Healthy Carrot and Apple Soup
Comforting and delicious, this healthy carrot and apple soup is perfect for a chilly day. Carrot soup with apples is packed with nutritious ingredients and is great as a light lunch, or a starter.
Ingredients
- 450 g carrots
- 1 large cooking apple or 2 green eating apples
- 1 onion
- 15 g butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 litre vegetable or chicken stock
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh sage or ⅓ teaspoon dried sage
- grated nutmeg or ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Peel and chop the onion. Wash and slice the carrots. Peel, core and chop the apple.
- Melt the butter and oil in a pan over a medium heat. Add the chopped veg and apple and stir gently until starting to colour - around 5 mins. Add the stock, herbs and seasoning if using. Cover, bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Remove the bay leaf, and puree with a stick/immersion blender. Or if you prefer, blitz in batches in a food processor.
- Heat through gently to serve. Decorate with sage or bay leaves and sunflower seeds.
Notes
- For a vegan carrot and apple soup, use all olive oil and vegetable stock.
- You can store this healthy carrot and apple soup recipe in the fridge for two or three days. It also freezes very well.
- Add extra herbs and spices if you like. Ginger goes very well with carrot and apple, or you could also add some fresh thyme in place of the sage.
Nutrition
Calories: 105kcalCarbohydrates: 15.1gProtein: 1.6gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1.8gFiber: 3.3gSugar: 9g
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