Sometimes carrots can be taken for granted. The base of a soup or stew, added to stock or shoved on the side of the plate. What a shame. They are such glorious things in their own right and there is no carrot sweeter than a home grown carrot. I planted these little beauties a few months back expecting them to be riddled with carrot fly and a complete disaster. The results have been quite the opposite. I am now inundated.
Before you ask, the one second from right is not a parsnip, it is a white carrot. The two on each end are orange and the other is a yellow carrot. I didn’t know what a rainbow I had underground until I pulled them up.
Whether you’re using home grown or bought carrots, a lovely subtle carrot soup has to be the way to go. Carrot soup is one of my favourite soups but the carrots can sometimes be overshadowed with what they are paired with. Sometimes coriander can be a little too much or the orange overwhelms the humble sweet carrot flavours. Not this time though.
Method
This recipe makes two bowls of soup:
This soup was all about the carrot so I washed (thoroughly) and chopped up my carrots and a small onion. I’m not sure if the above carrot is meant to have rings of different colours or if it is actually a sign of my neglect but I thought it looked rather suave.
Fry the onion for five minutes or so in butter until slightly soft and then add the carrots. Put a lid on and leave them to cook in their own juices for another five minutes.
Add some light vegetable stock or half a stock cube in some water. The amount you add depends on how thin or thick you want your soup.
Leave to simmer for ten or so minutes until the carrots are soft and then blend.
I planted my first vegetable garden this year too. I completely underestimated the space and amount of produce I’d get out of it (I have a black thumb…or so I thought). Nothing tastes better than something home grown. The soup looks wonderful, I’ll have to give it a try. Any suggestions on pairings?
I love carrot soup and love that this is made with your own home grown carrots! I can’t wait to have enough space to have a garden.
Nothing like growing your own ingredients for a delicious dish. The carrot soup looks great!
Those carrots look absolutely lovely. I’ve never tried carrot soup but I’ve had carrot in soup. After reading this, carrot soup should definitely be on my agenda!
I have carrot envy now! My carrots were just plain orange this year! LOL! LOVELY looking soup and I like your carrot shapes too!
Karen
What a beautiful feeling to eat what you grow! I live in an apartment and have grown only basil but it is amazing to watch the whole process and take advantage of what nature has to offer! Yummy recipe!!
Carrot soup is one of my favourite soups also – I love how thick yours looks.
Lovely looking carrots! It’s so satisfying to grow your own vegies and herbs and things.
Those carrots are so pretty! Nothing like home grown. I’m jealous!
The perfect meal for the cold and wet of winter
I love carrots, especially just out of the ground. Long may your carrot growing habit continue. My favourite way of eating carrots though has to be in carrot cake!