The theme for Monday posts in June is…. Summer Soups.
These will be soups that can be made ahead and served cold or room temperature.
When the hot days of summer arrive I like to be able to do some, or all, of the cooking in the morning. Sometimes that means making the entire dinner and having it in the fridge, to be served cold. Other times I just make the sides and marinate the meat to be cooked later on the barbecue.
An easy soup, served chilled on a hot summer day, is always welcome.
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PrintChilled Carrot Soup
The soup is cool but the spices add a bit of warmth. Use hot paprika or a bit of cayenne pepper for more heat.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Chilling Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: Soup
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 medium carrots (7oz, 200gr), peeled, chopped
- 1 small potato (4oz, 120gr), peeled, chopped
- 1 rib celery, chopped
- 2 cups (16oz, 480ml) chicken broth
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp powdered ginger
- 1 tbs butter
- 2 tbs basil leaves
- 2 tbs plain or Greek yogurt
- paprika, garlic chives or chives to garnish
Instructions
- Heat butter in medium saucepan.
- Add onion, celery and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add spices and sauté 1 minute longer
- Add carrots, potato, and broth.
- Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat, and simmer until carrots are done, about 15 minutes.
- Purée solids in blender adding as much (or all) of the broth as you like.
- Chill soup or allow to cool to room temperature.
- Snip basil leaves if they’re large.
- Ladle the soup into bowls, top with yogurt, chives, & basil.
- Sprinkle with a bit more paprika and serve.
Notes
If soup is too thick, add more broth, milk or cream.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 recipe
- Calories: 170
- Sugar: 7.9 g
- Sodium: 999.8 mg
- Fat: 7.7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 21.3 g
- Fiber: 4.4 g
- Protein: 5.6 g
- Cholesterol: 22.6 mg
Another summer favorite: Vichyssoise
That’s it !
Husband loves carrots so I’ll try this for him, but again, cool soups…I don’t know.
Serve it hot for him – and had more hot sauce… lol