Carrot soup with labneh
June 23, 2011 • Category: Soups
A soup that can be made with minimum fuss yet delivers big flavor; if you happen to have some labneh, great, otherwise drain some yogurt that morning. I used a bit of the stash of cilantro pesto from my freezer to speed things up.
INGREDIENTS: 6 servings
- 1 pound of carrots
- 1 large onion
- 1 chicken bouillon cube
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1/2 cup of cilantro leaves
- Olive oil, as needed
- 1 cup of labneh or make your own with 2 cups of yogurt drained overnight in a coffee filter or a paper towel over a sieve
- Salt, to taste
METHOD:
- Peel and cut the carrots; chop the onion; chop and mash the garlic in a mortar with a dash of salt. Heat some olive oil and fry the onion till golden; add the carrots and let them “sweat” a little. Add 4 cups of water with the bouillon cube to the pot and bring to a boil; simmer until the carrots are cooked, about 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat one tablespoon of olive oil in a small skillet. Place the mashed garlic and minced cilantro in the skillet and stir to mix for 5 seconds; set aside.
- When the carrots are ready, cool them a bit and puree in a blender with the cilantro pesto and the labneh. Serve.
Comments
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Radhika @ foodfor7stages says:
Love the bold flavors in this soup. It is dinner time here and I only wish I can have that bowl of soup and bread and free myself from cooking.
On June 23, 2011 at 6:53 pm
Velva says:
This soup is delightful. The silky texture and flavor combination. Wow.
I absolutely love your recipes. I am always delighted when I visit your blog.
Velva
On June 23, 2011 at 7:34 pm
Katie@Cozydelicious says:
I love carrot soup. I’m growing carrots in my garden this year – can;t wait to mak ethem into soup!
On June 23, 2011 at 9:09 pm
Azita says:
love the addition of cilantro pesto in the soup and it’s so easy to make. great recipe!
On June 23, 2011 at 9:54 pm
Rosa says:
A delightful soup! I really love your pretty bowl.
Cheers,
Rosa
On June 24, 2011 at 12:12 am
Chiara says:
Yummy! I love carrot soup. Can’t wait to try this version.
On June 24, 2011 at 12:13 am
Priya says:
Seriously i can finish that wonderful bowl of soup anytime, inviting and comforting..
On June 24, 2011 at 12:44 am
Oui, Chef says:
WOW, the color and texture of this soup are stunning, and I know the flavor, especially with all that cilantro, will be perfect. I MUST now make labneh. – S
On June 24, 2011 at 7:11 am
PJ says:
Lovely soup. I will try it with yogurt. Delicious clicks 🙂
On June 24, 2011 at 9:11 am
Krista says:
Delicious!! I love carrot soup and think it would be so marvelously creamy with yogurt stirred in. Yum. 🙂
On June 24, 2011 at 12:23 pm
Susan says:
I made carrot soup for the first time last winter and loved it! This looks like a delightful version.
On June 24, 2011 at 1:21 pm
Isabelle says:
Another beautiful and tasty way to eat carrots. It looks so delicious and the picture – all of your pictures – are delightful ! thank you.
On June 26, 2011 at 3:57 am
Maria @ Scandifoodie says:
This sounds so perfect, I love a smooth vegie soup and labneh sounds like the perfect companion!
On June 27, 2011 at 1:49 am
Magic of Spice says:
Great flavors and such wonderful color 🙂
On June 28, 2011 at 3:49 pm
domi says:
Voilà une soupe qu’il me plairais fort de goûter….ça doit être un pur moment de gourmandise
On July 5, 2011 at 11:32 am
ISW says:
I loved this recipe. Easily became one of my favourite soups. Not labour intensive yet delivers with flavour. I enjoyed the lemony taste the cilantro gave.
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