Autumnal Carrot & Coriander Soup

It's cold dark and miserable outside and all I want is a nice thick warm soup with some sourdough.. So that's exactly what I'm doing.

This is a really simple recipe, plus it's really healthy too only having around 90 calories per portion. 

You'll need :-

Around 5 carrots (450g) 

A good handful of fresh coriander

A teaspoon of dried coriander 

2 shallots 

A stock cube

1.5 pints of water 

Teaspoon of olive oil

Firstly chop everything up. I like to get this out of the way.  

Add your olive oil to a saucepan and throw in your shallots (or onions either will do). Give them a minute then pop in the carrots.

Let them heat up for about 3/4 minutes in the pan then sprinkle over the dried coriander. Give the carrots a good stir around the pour over the stock and add the fresh coriander.

I gave mine about 30 minutes to simmer before adding it to my vita mix. 

I like to blend it on a low speed for around 30 seconds.

And that's it your all done. 

I like to enjoy mine with some crusty sourdough and lashings of lurpack. 

Perfect autumn lunch or tea.