Best Carrot Cumin Soup With Toasted Pecans Recipes

CARROT & CUMIN SOUP

Carrot & Cumin Soup image

Make and share this Carrot & Cumin Soup recipe from Food.com.

Provided by English_Rose

Categories Vegetable

Time 30m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 onion, chopped
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon cumin seed, toasted
1 pinch chili flakes or 1 pinch chili powder
2 teaspoons soft brown sugar
1 2/3 cups chicken stock or 1 2/3 cups vegetable stock
2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
6 carrots, peeled and chopped
salt and pepper

Steps:

Fry the onion in a little oil until it softens.
Add the cumin and chili and cook for a minute then add the carrot, sugar and stock and bring to a simmer.
Cook for 10 minutes or until the carrot is very soft, then whizz in a blender. Add some more stock or water if the soup is too thick and reheat if you need to.
Stir through the cilantro, season well.
Add a spoonful of crème fraîche to each bowl to serve, if you like.

CARROT CUMIN SOUP WITH TOASTED PECANS

Carrot Cumin Soup with Toasted Pecans image

Categories Soup/Stew Blender Bake Vegetarian Quick & Easy Pecan Spice Carrot Winter Simmer Gourmet

Yield Makes 2 3/4 cups, serving 2

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

For soup
1 medium onion, chopped (about 3/4 cup)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 to 3 large carrots, sliced thin (about 1 3/4 cups)
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
2 cups water
For pecans
2 tablespoons pecans, chopped coarse
1 teaspoon unsalted butter

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Make soup:
In a saucepan cook onion in butter over moderate heat, stirring, until softened. Add carrots, cumin, and salt and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add water and simmer mixture, covered, 25 minutes, or until carrots are very tender.
Prepare pecans while carrot soup is simmering:
On a baking sheet toast pecans in middle of oven 8 minutes, or until fragrant and 1 shade darker. Toss pecans with butter a nd salt to taste.
In a blender purée soup until smooth.
Divide soup between 2 soup bowls and top with pecans.

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