This chilled carrot soup is featured from the July 2009 issue of Foods Matter, a magazine (available online) dedicated to food allergies, intolerances, and sensitivities. It uses simple, everyday ingredients, but is spiked with a healthy dose of seaweed for both flavor and nutrition. Overall, the soup is a good source of vitamins A and B6, and is suitable for most diets … include vegan / vegetarian, dairy-free, gluten-free, low fat, and paleo diets. Plus, all you need is four basic ingredients (plus a little sea salt and pepper) to enjoy!
Special Diet Notes: Chilled Carrot Soup
By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, gluten-free, grain-free, nut-free, peanut-free, soy-free, vegan, plant-based, vegetarian, and top food allergy-friendly.
- 2 medium onions
- 1¾lb young carrots [look for bunches with healthy, leafy green tops]
- 7½ cups gluten and wheat free vegetable stock [homemade or store-bought]
- 15 leaves dried nori (or other dried Japanese seaweed if you cannot get nori)
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Peel and slice the onions roughly. Trim and scrape the carrot and cut in thick slices.
- Put both in a pan with the stock, bring to the boil and simmer, covered, for 25–30 minutes or until the carrots are soft.
- Purée in a food processor [or blender] then return to the pan or a bowl.
- With scissors cut the nori into very thin strips and stir into the soup while it is still warm.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper then chill.
- Before serving, adjust seasoning again as it may need a little more when chilled.
70cals – 2.7g protein
1g total fat – 0.1g sat / 0g mono / 0g poly
13g carbohydrate of which 11g sugar
5g fibre – 208mg sodium / 0.5g salt
54mg calcium