Creamy carrot rice soup

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 tablespoons Safflower oil
1 medium Onion, coarsely chopped
3 eaches Carrots, coarsely chopped
« cup long-grained white rice
3 cups Vegetable (or chicken) stock
« cup evaporated skimmed milk
1 teaspoon Salt
¬ tsp. pepper
¬ tsp. nutmeg
1 each In a large saucepan, heat the oil. Add theonion and carrots and cook

Directions

over medium heat until the onions are soft and the carrots are crisp-tender about 8 minutes. 2. Add the rice and vegetable stock.

Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover and cook until the rice is tender, 18-20 minutes. 3. With a slotted spoon, remove ¬ cup of the cooked rice and reserve. Transfer the carrots, onion, remaining rice and 1 cup of the cooking liquid to a blender or food processor and puree until smootu. Return the puree to the soup pot.

4. Mix in the evaporated milk, salt, pepper, nutmeg and reserved ¬ cup cooked rice. Simmer 5 minutes longer. From "Great Grains" by Linda Drachman & Peter Wynne AR/95 Submitted By APRIL ROCHE On 02-07-95

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