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Ingredients
for
4
Carrot Soup
35 min.
Time:
110
calories
Calories:
Health Score:
85 / 100
Ingredientsfor
- Ingredients
- 500 grams carrots
- 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 Lime (juice)
- 2 tsps grated Lime zest
- 750 milliliters Vegetable broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 tsps cornstarch
- salt
- cayenne pepper
- 1 carrot (in julienne strips, to garnish)
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- Lemon balm (for garnish)
- Lime zest (for garnish)
Preparation
1.
Peel and slice the carrots. Heat the oil. Saute the carrot slices. Pour in the broth and bring to a boil. Add the bay leaf and lime zest. Simmer, covered, over low heat for 15-20 minutes.
2.
Remove the bay leaf from the soup. Puree the soup and pour through a fine sieve. Thicken with a little cornstarch and bring back up to a boil. Season with salt, cayenne pepper and lime juice.
3.
Blanch the carrot slices in boiling salt water for about 1 minute. Pour through a sieve and mix with the oil.
4.
Serve the soup garnsished with carrot slices, lime zest and lemon balm.
Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 110 cal. | (5 %) | ||
| Protein | 2 g | (2 %) | ||
| Fat | 4 g | (3 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 15 g | (10 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 4.8 g | (16 %) |