Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Roasted Carrot and Apple Soup


One day, I bought a 2 lb. bag of organic carrots, thinking that I would purée them for them for the baby lady.  The next day, I got my box of mixed vegetables from Washington's Green Grocer, and that contained about another pound of organic carrots.  Then, the baby lady quit eating purées.  Cold.  No more, she cried (which really just sounded like a baby wailing)!  So there I was, stuck with three pounds of carrots, and I had no idea what to do with them.


The baby lady seems to have decided that she loves soup, and because carrots are good for the eyes and because I desperately needed to rid myself of some carrots, I decided that carrot soup was on the menu for that night.  I had some parsnips on hand from forever ago that I was going to toss soon, so I added those, and added about half of a purple onion.  I think it turned out wonderfully and so did the tiny lady who demanded it from her high chair.
Serves 4 as a main dish

Ingredients:
3/4 lb. carrots, peeled and cut into 1 in. slices
1/4 lb. parsnips, peeled and cut into 1 in. slices
2 apples, peeled and cut into 16 wedges (this is where an apple slicer is really handy)
1 small fennel bulb, cut into wedges
1/2 of a purple onion, cut into large slices
olive oil - just enough to coat the vegetables
salt and pepper to taste
3 c. vegetable broth
1/2 c. whole milk
How:
Preheat your oven to 400˚ F.  Place the vegetables on a rimmed baking sheet and drizzle with just enough olive oil to coat.  Roast for 45 minutes, or until vegetables are soft (carrots and parsnips may be slightly firm still, but that's ok).
Place the roasted vegetables into a large saucepan and add the vegetable broth and salt and pepper if you choose.  Bring to a boil, then let simmer for 15 minutes.
In batches, transfer the vegetables and broth to a blender or food processor and purée until smoothReturn to the saucepan and stir in the whole milk.  Heat gently until warm and serve immediately.
~ you can add more or less broth or milk to change the thickness of the soup.  Mine came out pretty thick using the measurements listed above.

adapted from this recipe on My Man's Belly 
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7 comments:

  1. So I have everything in my kitchen to make this soup and I think I may do it sooner rather then later. I love soup and its already starting to gt very hot here in the Negev so it wont be too long since soups will have to wait till December! It looks amazing!

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  2. Cute! One of my kids liked carrots so much they turned a little orange from eating them. No lie! This soup looks so good :)

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  3. It's so funny that the baby has decided no to purees but yes to soups! Aren't they very similar? :) Great looking soup, love the combo of apples and carrots!

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  4. Wow this sounds awesome!! I can't wait to try it!!

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  5. I love parsnips and carrots together; your addition of fennel and apples is sure something I'd like to try. What a baby lady you must have!

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  6. Great soup. Should try this before it gets warm out here :) I am co-hosting the Hearth and Soul Hop, would really like you to share your recipe with us :)
    www.sunshineandsmile.com

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  7. That looks delightful! Pretty picture too.

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