Carrot and Coriander Soup

Name: Carrot and Coriander Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 30 g red split lentils; ½ lemon; 2 cm fresh root ginger; 300 g carrots; 50 g onions; 50 g unsalted butter; 1 vegetable stock cube (for 0.5 l); 500 g water; ½ tsp fine sea salt; ¼ tsp ground black pepper; 2 sprigs fresh coriander; 100 g milk

4.7 (184 ratings)

Difficulty easy

Preparation time 10 min

Total time 25 min

Serving size 4 portions

Ingredients

30 g red split lentils
½ lemon, thin peelings of skin only
2 cm fresh root ginger, peeled, cut in round slices (2 mm)
300 g carrots, cut in pieces (3-4 cm)
50 g onions, quartered
50 g unsalted butter, diced
1 vegetable stock cube (for 0.5 l), crumbled
or 1 heaped tsp vegetable stock paste, homemade
500 g water
½ tsp fine sea salt
¼ tsp ground black pepper
2 sprigs fresh coriander, leaves only, plus extra roughly chopped for garnishing
100 g milk, plus extra for serving if desired
or single cream, plus extra for serving if desired

Nutrition: per 1 portion
Calories: 654 kJ / 156 kcal
Protein: 2.4 g
Carbohydrates: 10.7 g
Fat: 11.5 g