carrot-dill soup

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Heidi Hoerman
Hingham, MA

A warm and tasty way to start the meal -- and a full day's RDA of vitamin A in the bargain! All for less than 100 calories a serving. Making this with homemade chicken broth greatly reduces the sodium.

(1 rating)
yield 5 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 20 Min

Ingredients For carrot-dill soup

  • 2 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 2 md
    shallots, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 4 lg
    carrots, peeled, ends removed, and roughly chopped
  • 1/4 c
    white wine
  • 5 c
    chicken broth
  • 1/3 c
    chopped fresh dill
  • 1 Tbsp
    concentrated tomato paste
  • salt and white pepper to taste

How To Make carrot-dill soup

  • 1
    In a heavy soup pan, Saute the chopped shallots in the olive oil until slightly browned.
  • 2
    Add the carrots and continue to saute for a couple minutes, stirring to coat the carrots.
  • 3
    Deglaze the pan by pouring in the white wine and stirring to bring any carmelized shallot off the bottom of the pan.
  • 4
    Add the broth and boil until the carrots are easily pierced with a fork.
  • 5
    Process with an immersion blender until all the pieces of carrot have been well incorporated into the broth.
  • 6
    Add the dill and tomato paste and process another few seconds to fully incorporate them.
  • 7
    Adjust the seasoning by adding salt and white pepper to taste. Serve warm.

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