Easy Carrot Curry Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, diced
• 8 cups water
• 2 lbs carrots, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 2 large potatoes, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 2 cups shredded lettuce
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 cup heavy cream
• salt, as needed
• black pepper, as needed

Recipe

• 1 in a dutch oven or other large soup pot, melt the butter over medium heat and saute the onion until it is clear but not yet brown.
• 2 add the water, carrots, potatoes, lettuce, celery and curry powder. simmer, covered, over medium-low heat until everything is very tender, at least 40 minutes. let the soup cool for about 15 minutes.
• 3 puree in batches, and then return the pureed soup to the dutch oven (this soup freezes well at this point).
• 4 add the cream and salt and pepper to taste. this soup tastes good with extra black pepper.
• 5 heat until hot but not yet boiling.