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Moroccan-spiced carrot soup

Serve this deliciously spicy carrot soup hot or cold. Add an extra tsp of ras el hanout if you like a more robust spicy taste.

Moroccan-spiced carrot soup

Meal type: Side dish, Soup

Serves: 2

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 45 minutes

  1. Heat rapeseed oil in a non-stick saucepan; add onion, garlic (if using), celery and carrots and sauté over a medium heat for 5–8 minutes or until softening. Add ras el hanout spice; cook gently for 1 minute, stirring.
  2. Stir in stock and black pepper. Bring to the boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.
  3. Remove from heat and cool for a few minutes. Purée soup until smooth using a hand-held stick blender or in a blender or food processor. If it has cooled, reheat gently until hot. You can stir in a little extra hot stock if you prefer a thinner soup. Ladle into bowls; garnish with coriander (if using). Serve with crusty wholemeal bread.

Cook's tips

  • Add an extra ½ tsp of ras el hanout if you like a more robust spicy taste. If you don’t have ras el hanout, you can also use a combination of ground cumin, coriander and hot chilli powder to taste.

Nutritional Information

Each Portion Contains:

Energy 423kJ 101kcal 5%
Carbs 12.6g -
Fat 3.7g Low 5%
Saturates 0.3g Low 2%
Sugar 10.4g Low 12%
Salt 1.4g Low 23%

% = an adult's reference intake

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Ingredients

1½ tsp rapeseed oil

1 small onion, chopped

1 small clove garlic, crushed (optional)

1 stick celery (about 85g/3oz), chopped

350g (12oz) carrots (total/unprepared weight), peeled and sliced

1 tsp ras el hanout spice, and optional extra to taste (see Cook’s tips)

450ml (16fl oz) low-salt vegetable stock

Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Chopped fresh coriander, to garnish (optional)

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