the two Ls

the two Ls

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

creamy carrot ginger bisque


This yummy soup is from Food 52  Vegan, recipes by the wonderful Gena Hamshaw.I have followed her blog for a long time and am enjoying the book as well.

Ingredients:
broth or water
3/4 cup diced onion
1/2 cup diced celery
1- 1/2 to 2 " piece of ginger, chopped finely
4 cups veg broth
1 - 1/4  pounds carrots, chopped- I didn't skin them, but it might have tasted even better if I did.
 1 medium red potato  skinned and chopped
1- 1/2 TB curry powder (I make my own)
1/3 cup savory cashew cream (Make more and you can use it on top of the soup for serving beauty.)
coconut bacon pieces  (I added these and they are marvelous!)

1.Heat a little bit of broth toe saute the onion, celery and ginger. Saute till the onion is clear and translucent. About 8 minutes.
2.Stir in broth, carrots, potato, and curry powder. Bring to a boil. Decrease heat and maintain a simmer. Cook till carrots are tender. About 25 minutes.
3. Transfer  half of the soup to the vitamix. Blend till creamy. Do the same for the other half. Stir in 1/3 cup cashew cream.
4. Top each bowl with a swirl of cashew cream and a handful of coconut bacon.

Savory cashew cream:
2 cups of cashews- soaked for at least 3 hours
1 to 2 TB  fresh lemon juice
1 cup cold water

Put cashews in food processor or high speed blender. Blend a little. Add lemon juice. Then add water till desired consistency.
It can store in the fridge for about a week. You can do so many things with it. Check it out.




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