Love the Garden Blog Competiton

This is my entry for the http://www.lovethegarden.com Christmas Carrot Competition. Love the Garden is a great gardening blog which also regularly runs competitions throughout the year. I must admit I have closed my door on my garden at this time of year but managed to find some yummy organic carrots at the local Farmer's Market to use for my recipe.


Carrot, Sweet Potato and Coriander Soup 


Ingredients
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 medium onion chopped
4 large carrots chopped
I large sweet potato chopped
1 1/2 litres of vegetable stock
2 tbs of fresh coriander chopped
splash of fresh orange juice
Pepper to taste

Method

Heat the oil in a large saucepan and add the onion and cook on a low heat until the onion starts to soften. 

Add the carrot, sweet potato and cover with the stock. Simmer on a low heat until the vegetables become soft.

When slighty cooled transfer to food processor and blend until smooth.

Return to the saucepan and heat up adding in a little orange juice and fresh coriander.

Serve with warm crusty bread

Filling and warming for this time of year!