Cuppa soup à la carotte with spiced cumin soldiers

By rkhooks • Jan 18th, 2008 • Category: Savoury, recipe

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Last weekend I tasted the most delicious carrot soup I’ve ever had at my friend’s Grandma’s house. She told me it was a recipe from JoËl Robuchon. I decided to attempt on recreating it myself for a dinner. The spiced cumin bread soldiers are my touch. Soldiers is an English term for strips of bread or you could use the French term “mouillettes”. You usually dip them in soft boiled eggs.

This soup went down a treat. Low in calories and high in vitamin C this dish is perfect for any diet ;-)

Carrot soup with spiced cumin soldiers
Soup recipe adapted from JoËl Robuchon

2 kg carrots, peeled and chopped into rounds
2 cloves of garlic crushed
2 tbsp of olive oil
1 cube of chicken/vegetable stock
1 teaspoon of cumin
salt & pepper
boiling water
6 oranges juiced
2 tbsp of sugar (optional)

Fry the garlic in the olive oil until golden. Add the carrots. Stir for a couple of minutes. Add the stock cube and enough water to cover the carrots. Cook until the carrots are soft. Meanwhile reduce the orange juice by a third, if you’re oranges are very acidic add some sugar (this is what I had to do). Once the carrots are soft, puree until smooth. Add the orange juice, cumin and season to taste. If you prefer your soup to be less thick add more water. Serve with spiced cumin soldiers.

Spiced cumin soldiers

6 slices of bread
125g soft butter
1 bunch of parsley
1 teaspoon of cumin

Toast the bread. Meanwhile chop half the bunch of parsley finely. Combine with butter and cumin. Spread on the toast and cut into strips. Use the rest of the parsley to garnish the soup.

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11 Responses »

  1. Mandy on January 18th, 2008 at 11:47 pm:

    lovely soup! It would be perfect for a cold winter night. Love that it’s in low-calories.

  2. Bill on January 19th, 2008 at 12:06 am:

    That sounds good ! But when and where was it ??? I don’t remember having the opportunity to taste it during the last Apercook (Registred Trademark) ??? :(

  3. chiffOnade on January 19th, 2008 at 5:55 pm:

    Comment removed due identity hijacking.

  4. Sven on January 19th, 2008 at 6:27 pm:

    Thanks Rachel, I couldn’t attend the apercook.
    This is a nice way to get comforted.. ;)

  5. rkhook on January 21st, 2008 at 10:20 pm:

    Mandy - Thanks, let me know if you try the soup out.
    Bill - You probably arrived a bit too late for the soup. It was going like hot cakes ;-) Sven - Hope to see you at the next Apercook

  6. Indigo on January 26th, 2008 at 9:11 pm:

    I’ve only just come across your blog for the first time, and I have to say I’ve immediately fallen in love - soup in a teacup makes me disproportionately happy ^__^. I hope you don’t mind - I’ve added you to my blog roll! =]

  7. Sonny on January 30th, 2008 at 12:17 am:

    The guy posting as “Chiffonade” hijacked her screen name. He’s an internet crazy named Charles Treuter. Read about him here:http://docchuck.blogspot.com/2007/12/what-im-all-about.html

    He’s stalked the real Chiffonade for years and this is his latest game. She is a very nice person who somehow attracted the attention of this weirdo.

  8. rkhooks on January 30th, 2008 at 12:46 am:

    Thanks for the insight, Sonny. One of the downsides of technology and blogging…

  9. Juliana on February 5th, 2008 at 2:08 pm:

    Hmmmm i didn t see it either during the apercook, i guess i was there too late, it s OK i ll have my own birthday cake made with love by Rach. =)

  10. sooishi on February 6th, 2008 at 2:33 pm:

    sounds delicious!
    Je vais tester cette recette bientôt :)

  11. Nina on February 8th, 2008 at 10:33 am:

    The soup looks delicious and the picture could not be more beautiful.I am inspired.

    Thanks

    Nina

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