Spiced carrot and cumin soup

Name: Spiced carrot and cumin soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 6 h 10 min
Total time: 6 h 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 5 cm (2 inch) piece of fresh ginger, peeled; 1 teaspoon sea salt; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 375 ml (13 fl oz/1½ cups) good-quality vegetable stock; 3–4 tablespoons shredded mint; 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) carrots, halved lengthways and cut into 1 cm (½ inch) pieces; 3 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 potato, peeled and cut into 2 cm (¾ inch) chunks; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 brown onion, chopped; 2 teaspoons honey

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
7 hr

Appears in

Slow Cooker Vegetarian

By Katy Holder

Published 2018

About

Spiced, not spicy. With a hint of cumin and some fresh ginger juice added at the end, this soup should still be a hit with the whole family.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 brown onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped

Gluten-free
Soup
Vegetarian
Spicy

Method

Heat the oil in the insert pan of a slow cooker or a frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, carrot and potato and cook for 10 minutes, or until the vegetables have softened, stirring occasionally. Add the spices and salt and cook for 1 minute.

Return the insert pan, if using, to the slow cooker, or transfer the vegetable mixture to the slow cooker. Add the stock, honey and