Easy Carrot Soup

Ingrédients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large onion (chopped)
• 1 pound carrots (peeled and chopped)
• 1 large potato (peeled and cut into chunks)
• 5 cups chicken or vegetable stock
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• a good handful of fresh cilantro (chopped)
• salt and pepper to taste

Préparation

1. 1

   Heat the olive oil in a large stock pot, add the onion, then fry for 5 mins until softened. Stir in the ground coriander. Cook for 1 minute. Add the carrots, potato, and stock, bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, cover and cook for 20 mins until the carrots are tender.

2. 2

   Allow to cool enough to handle safely. Blend using a blender immersion blender, or food processor until smooth (you may need to do this in a couple of batches). Return to the pot, add the cilantro, taste, season with salt and pepper if necessary, then reheat to serve.