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Roasted carrot and ginger soup with sour cream and pepitas

Nothing says comfort food like a bowl full of soup. - by Karen Martini
  • 28 Apr 2022
Prep: 20 Minutes - Cook: 55 Minutes - Serves 8
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With the weather getting colder and the nights longer, no meal will warm you up like a comforting bowl of soup. Tonight, Karen’s sharing a flavour combo that is surprisingly complex. With the sweetness of carrot, a spike of heat from the ginger and the creaminess of potato, it’s the perfect meal for chilly winter nights.

Ingredients

6 large carrots, cut into large chunks

2 potatoes (Dutch cream, desiree or similar), peeled and roughly diced

2 tsp fennel seeds

120ml extra virgin olive oil

Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to season

30g butter

2 medium brown onions, peeled and sliced

6 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced

15cm piece ginger, peeled and diced

2 tsp chicken stock powder

1.5L hot water

8 Tbsp thick plain yoghurt or sour cream, to serve

1 handful toasted pepitas, to garnish

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C fan-forced (200°C conventional).

  2. Toss carrot, potato and fennel seeds in half of the oil, until coated. Season. Lay out flat in a single layer on baking-paper lined oven trays. Roast for 45 minutes, or until tender and cooked through.

  3. Meanwhile, place a large heavy-based saucepan over medium heat. Add a good amount of the remaining olive oil, plus the butter, sliced onion, garlic and ginger. Cook for about 8 minutes, or until onion is soft and starting to caramelise.

  4. Remove roasted vegetables from oven and add to pan with cooked onion mixture, then add chicken stock powder and hot water. Simmer on medium-high heat for 10 minutes.

  5. Once cooked, puree with a stick blender and season.

  6. Serve the soup with a dollop of yoghurt or sour cream, a sprinkling of pepitas and a drizzle of the remaining olive oil.

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Karen Martini
Karen Martini
Melbourne chef, restaurateur and food writer Karen Martini has been cooking professionally for more than 20 years. A passionate ambassador for Ovarian Cancer Research, Karen aims to build the awareness of the silent killer that is often misdiagnosed.

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