Carrot Ginger Tofu Soup

By pattie_d

Ingredients

• 4 (244 g) medium carrots, peeled, halved or 2 cups chopped
• 1/4 (18 g) small onion, peeled or 2 tablespoons chopped
• 4 small garlic cloves, peeled
• 2 tablespoons (30 ml) oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• pinch of white pepper
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger root or Ginger Paste
• 1/3 cup (70 g) light silken tofu
• 2 cups (480 ml) low sodium vegetable or chicken broth

Details

Servings 5
Cooking time 25mins
Adapted from vitamix.com

Preparation

Step 1

Place carrots, onion and garlic into the Vitamix container and secure lid.

Blend for 10 seconds or until chopped.

Heat oil in a small pan and sauté chopped ingredients until onion is clear and carrots are tender. Add a little broth, if needed.

Place remaining ingredients into the Vitamix container, add sautéed ingredients and secure lid.

Blend for 3-4 minutes or until heavy steam escapes from the vented lid.

This recipe has been written for the Vitamix 5200 with Standard 64-ounce container. If you are using a different Vitamix machine or container size, you may need to make adjustments to the Variable Speed, processing time, and/or ingredient quantities.