Lisa Faulkner's roasted carrot and sage soup with garlic pittas recipe
Created by Lisa Faulkner for Ocado, this simple roasted carrot and sage soup with garlic pittas is a must for busy families. It’s great for when everyone wants to eat at different times – just leave the soup pan on the hob and a stack of pittas by the toaster, and let everyone feed themselves. Swap the carrots for other root veg if you like – try parsnips, sweet potato, squash, celeriac or swede.
Ingredients
- 650 g carrots, peeled and cut into 2cm chunks
- 6 garlic cloves, unpeeled
- 2 tbsp tbsp olive oil (or swap half for soft butter for the breads)
- 2 onions, unpeeled and halved through their equator
- 8 large sage leaves
- 1 vegetable or chicken stock cube
- 2 tsp flat-leaf parsley
- 6 white or wholemeal pitta breads
- 50 ml double cream
Details
- Cuisine: British
- Recipe Type: Soup
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation Time: 10 mins
- Cooking Time: 50 mins
- Serves: 4
Step-by-step
- Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas 7; line a roasting tin with a large sheet of baking paper. Add the carrots, garlic and 1 tbsp oil; season and toss. Add the onions, cut-side down; roast for 30 mins.
- Remove the garlic cloves and set aside to cool. Scatter over the sage leaves and roast for 10 mins more.
- Peel the garlic cloves and put 4 of them into a large pan with the roasted carrots and sage, stock cube and 1L water. Scoop the softened onion flesh out of their skins and add them too. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat a little, cover and cook for 10 mins.
- Using a fork, mash the remaining garlic cloves with the remaining oil (or butter, if using) and the chopped parsley; season. Toast the pittas, brush one side with the garlicky oil/butter and slice.
- Use a hand blender to whizz the soup with half of the cream until smooth. Ladle into bowls, drizzle with the rest of the cream and sprinkle with black pepper. Serve with the garlic pittas.
This recipe is one of Lisa Faulkner's Five Meals for Four for £25, made using Ocado Own Range ingredients. To learn more about Lisa's Five Meals for Four for £25 and explore the recipes, visit Ocado.
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