Orange, carrot & mint soup
Cooking time
Prep: 45 mins - 1 hrSkill level
EasyServings
Serves 4A velvety smooth carrot soup is perfect on it's own for supper or as an impressive dinner party starter.
Nutrition and extra info
Additional info
- Vegetarian
- Healthy
Nutrition per serving
- kcalories
- 120
- protein
- 3g
- carbs
- 19g
- fat
- 4g
- saturates
- 2g
- fibre
- 4g
- sugar
- 0g
- salt
- 1g
Ingredients
- large knob of butter
- 700g carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 1 large garlic clove, crushed
- 1l light vegetable stock
- 125ml freshly squeezed orange juice
- 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh mint
- double cream, for drizzling - optional
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Method
- Melt the butter gently in a medium saucepan then add the carrots, onion and garlic. Cover with a lid and leave over a low heat, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables have softened but not coloured (about 12 minutes).
- Pour in the stock and sprinkle in a little salt (if using a cube, hold back on the salt and adjust it at the end). Bring to the boil and simmer, partially covered, for 20-30 minutes or until the vegetables are very soft. Take off the heat and leave to cool for a few minutes.
- Strain the vegetables through a sieve set over a bowl. Reserve the liquid. Transfer the vegetables to a food processor or blender. Process until smooth, adding enough of the strained liquid to make the mixture turn easily in the machine. Set the sieve over the cleaned pan and push the puréed vegetables through (this step is not essential but gives the soup a very smooth finish). Pour in the liquid and stir well to blend.
- Tip in the orange juice and mint and gently reheat the soup. Stir and taste to see if more salt is needed, then pour into warmed bowls. If you like the idea of the cream, drizzle a little over the top.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2002
Comments, questions and tips
Comments
This soup is delicious. I live on the outskirts of the jungle in southern Laos and obtaining some ingredients can be difficult to find, however, I used the oranges which taste like tangerines and the local mint which has a slight aniseed twang, neither of these spoilt the soup and it was a successful starter for a small group of friends who came to dinner.
This was such a nice soup. i didn't have mint, so made it without and it was still really good. the subtlety of the orange was great. even my friend who likes things simple and would shy away from a soup with orange in enjoyed it. however said that maybe a full bowl may have been too intense for her.