Honeyed carrot soup

Honeyed carrot soup

Kids love this rich, warming soup but it's sophisticated enough for adults, too

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 35 mins

Freezable

Low-fat

Method

  1. Melt the butter in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the leeks to the pan, then cook for 3 mins until starting to soften. Add the carrots, honey, chilli (if using) and bay leaf, then cook for 2 mins.
  2. Pour in the stock, bring to the boil, then simmer for 30 mins. Blend the soup in batches, return to a clean pan, then season to taste. When ready to serve, bring back to a simmer, then ladle into mugs. Add a swirl of soured cream or yogurt and serve with garlic bread or bacon butties.

Per serving

116 kcalories, protein 3.0g, carbohydrate 16.0g, fat 5.0 g, saturated fat 3.0g, fibre 6.0g, sugar 14.0g, salt 0.59 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2007.

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  • 14 May 2009

    michellewdesign commented on this recipe

    oh...and I only used 1.5 ltrs of chicken stock.

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  • 22 June 2009

    Jenniebibs rated and commented on this recipe

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    Surprisingly delicious! I didn't think carrot soup would be up to much but this was very tasty. Add lots of honey and a ton of pepper as others here have recommended.

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  • 25 June 2009

    wildspiritart rated and commented on this recipe

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    Reading the comments after I started the soup (d'oh!) I wished I had reduced the stock a bit more, but it turned out perfect for me (2 litres). I think it was that my leeks were perhaps a little larger than those used in the recipe. It turned out to be just the right thickness but if it had been a little thin, I would have just thrown in a couple more carrots. I left out the chilli because my kids aren't keen on spicy food but added Sweet Chilli sauce to the adults' bowls. Delicious!

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  • 07 August 2009

    Jenny rated and commented on this recipe

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    mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm............ really good tasting soup. I only had 600grams of carrots so I used 200grams of butter nut squash also.

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  • 17 September 2009

    hnoon rated and commented on this recipe

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    Just made this soup and it was delicious! Used onion as I didn't have any leeks and I added some red lentils as well and it was very tasty! Definitely one to make again!

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  • 21 September 2009

    Alice_Absinthe rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely brilliant recipe - simple but effective. Followed it to the letter and ended up with a freezer full of soup - although after boasting about how yummy it was the supplies were quickly diminished by visiting relations. Especially good for students as many of the ingredients are storecupboard essentials plus things you can pick up reduced with a little late night shopping. Will definately be making again.

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  • 21 September 2009

    sugarplum rated and commented on this recipe

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    Not only the nicest soup I've ever made, but the best soup I've ever tasted!!! Didn't have enough carrots so used swede too.

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  • 29 October 2009

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  • 12 November 2009

    Jayne commented on this recipe

    This soup is gorgeous and so easy. My children loved it. The first time I made it I used a bit of medium curry powder instead of chilli flakes and it was still gorgeous.

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  • 16 November 2009

    Benni rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really delicious soup, very easy to make but definately need to use less stock than the recipe recommends.

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  • 17 November 2009

    solitairefan1 rated and commented on this recipe

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    Best soup ever! Used a lot less stock though, but it was still runny, but not thin. Don't miss out the chilli flakes, it just isn't the same!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 35 mins

Freezable

Low-fat

Good source of beta carotene, counts as 2 of 5-a-day, low fat

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 small leeks , sliced
  • 800g carrots , roughly chopped
  • 2 tsp clear honey
  • small pinch dried chilli flakes (optional)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2½l vegetable stock
  • soured cream or yogurt , to serve
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Per serving

116 kcalories, protein 3.0g, carbohydrate 16.0g, fat 5.0 g, saturated fat 3.0g, fibre 6.0g, sugar 14.0g, salt 0.59 g

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