Carrot Soup With Ginger And Lemon

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/16-1/8 cup cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped, peeled fresh ginger
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 1/4 lbs medium carrots, peeled,chopped (about 3 cups)
• 2 tomatoes, seeded,chopped (about 1 1/3 cups)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemons, rind of
• 3 cups vegetable stock
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 4 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 small carrot, peeled,grated

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat.
• 2 add onion; sauté 4 minutes.
• 3 add ginger and garlic; sauté 2 minutes.
• 4 add chopped carrots, tomatoes and lemon peel; saute 1 minute.
• 5 add 3 cups stock and bring to boil.
• 6 reduce heat, cover partially and simmer until carrots are very tender, about 20 minutes.
• 7 cool slightly.
• 8 puree soup in batches in blender.
• 9 return soup to pot.
• 10 mix in lemon juice.
• 11 season with salt and pepper.
• 12 bring soup to simmer, thinning with more stock, if desired.
• 13 ladle into bowls.
• 14 top each with sour cream and grated carrot.