Carrot Dill Soup
This is a vegan recipe containing no animal products. What packs this soup with flavor is the dill!
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword: carrot soup, dairy free, nut free, soy free, vegan, vegetarian, vegetarian recipe
Servings: 6 1.5 C servings
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onion diced
- 2.5 lbs carrots washed and diced
- 8 cup vegetable broth
- 1/4 cup fresh dill
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 6 sprigs dill set aside for garnish
Heat olive oil in a soup kettle
Add onion and cook over low heat until translucent, 10 minutes
Add carrots, stock, 1/4C dill, salt, pepper and cayenne
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low simmer and cover
Simmer about 40 minutes until carrots are tender
Cool soup before pureeing
Puree the soup in batches in a blender or food processor
Return soup to kettle and serve warm
Garnish the soup bowls with dill
Optional- Serve soup with crusty French bread
This recipe has been adapted from The New Basics Cookbook by Julee Ross and Sheila Lukins, Workman Publishing, 1989.
A gluten-free version of this recipe can be made with a gluten free vegetable broth. Brands such as Swanson's organic vegetarian vegetable broth or Pacific Organic vegetable broths may be used. Gluten ingredients in a broth may include wheat yeast extract or a hydrolyzed wheat protein.
References:
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