Spiced Carrot Apple Soup With Fresh Mint Recipes

SPICED CARROT-APPLE SOUP WITH FRESH MINT

Steps:

• Heat chicken fat in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion; sauté 2 minutes. Add all carrots, broth, 3/4 cup apple, and ginger; bring to boil. Cover. Reduce heat; simmer until carrots are tender, about 20 minutes. Remove carrot halves; dice finely. Puree soup in batches in blender; return to pan. Mix in apple juice and spices. Season with coarse salt and pepper.
• Ladle soup into bowls. Top with finely diced carrot, finely diced apple, and mint.

CARROT APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt the margarine. Add carrots, apples, onion and celery; cook and stir until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Add broth, sage, pepper and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until carrots are tender. Remove bay leaf. Cool soup for 5 minutes. Puree one-third at a time in a blender or food processor. Return to the saucepan; cover and cook over medium until heated through.

CHILLED CARROT AND TOMATO-MINT SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place carrots and tomatoes in a large roasting dish. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil and season with kosher salt.
• Roast in the preheated oven until tender, about 30 minutes.
• While vegetables are roasting, heat remaining tablespoon olive oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Add onion and cook until softened and translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Add celery and cook until softened, making sure onions do not burn, about 4 minutes. Pour in vegetable broth. Reduce heat to low and keep warm.
• Remove vegetables from the oven; add tomatoes directly to simmering broth. Let carrots cool for 5 minutes.
• Coarsely chop carrots and add to simmering broth. Season with additional kosher salt. Bring soup to a boil, reduce heat, and let simmer to intermingle flavors, about 20 minutes.
• Carefully transfer soup to a large blender, working in batches if necessary. Add 1/4 cup mint. Cover blender and hold lid down with a potholder. Pulse a few times before leaving on to blend to a fine, smooth consistency. Transfer soup to a large serving bowl or container.
• Chill soup in the refrigerator thoroughly, at least 2 hours. Garnish with 1 teaspoon mint leaves and a swirl of table cream before serving.

CURRIED SWEET POTATO, CARROT, AND APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Mix sweet potatoes, carrots, apples, and onion together in a large baking dish. Drizzle with oil and toss to coat. Stir in curry powder, garlic salt, and pepper. Cover with foil.
• Roast in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove foil and roast until vegetables are tender, another 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer vegetables to a pot and mash or puree with an immersion blender. Stir in milk, ginger, and lemon juice. Bring to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
• Serve warm with crumbled goat cheese.

CARROT AND MINT SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the oil in a large pan. Add the carrots, onion and garlic and cook gently until soft.
• Add the stock and pepper to taste. Bring to the boil and simmer for 25 minutes.
• Puree or pass through a sieve. Cool.
• If freezing ahead then pour soup into a rigid container, seal, label and freeze.
• Spoon into a saucepan and heat gently until thawed. Stir in the blended cornstarch and bring to the boil, gently simmer and continue stirring until slightly thickened, now add the chopped mint.
• Garnish with mint and serve with croutons.