Carrot Soup With Coconut And Cilantro

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 pinch salt
• 10 carrots, peeled, chopped
• 2 potatoes, peeled, chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped, recipe says handful
• 4 cups vegetable stock (even 3 cups water plus one cup chicken stock) or 4 cups use water (even 3 cups water plus one cup chicken stock)
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 1 orange, juice of
• 2 limes, cut into wedges
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in heavy bottomed saucepan. tip in the onion with a pinch of salt. cook gently on low heat for about 5 minutes to soften without browning.
• 2 add carrots and potatoes. stir. cover and leave to sweat for 10 minutes.
• 3 add cilantro, stock or water or water and stock, coconut milk, orange juice, a squeeze of lime, and some salt and pepper.
• 4 bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, till the carrots are soft. this could take 30-40 minutes depending upon the size of the carrots.
• 5 let cool, then liquidize (liquify) in a blender until smooth. reheat gently, stirring, and check seasoning. serve with lime wedges for squeezing.