Spiced Carrot – Tahini Soup

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5 from 1 vote

Spiced Carrot – Tahini Soup

By Diane Kochilas

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Servings

Recipes, The Ikaria Diet

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Servings

Recipes, The Ikaria Diet

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds carrots peeled and cut 1-inch pieces
1 potato peeled and diced
1 small yellow onion cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup chopped Chinese celery
3 cloves garlic peeled
2 Tbsp olive oil plus more for drizzling
½ tsp curry powder
½ tsp ground coriander
¼ tsp ground ginger
⅛ tsp ground turmeric
Pinch of cayenne if desired
Pinch of cinnamon powder
1 strip of orange zest
salt and ground black pepper to taste
¼ tso ground black pepper
4 cups vegetable broth or water
⅓ cup tahini
Drizzling of Ikarian honey for finish
2 Tbsp Balsamic vinegar

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a soup pot and sweat the carrots, potato, onions and celery over medium, with the lid closed, for five minutes. Stir in the garlic. Reduce heat and stir in the spices and orange zest. Cover and continue to sweat for 2 – 3 minutes, for the spice aromas to bloom.
Add water or broth. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until the carrots are soft.
Using an immersion blender, puree everything in the pot until smooth. Stir in the tahini and additional olive oil. Taste and adjust seasoning with balsamic vinegar.
Serve and drizzle with a thin thread of tahini and Ikarian honey if desired.

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