Easy Carrot Soup
I've made this while working from home. It's the perfect way to stay healthy and keep yourself full. Soup doesn't have to be flavourless
Ingredients
- 1 knob Butter
- 500 g Carrots thinly sliced
- 1 Large onion
- 1 Large Maris Piper Potato thinly sliced
- 1 Garlic clove large
- 1 litre Vegetable Stock
- 1 Large orange juice only
- 2 tbsp fresh mint finely chopped
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan
- Add the 500g carrots (thinly sliced), 1 onion (thinly sliced), 1 potato (thinly sliced) and 1 garlic clove (crushed)
- Cover with a lid and leave over a low heat for 12 minutes (until veg has softened)
- Pour in 1 litre veg stock
- Bring to the boil and simmer for 20-30 minutes or until the vegetables are very soft
- Take off the heat and leave to cool
- Transfer the veg into a blender and blend until smooth
- Pour back into the pan
- Squeeze in the juice on one orange and 2 tbsp of mint (finely chopped)
- Serve with a warm bun
