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    Carrot Orange Soup | Alison, Fabulously Flour-Free

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    Carrot Orange Soup | Alison, Fabulously Flour-Free

    Fresh and hearty carrot soup recipe

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    This Carrot Orange Soup is incredibly delicious - perfect for a warming lunch and fabulous for a party!

    I love the color orange. It’s perky and assertive at the same time. It conjures up a fragrance (that can be used to cover some not-so-pleasant odors in certain urban areas), and the bright hue is worn by inmates to make it easier to spot them. When I was little, kids said my hair was orange. They called me carrot top (but carrot tops are green I would shout back) and teased me incessantly about my ginger locks. I hated my orange hair….until I got much older. Old enough to appreciate how being a redhead made me special, made me different, made me awesome. (Ok, I’d probably be awesome anyway, just ask my sister). Sure my hair continued to get me in trouble–you have heard that redheads are hotheads and troublemakers, right? And I was pulled aside all through my life by those in authority because I was so easy to pick out of a crowd. Sigh.

    Many say it isn’t easy being green…well, it isn’t easy being orange either. Unless you’re a carrot. Carrots are indeed lovely and appreciated for their bright color. Orange fruits and vegetables are high in carotenoids like beta carotene, which help the body absorb vitamin A and prevent free-radical damage, and vitamin C. Plus they are delicious and many are in season right now like carrots, oranges, winter squash and persimmons.

    It’s soup season, and I often find myself with a pot of something simmering on the stove. I used to make this soup a lot when I was first married (it’s that easy), but have only recently come back to it. Try adding a hunk of peeled ginger as it simmers (and discard it before pureeing the mixture) to spice it up a bit if you want.

    Carrot Orange Soup

    carrot orange soup recipe

    Carrot Orange Soup

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    Carrots and oranges complement each other beautifully, both in color and flavor. I like to make a big pot of this soup and eat it for lunch over several days, but it would also be a perfect first course at a larger holiday meal.  Or you could pour it into a large mason jar and deliver it, along with a loaf of bread, to a party host or friend who is under the weather. Who doesn’t love soup?
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Total Time 45 minutes mins
    Course Soup
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 tablespoons olive oil
    • 2 tablespoons butter or additional olive oil
    • 2 pounds carrots scrubbed and chopped into ½-inch slices
    • 1 large onion chopped
    • 2 stalks of celery washed and sliced
    • 2 cloves garlic chopped
    • Pinch salt and pepper
    • 1-2 quarts gluten-free vegetable stock
    • Zest from one orange
    • Juice from one orange

    Instructions
     

    • Heat olive oil and butter in a large stock pot over medium heat. Add carrots, onions, celery, garlic and salt and cook for 5 minutes, or until onions are translucent. Do not let vegetables brown. Add one quart of vegetable stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
    • Using an immersion blender, a blender, or a food processor, puree soup in batches until completely smooth.  Take care not to over fill the  blender and make sure to vent the lid so the soup doesn’t explode. Return soup to pot and add orange zest and orange juice and stir  well. Taste for seasoning and add more salt and pepper if necessary. If soup is too thick, add additional broth until it is the right consistency. Drizzle with cream or a dollop of plain yogurt if desired.

    Article courtesy: Alison Needham, A Girl Defloured

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