Recipe: Carrot soup with basil

Soups with aromatic herbs
June 09, 2009


Holy BasilMy Holy Basil is ready for the first harvest. I didn't know anything about this kind of basil, and I find out that it's very delicate, and it remembers me lemon or orange aroma.


I added holy basil to this summer soup.

Carrot soup with basil

Carrot soup with basil


Ingredients
2 carrots
1 onion
100ml vegetable broth
10 holy basil leaves (or other basil)
50ml whole yogurt
50g Swiss cheese
butter

Directions
Mince finely carrots and onion. Cook with butter low heat for 20 minutes, until tender.
Add vegetable broth, minced basil leaves, yogurt and cheese.
Cook five minutes until cheese is melted.



Parsnip and Welsh onion soupA similar recipe:

Parsnip and Welsh onion soup


Souper SundaysThis goes to Deb from Kahakai Kitchen who's hosting the weekly event Souper Sundays.
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