Carrot and Sweet Potato Soup with Cranberry Relish
Cooking Light Magazine, 12-01-2007
RELISH:
1/4 cup fresh cranberries, coarsely chopped
1/2 teaspoon sugar
SOUP:
2 large carrots, peeled and cut in 2-inch pieces (about 4 1/2 ounces)
REMAINING INGREDIENT:
Preparation:
To prepare relish, combine the first 4 ingredients in a small bowl; set aside.
Preheat oven to 400°.
To prepare soup, combine carrots, sweet potato, and onion on a jelly-roll pan; drizzle with oil. Toss to coat. Bake at 400° for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender and just beginning to brown, stirring after 15 minutes.
Place vegetables, broth, and ginger in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes.
Place half of vegetable mixture in a blender. Remove center piece of blender lid (to allow steam to escape); secure blender lid on blender. Place a clean towel over opening in blender lid (to avoid splatters). Blend until smooth. Pour pureed mixture into a large bowl; repeat procedure with remaining vegetable mixture. Stir in salt and pepper. Ladle 1 cup soup into each of 4 bowls. Stir parsley into relish. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon relish mixture.
Nutrition and Yield:
4 servings
CALORIES 144 (24% from fat); FAT 3.8g (sat 0.5g,mono 2.7g,poly 0.4g); PROTEIN 2.1g; CHOLESTEROL 0.0mg; CALCIUM 44mg; SODIUM 763mg; FIBER 3.4g; IRON 0.8mg; CARBOHYDRATE 25.7g