Carrot and coriander soup
An easy, budget busting recipe for a winter warmer: creamy carrot and coriander soup.
It’s well and truly soup season in our house. As well as being a good winter warmer I like giving the kids soup for lunch as it’s healthy and a great way of getting a shot of vegetables in them in the middle of the day. Hannah chose this recipe for an easy carrot and coriander soup – she loves carrot soup, and the little touch of coriander makes it a little more interesting (although I know corriander is a love / hate flavour for a lot of people, so if you don’t like it, just leave it out!) We also added a dash of creme fraiche at the end which adds a little decoration, but also helps make it a little bit creamier, which my kids love.
I love making vegetable soups at home because it’s so cheap (a whole bag of carrots cost us 65p) and really simple. I also tend to add in extra vegetables I have in the house if they need using up – peppers, leeks, celery all work in this soup and add to even more of your five a day. What’s not to like?!
How can kids help to make this easy carrot and corriander soup?
There are few different things kids can do to help make this easy carrot soup, although as most involve knives or peelers, it’s perhaps not one for toddlers or really young chefs. Now that my kids are a wee bit older, they were able to help peel and cut the carrots. That might sound scary, but if you teach your kids always to peel away from their hands, it’s something they are very capable of. Even older kids can even help chopping some of the carrots. We stuck to smaller, thinner ones that were easy to cut, and didnt do the end bits so it was safe enough, and all fingers were still entact at the end!
If you do have really little kids who can’t use knives or peelers yet, perhaps just get them to help peel carrots or prepare the stock cube ready for the stock.
Difficulty: Easy
Time:40 minutes (10 minutes preparation, 30 minutes cooking)
Serves: 4
Ingredients
3 tbsp butter
3 leeks or onions
2 cloves of garlic
5 large carrots (approx 600g)
1 tbsp coriander (cilantro)
4 cups (1 litre) chicken stock
1 tbsp plain yoghurt or crème fraiche
how to make carrot and coriander soup
Prepare and cook the vegetables
Peel and chop the carrots, onions/leek and garlic.
Depending on their age, your kids can help you peel the onions, garlic and carrots and even chop some of the vegetables. You don’t have to cut the carrots too neatly which makes it a great one for practicing knife skills. Just keep eye on their fingers around sharp knives. Peeling is also a great place for kids to begin to learn how to prepare vegetable – it’s a bit safer than using a knife if you teach them how to do it properly so great for younger siblings.
Melt the butter in a large pan. Add the onions/leeks, and cook for a few minutes until they have started to soften. Add the garlic and cook for another minutes.
Finally, add the carrots, cover and leave to cook on a low heat for around 5-10 minutes until the vegetables are beginning to soften.
Add the coriander and stock
Stir in the coriander and cook for about one minute. While it’s doing that, get your kids to help you make the stock.
Add the stock to the pan, then bring it to the boil, cover and simmer for around 20 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
Serve the carrot and coriander soup
Leave to cool slightly, then puree the soup in a blender or with a stick blender until the soup is smooth.
Serve with a dollop of plain yoghurt or crème fraiche.
Creamy carrot and corriander soup
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp butter
- 3 leeks or onions
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 5 large carrots approx 600g
- 1 tbsp coriander cilantro
- 4 cups 1 litre chicken stock
- 1 tbsp plain yoghurt or crème fraiche
Instructions
Prepare and cook the vegetables
- Peel and chop the carrots, onions/leek and garlic.
- Melt the butter in a large pan. Add the onions/leeks, carrots and garlic and stir well to coat in the butter. Cover and leave to cook on a low heat for around 10 minutes until the vegetables are beginning to soften.
Add the coriander and stock
- Stir in the coriander and cook for about one minute. Pour in the stock and season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for around 20 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
Serve the carrot and coriander soup
- Leave to cool slightly, then puree the soup in a blender or with a stick blender until the soup is smooth.
- Serve with a dollop of yoghurt or crème fraiche.
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