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Lactose
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Sodium
This is a low sodium recipe.
GERD / Acid Reflux
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Gluten Sensitivity
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"Where life is colorful and varied, religion can be austere or unimportant. Where life is appallingly monotonous, religion must be emotional, dramatic and intense. Without the curry, boiled rice can be very dull."
- C. Northcote Parkinson, Writer
I love curried dishes and this soup is sweet, spicy, and savory all at once. Rich, hearty, and full of fiber and great vitamins, it makes a perfect Spring meal with a side salad.
Roasting the carrots helps caramelize them and both sweeten and concentrate the flavor. Simmering them with the rest of the ingredients would result in less carrot flavor.
Servings: 4 | Serving size: about 2 cups
Cooking Time: 90 Minutes
This recipe can be multiplied by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
This recipe makes great leftovers.
Serve with Napa Cabbage Salad or Healthy Caesar Salad or Iceberg Wedge Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing or Zucchini Salad or Mushroom Salad or Tomato and Endive Salad
2 tsp | olive oil (divided) |
2 lbs | carrots (peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks) |
1 large | onion (diced) |
2 | ribs celery (diced) |
1 tsp | ground cumin |
1 1/2 tsp | curry powder |
4 cups | no salt added vegetable stock |
1 15 ounce can | no salt added chick peas (garbanzo beans) (drained and rinsed) |
1/8 tsp | red pepper flakes |
1/2 tsp | salt |
fresh ground black pepper (to taste) |
Place a large skillet in the oven and preheat to 400°F.
Place 1 teaspoon of the olive oil in the skillet and add the carrots. Roast, tossing about every 5 minutes, for at least 30 minutes until tender.
While the carrots are roasting, place the remaining teaspoon of olive oil in a large sauce pan over medium high heat.
Add the onion and cook, stirring frequently, for about 3 minutes.
Add the carrots and celery and cook, stirring frequently, for another 3 minutes.
Add the cumin and curry powder and cook for about one minute.
Add the vegetable stock, chick peas, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Stir thoroughly.
Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for about 30 minutes, until the chick peas are tender. Stir occasionally.
Remove from the heat. Add the roasted carrots, stir, and let cool for about 10 minutes.
Use a blender or stick blender, puree until smooth.
Serve.
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: about 2 cups
Servings: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories 255 | Calories from Fat 42 |
% Daily Value |
Total Fat 5g | 7% |
Saturated Fat 0g | 2% |
Monounsaturated Fat 2g | |
Trans Fat 0g | |
Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
Sodium 325mg | 15% |
Total Carbohydrates 48g | 17% |
Dietary Fiber 12g | 48% |
Sugars 18g | |
Protein 8g |
Vitamin A 730% | Vitamin C 13% |
Calcium 16% | Iron 13% |
Vitamin K 40 mcg | Potassium 1103 mg |
Magnesium 72 mg |