Creamy orange-carrot soup

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 tablespoon Margarine or butter
1 pounds Carrots, scraped & thinly
Sliced
cup Chopped onion
2 cups Water
Salt to taste
teaspoon Freshly ground black pepper
dash Ground cloves
¾ cup Orange juice
½ cup Plain nonfat yogurt

Directions

In a saucepan, melt the butter, add the carrots & onion. Saute for about 5 minutes. Add water, salt & pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover & simmer for 25 minutes or until carrots are tender. With a slotted spoon, transfer the vegetables to a blender or processor, add 1 cup of the cooking liquid & puree the vegetables. Return the puree to the remaining broth. Add the cloves & orange juice. Heat the soup until it begins to boil. In a bowl, combine the yogurt with ½ cup of the hot soup. Add the yogurt mixture to the pan, stirring well. Don't boil the soup after the yogurt has been added. Serve hot or cold. 6 servings.

Here is a low-fat carrot soup from Jane Brody's Good Food Gourmet book.

From: Vonlisa@... converted to MM by Donna Webster donna@... Submitted By DONNA WEBSTER <DONNA@...> On MON, 20 NOV 1995 115742 GMT

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