Tag: Carrot

Carrot Soup

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Smooth creamy soup, nice hot or cold straight out of the fridge. A low calorie option, perfect as a starter for dinner with friends or as a light meal in the end of a busy day.

Ingredients

  • 4 Carrots
  • 1/2 Leek
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 Potato
  • 1/2 Courgette
  • 3 tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 pinch of Salt

Peel the vegetables and cut into cubes. Boil a pot of water seasoned with coarse salt. Add the vegetables and the olive oil. Cook for 25 minutes and blend until smooth. Serve and decorate to taste with dried onions, parsley and a drizzle of olive oil.

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Steamed Vegetables with Pesto

Steamed Vegetables with Pesto

Al-dente carrots and courgettes drizzled with homemade pesto sauce. So healthy and nutritious it will please even the most demanding palates.

Ingredients

  • 1 medium Courgette
  • 2 Carrots
  • Salt
  • 2 tbsp Pesto sauce

Boil a pot of water seasoned with coarse salt. Peel the Carrots and cut into big chunks. Cut the courgettes into similar size chunks. Cook the carrots for 5 minutes and remove from the water. Cook the courgette for 2 minutes and remove from the water. For the pesto sauce, blend all the ingredients until smooth. Pour over the vegetables and serve whilst it’s still warm.

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