Christmas Clementine Carrot And Coriander Soup W Citrus Twists Recipes

CHRISTMAS CLEMENTINE, CARROT AND CORIANDER SOUP W/ CITRUS TWISTS

Steps:

• Sweat the finely diced carrots and onion in large saucepan with the butter - keep the lid on and keep stirring them until soft, for about 10 minutes.
• Add the crushed coriander and heat through for about 2 minutes to release the fragrance, and then add the hot stock, ground cumin and ground ginger. (If you are using ground coriander add with the other spices and the stock.).
• Bring to the boil and then cover the pan and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Add the ground rice, clementine juice and zest - stirring well, and continue to simmer for a further 30 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly, then liquidise in a food processor or with an immersion blender. Adjust the consistency by adding extra clementine juice or stock if the soup is too thick.
• Return the soup to the pan and reheat for 5 minutes or until piping hot but NOT boiling; remove from the heat and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve in pre-heated soup bowls with twists of clementine zest on top of the soup, as well as an assortment of dinner rolls and flavoured butters.

CURRIED CARROT AND CORIANDER SOUP

Steps:

• Spray a large non-stick saucepan with oil and place over a medium heat. Add the onion and fry for 4-5 minutes until softened.
• Add the ground spices and garlic and continue to stir-fry for 1-2 minutes.
• Add the carrots and 3.5 cups of water.
• Bring to the boil, cover and then simmer gently for 25-30 minutes or until the carrots are tender.
• Season well, allow to cool slightly then place in a food processor and blend until smooth.
• Return the soup to the saucepan and reheat gently. Ladle into four warmed bowls, stir in the chopped cilantro and serve.

LOW-FAT CARROT & CORIANDER SOUP

Steps:

• Spray a little oil into base of stock pot (although you can dry-fry the onions).
• Add the onions and gently cook for a few miniutes.
• Add the ground coriander and gently stir this in, cook for a further minute.
• Stir in the tomatoes & carrots and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add the chicken stock and plenty of black pepper, according to taste.
• Simmer for 25 minutes with the lid on.
• Put the soup through a blender, blend to preferred consistency.
• Add the coriander (parsley & chives if no coriander is to be found)near the end of the process, so that the leaves are roughly chopped.
• Reheat and season to taste.
• Serve in bowls and swirl in the low fat cream for presentation purposes only.
• Serve with warm crusty bread.

CARROT CORIANDER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil or butter in a pan large enough to hold all the ingredients.
• Add carrots and onion. Stir well. Cover and cook for about 5 minutes.
• Add crushed coriander seeds, ground coriander and mace. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Add 6 cups of vegetable stock, and all other ingredients except the additional stock, and the cream and cilantro. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 30-40 minutes or until carrots and barley are tender.
• Whiz the soup in a food processor (you'll probably need to do this in at least two batches), and return to cooking pan.
• Stir in the last 2-4 cups of vegetable stock (depending on how thin a soup you want) and the cream, if used.
• Heat through, but do not boil.
• Serve, garnished generously with chopped cilantro.

CARROT AND CORIANDER WINTER SOUP

Steps:

• Fry onions with pepper and garam masala.
• Boil carrots separately until soft,drain carrots and return to pot.
• Add stock and onion mixture, let it cool, then blend with a handmixer or blender.
• Add fresh chopped coriander and serve with naan bread on the side.

CLEMENTINE CAKE

Steps:

• Wash and remove stems from clementines, cut into quarters, process clementines with sugar in food processor until smooth.
• Add butter, then eggs; process until smooth Add flour,baking powder, process until combined.
• Spoon into greased 8-cup bundt pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees approximately 50 minutes, until golden (depends on your oven). Cool on rack 10 minutes, then remove cake from pan and leave on the rack until cold.
• Icing:.
• Grate rind and squeeze juice from the clementine.
• Measure 2 tsp rind and 2 tblsp juice into a bowl, add butter, icing sugar and liqueur.
• Mix until icing is smooth.
• Drizzle the icing over the cooled cake.