Creamy carrot soup with apple and garlic
Ingredients
- 450g carrots
- 3 apples
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- 2 sprigs of thyme, fresh
- 1 onion
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 750ml vegetable stock, or chicken stock
- 60ml cream, to taste
Utensils
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Vegetable peeler
- Frying pan
- Casserole
- Wooden spoon
- Hand blender
Instructions
- Peel the carrots, onion and garlic.
- Slice the carrots.
- Chop the onion and garlic into small pieces.
- Peel, quarter and core the apples and cut them into large pieces.
- Place the carrots and apples on a baking sheet.
- Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of oil.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Put the thyme on top.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C for 20 minutes.
- Heat the remaining oil in a pan.
- Add the onions and garlic Sauté in approx. 3-4 minutes until translucent.
- Transfer to a saucepan.
- Add the carrots and apples.
- Deglaze with the vegetable stock.
- Bring the soup to the boil in approx. 5 minutes.
- Reduce the heat.
- Let the soup simmer over medium heat for about 12-15 minutes.
- Remove the pot from the heat.
- Use a hand blender to puree the carrot soup until creamy.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Stir in the cream, if desired.
- To serve, heat the soup again, foam it up slightly with the blender.
- Pour the carrot soup into deep plates or bowls n and serve with fresh bread or baguette.