Be a ginger ninja.Tasty Carrot & Ginger soup

Well time was tight, another busy evening and not much time for doing anything. That’s just how i found myself yesterday evening. It can be so temping to just pop down to the chip shop or dial up a pizza and dinner is sorted in an instant. Easy eh! Or maybe there are other options. Charlotte said “lets look in the freezer and see what we have in there” good call. After a minute we found a soup tucked away at the back. Ideal! Carrot & Ginger soup a real treat.

We made this soup a couple of months ago and froze the some of the leftovers and what a treat to find it was.  

A simple but tasty treat, the ginger lightly spices the soup, creating a wonderfully warm dish.

Carrot & Ginger Soup

Serves 4                Prep time 10 mins          Cook time 20 mins

 Ingredients

• 2tsp olive oil
• 1 onion peeled & chopped
• 1 garlic clove peeled and crushed
• ¼ tsp ground ginger
• 450g carrots peeled & chopped
• 1 litre Vegetable stock
• 2.5 cm piece of root ginger peeled and finely grated
• Salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tbsp lemon juice

Method

1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Gently cook the onion and garlic for 3-4 mins
2. Stir in the ground ginger and cook for one minute to release the flavour
3. Add the chopped carrots, then stir in the stock and fresh ginger. Simmer for 15 minutes
4. Remove from the heat and allow to cool, blend until smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in the lemon juice

Absolutely delicious served up with crusty bread.