Author Notes
With its saffron swirl, it offers vitamins A, D and E to strengthen your color and sight, and selenium to keep your moods sunny and bright. The brazil nuts offer a rich base note to the carrots’ creamy sweetness, while the tarragon weaves through with a unique pungency, and the orange zest gives that bite of bitter that makes it all beam. It’s so simple, you might be surprised by what a grand dish it makes. —food-alovestory.com
Ingredients
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2 teaspoons
Ghee (or Coconut Oil)
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1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric, ground
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2 teaspoons
Tarragon, chopped (dried is okay if you can’t find fresh)
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1
Onion, small
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3
Cloves Garlic
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1'
Piece of Ginger, peeled
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1 pound
Carrots
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1/4 teaspoon
Sea or Pink Salt
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1 dash
Red Pepper Flakes
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2 cups
Vegetable Broth
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8-10
Brazil Nuts, lightly toasted
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1
Orange
Directions
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Roughly chop your carrots, onion, garlic, ginger. Grate the orange peel to make about a teaspoon of zest and set aside. Juice the orange and measure out about 1/4 cup.
Melt 1 teaspoon ghee in a sauce pan on low heat. Add the turmeric and 1 teaspoon of the tarragon to the ghee and give it a good swirl. Add the chopped vegetables, red pepper flakes and half the salt. Allow this to “sweat” by cooking on low heat, stirring occasionally, until the onions are translucent.
Turn up the heat, add the broth, and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce the heat so it just lightly boils for about 10-15 minutes, or until the carrots are soft.
Put your toasted brazil nuts, and a bit of the soup mixture in a blender and mix until the nuts are completely broken down and throughly integrated. Pour in the rest of the soup and purée. Add water if the consistency is too thick. Pour the purée back into the sauce pan, cover and warm over a low heat.
Meanwhile, melt the remaining ghee in a small saucepan. Add the remaining salt and tarragon. Stir over a very low heat for about one minute. Turn the heat under the soup off. Stir in the orange juice. Ladle into bowls, drizzle with the tarragon “butter” and sprinkle with orange zest. Serve piping hot.
http://food-alovestory.com/2013/12/31/sunshine-soup/
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