato, vegetable stock and lentils. Bring to the boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer over a medium heat for 20 minutes or until the carrots and potatoes are very tender.
• Blend soup mix in the saucepan using a stick blender. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.

MOROCCAN CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Boil all ingredients until tender, about 20 minutes.
• Cool and drain, reserving the liquid.
• Puree the vegetables.
• until completely smooth.
• Add the reserved liquid and chill.
• At serving time, garnish with minced coriander or parsley.

MOROCCAN SPICED SQUASH AND CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375° F.
• Cut squash in half from top to bottom and place it, cut side down, on a lightly oiled baking sheet.
• Bake until squash can be easily skewered, 50 to 60 minutes.
• With a spoon, remove seeds and discard.
• Scrape the pulp from the skin.
• Reserve the pulp and discard the skin.
• Warm the olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat.
• Add the onions and cook until soft, 7 minutes.
• Add the paprika, cumin, turmeric, and coriander and continue to cook, stirring for 2 minutes.
• Add the squash, carrots, sugar, chicken stock, water, ½ teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer uncovered until carrots are soft, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Cool for 15 minutes.
• Puree the soup in a blender in several batches for 3 minutes each batch until the soup is very smooth.
• Strain soup through a fine strainer back into pot and gently reheat.
• If the soup is too thick, add additional water.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Place the yogurt in a small bowl.
• Season with salt and pepper and stir well.
• To serve, heat the soup.
• Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with cilantro and a drizzle of yogurt.

MOROCCAN CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, saute 2 minutes. Mix in carrots. Add broth, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until carrots are very tender, about 20 minutes.
• Stir cumin seeds in small skillet over med-high heat until fragrant, 4-5 minute. Cool and then finely grind in spice mill.
• Remove soup from heat. Puree in batches in blender until smooth. Return to same pan. Whisk in honey, lemon juice and allspice. Season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle soup into bowls. Drizzle yogurt over, sprinkle generously with cumin.

SPICY MOROCCAN CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• Peel carrots and dice them; place in a large saucepan and cover with salted water.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until crisp-tender, about 10 minutes; drain and leave in colander to dry out.
• Heat oil in a large skillet, over medium heat, and cook onion until softened and it begins to brown, about 12 minutes; add the cooked carrots, sugar, garlic, chile, green onion, cloves, ground ginger, coriander, cinnamon, paprika, cumin, vinegar, and preserved lemon (basically everything except the salt, cilantro, and yogurt).
• Remove from heat and season liberally with salt, stir well, and let cool.
• Before serving, stir in the cilantro, taste and adjust seasonings accordingly.
• Serve in individual bowls with a dollop of yogurt, drizzle of oil, and a sprinkling of extra cilantro.