Carrot Ginger Soup | Vegetable Day
Recipe modified from manjulaskitchen.com Makes 3 servings - uses 11 oz of your daily vegetable allowance
Ingredients
- 2 cups carrots peeled and sliced in small pieces
- 1/2 cup celery sliced in small pieces
- 1 inch piece of ginger peeled and cut in small pieces
- 2 cups water
- PAM or other zero calorie cooking spray
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp carom seeds
- 1/8 tsp asafetida
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp stevia or other zero calorie sweetener
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Directions
- spray large skillet with PAM and when hot add cumin seeds, carom seeds, and asafetida
- add carrots, celery, and ginger; sauté for about 12 minutes until carrots are soft
- puree mixture in blender on high speed with 2 cups of water; add water as needed to puree
- pour mixture back into skillet and add salt, stevia, and garlic powder; bring to boil on medium high heat
- add more water if desired (I prefer my soup thin so I add another cup of water)
- when boils, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes
- add black pepper and lemon
- note all spices available in an Indian grocery store or may be found in the international aisle in your local grocery store
- tastes even more delicious the next day
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