Carrot Ginger and Coriander Soup

Serves: 4  From here

Difficulty: Easy

Cook Time: 30 mins


Ingredients

  •  Splash Oil
  • 2 Shallots, sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1/4 inch piece ginger, sliced
  • 4 carrots, peeled and sliced
  • 1L stock, chicken or veg, 1 cube
  • 1 small bunch of coriander, stem and leaves sliced
  • 1/2 and 1 green chilli
  • 100ml olive oil
  • 50g roasted cashews, chopped

Method

  1.     Heat a large saucepan on medium heat, and add oil with shallot, 2 garlic cloves and ginger. Fry for 2 mins and then add the carrot add fry until they turn bright orange.
  2.  Add the stock and bring to the boil, then turn down to a simmer. Cook until the carrots are soft. Transfer to a blend and blitz until smooth.
  3.   Finish off with coriander stem sliced thinly and salt to taste.
  4.  Make the pesto by crushing 1 garlic clove, green chilli until a smooth paste, add the coriander in 2 handfuls and crush with a little oil. Finish with more oil to emulsify and cashews
  5. Serve the soup with a spoon of coriander & cashew pesto. I hope you enjoyed this recipe. I would love to see photos of your results and any feedback. Ping me an email or DM me on socials. Philli xxx

Beef Soup

Beef Soup

  • 1 turnip
  • 1 package of carrots
  • 1/2  of 5 lbs bag of potatoes
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 5 bay leaves
  • 1/2 package of celery
  • water up to a little above the solid ingredients
  • 1/2 sodium + 1/2 potassium salt to suit – potassium salt flavors soups better
  • Beef hind shank

Put in a 5 ish quart pressure cooker and cook for 15 minutes after up to full reactor vessel pressure

Italian Sausage Soup

Italian Sausage Soup

  • 1 turnip
  • 1 package of carrots
  • 1/2  of 5 lbs bag of potatoes
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 5 bay leaves
  • 1/2 package of celery
  • water up to a little above the solid ingredients
  • 1/2 sodium + 1/2 potassium salt to suit – potassium salt flavors soups better
  • 1 package of Italian sausage

Put in a 5 ish quart pressure cooker and cook for 15 minutes after up to full reactor vessel pressure.  Then EAT. Yums.  Made a variant that uses German smoked sausage.  That is good!

Tahini Ginger Salad Dressing

TAHINI – GINGER SALAD DRESSING    

  • 1/2 c. olive oil
  • 1/2 c. tahini
  • 1/2 c. water
  • 2 tbsp. red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 c. tamari
  • 2 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 2 tsp. ground ginger
  • 1 garlic clove, squeezed
  • Black pepper

Blend all these ingredients well. Variations can be made by omitting the ginger and adding more lemon juice to make Tahini-Lemon Dressing or 2 teaspoons crushed mint leaves for Tahini-Mint Dressing. Makes 2 cups.

Originally from here: Tahini Ginger salad dressing

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