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CARROT & CORIANDER SOUP

This tasty soup can be served hot or cold. Home-baked or whole-wheat bread is a perfect companion. Serve as a starter (4 servings) or main meal (2 servings).

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon (15 ml) olive oil

1 onion, chopped

450 – 500g carrots, peeled and sliced in rings

1 teaspoon (5 ml) CORIANDER (GROUND)

½ teaspoon (2.5 ml) salt and BLACK PEPPER (GROUND)

1 l boiling water

4 vegetable stock cubes

Method:

Heat oil in a large saucepan. Add vegetables and cook for 3 – 5 minutes.
Add the coriander, salt and pepper and stir.
Prepare vegetable stock by dissolving the 4 cubes in the boiling water. Add to the vegetables and stir.
Bring the mixture to the boil, stirring. Then cover and simmer for 1 hour, until vegetables are tender.
Pour into a food processor and whizz until smooth (or work through a sieve). Serve.

Tips:

Garnish the soup with fresh chopped coriander leaves – if available.

For creamier soup, stir in ½ cup of fresh cream.

You may substitute vegetable stock cubes and water by using 1l ready-made vegetable stock.