20. Orange Carrot Soup

This recipe is all about the delicate flavors of carrot and orange. It’s a refreshing and delicious soup made with common, simple ingredients.

Makes: 8 servings

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 sweet onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 6 carrots, peeled and sliced
• 3½ cups water
• ½ cup fresh orange juice
• 1 bay leaf
• ¼ teaspoon sweet paprika
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro

Directions:

Add the oil in a soup pot stir in the sweet onion and garlic. Sauté for 2 minutes until soft and translucent.

Add the carrots, water, orange juice, bay leaf, paprika, and orange zest then season with salt and pepper.

Cook the soup for 25 minutes then remove the bay leaf and purée the soup with an immersion blender until creamy.

Pour into bowls top with parsley cilantro to serve.