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Recipe prepared and photographed by NutraMilk nutritionist, Florencia Tagliavini.
Add this creamy delicious soup to your list of immune-boosting recipes for the coming flu season. It´s quick and easy, you can make a large batch and freeze to have on hand. Enjoy!
INGREDIENTS
For Coconut Milk (yields 6 cups)
- 2 cups (160g) of unsweetened dried coconut
- 1 ½ quarts (6 cups) of water
For soup
- 1 lb carrots, peeled and chopped
- 1 cup of coconut milk made with the NutraMilk*
- 2 cups vegetable broth – I used frozen vegetable broth that I previously made with the NutraMilk
- 1 medium-sized yellow onion, chopped
- 3 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
- 1 tbsp fresh turmeric, grated
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- salt & pepper to taste
*Pumpkin seed milk is also a great choice for this recipe.
INSTRUCTIONS
- First, make coconut milk from dehydrated coconut:
- Place the unsweetened dried coconut in the NutraMilk container.
- Press Butter cycle, set for 1 minute.
- Press Start.
- Open the container lid and add 1 cup of water. Replace lid.
- Press Butter cycle, set for 1 minute.
- Press Start.
- Repeat this step for each cup of water, until you have used all 6 cups.
- Press Mix (do not change the default time)
- Press Dispense.
- Press Start and open spigot to fill your storage container.
*you can use more or less water depending on how full-bodied you want the milk to be.
- In a large skillet, over medium heat melt the coconut oil.
- Add onion, garlic, turmeric and ginger. Cook until fragrant and onion is almost clear, about 5 minutes.
- Add carrots, vegetable stock, coconut milk and bring to boil.
- Reduce heat to simmer. Cook about 25 minutes until carrots are soft.
- You can place soup in the NutraMilk or use an immersion blender and process soup until smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Garnish with fresh herbs such as parsley, coconut cream or sour cream and add pistachios, pumpkin seed or any other topping you like. Enjoy!