Carrot Ginger Soup

By Grammie926

This carrot ginger soup recipe celebrates an ingredient that too few of us keep in the kitchen. Ginger is one of the most under-used ingredients in western cooking.

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons of butter, or a few of splashes of olive oil (or half of each)
• Small pinch of salt
• 1 pound carrots, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 stalk of celery, peeled and chopped (peeling gets rid of the "strings")
• 1 teaspoon ginger, chopped or grated (what would a carrot ginger soup recipe be without it!)
• 5 cups chicken broth or stock; or use vegetable stock for vegetarian version.
• Zest of half a lime
• Juice of one lime

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat butter or oil in soup pot on medium low.

2. Add onions, carrots, celery and salt. Saute until onions and carrot are soft.

3. Add ginger. Cook for a minute or two more. (If ginger is chopped instead of grated, add it earlier).

4. Add broth, cook for 5 to ten minutes at a low boil.

5. Use blender, food processor or hand-held immersion blender to puree the soup.

6. Add lime zest and juice. Chill and serv