Carrot soup with lime, coriander coconut and spinach

Submitted bycalum onSat, 01/29/2011 - 17:31
Description

<p>Creamy carrot soup thickened with round almonds and made more interesting with lime, coriander coconut and spinach</p>

Yield
6 Servings
Preparation time
10 minutes
Cooking time
45 minutes
Total time
55 minutes
Ingredients
1kilogram carrot (peeled and chopped)
1 onion (cut into quarters)
1tablespoon bouillon base
1clove garlic (left whole)
  lime juice (from 1 lime)
250grams spinach
  fresh coconut (shavings as a garnish (optional))
Instructions

<p>1. Place carrots, onion, bouillion base, garlic and a little salt in a thick based pan.&nbsp; Add enough water to cover carrots.&nbsp; Put lid on pan.</p>
<p>2. Bring to boil and then simmer gently for 20 minutes or until carrots are tender.</p>
<p>3. Remove the garlic clove and then add the ground almonds and blender the soup until smooth.</p>
<p>You can do these first steps ahead of time.</p>
<p>4. Return to heat and add creamed coconut until it is dissolved, then the lime and finally the spinach.</p>
<p>5. Add a little water if it looks too thick.</p>
<p>6. Stir long enough to wilt the spinach then remove from heat.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Serve with Creme Fraiche and coriander leaves and a few shavings of coconut</p>

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