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Carrot and Orange Soup

Carrot and Orange Soup is a modern British recipe for a classic soup made with the wonderful combination of carrots and oranges. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Carrot and Orange Soup.

prep time

15 minutes

cook time

30 minutes

Total Time:

45 minutes

Serves:

4–6

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Vegetable RecipesBritish Recipes


Ingredients:

1 onion, chopped
450g carrots, sliced
65g butter
65g plain flour
600ml chicken stock
600ml milk
juice of 1 orange
shredded rind of 1 orange
1 tsp freshly-grated nutmeg
30g chopped parsley
salt and freshly-ground black pepper to taste

Method:

Melt the butter in a pan and add the onions and carrots. Cook gently until the onions have softened then stir-in the four and cook for a further 30 seconds. Gradually add the milk and chicken stock, stirring all the while. Add the nutmeg and season with salt and freshly-ground black pepper. Stirring constantly, bring to the boil then reduce to a simmer and cook for about 25 minutes.

Allow to cool and liquidize. Return to the pot and add the orange juice and rind. Re-heat. but be careful not to allow the mixture to boil, then serve in soup bowls sprinkled with parsley.

If desired you can also garnish each bowl with a swirl of Greek yoghurt.