Carrot & Celery soup

Welcome to soup season. We have been having a lot of soups around the house and often to use up produce before it goes bad. I had some carrots and celery that I needed to use, so voila!

It is a tasty soup that is easy to make and vegetarian as well.

Ingredients:
2 tbsp. oil
2 tbsp. butter
1 onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tsp. cumin powder
1 tsp. coriander powder
26 oz. carrots, chopped
4 cups vegetable stock
salt & pepper to taste
1 tbsp. parsley
1 tsp. black ground pepper

Instructions:
1. Heat the oil and butter in a large pan and gently cook the onion and celery until soft but not brown.

2. Add the garlic, cumin, and coriander and cook for 2 minutes. Then add the carrots and stir well.

3.Pour over the stock, bring to a boil, then season with salt and pepper and simmer gently for 15-20 minutes or until the carrots are very tender.

4.Blend with a hand blender until smooth. Then serve garnished with chopped parsley and pepper.