Curried Carrot Soup
This recipe comes to me from one of my fitness clients, Dave Gleason. Dave runs Home Workout Expert and is a personal trainer. Dave always has excellent tips and tidbits for eating right and staying in shape!! Check him out.
Ingredients
1lb of carrots sliced thin
4 cups of chicken stock
1 onion diced
1-2 teaspoons curry
salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil
crumbled gorgonzola cheese
toasted sliced almonds
2-3 tablespoons sherry
2 tablespoons butter
Instructions
Saute onions in olive oil until softened.
Add carrots, chicken stock, curry, salt & pepper. Simmer for 20-30 minutes until carrots are softened
Place liquid and solids in a blender and whirl. ( Be careful not to overfill the blender)
Finish with sherry and butter
To serve place gorgonzola on the bottom of each bowl. Ladle soup on top and sprinkle with almonds.
Serves 4