Recipe for Imbolc Potato and Carrot Soup

Potato and Carrot Soup

2 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil

1 sweet onion, diced

4 carrots, peeled and sliced

1/2 head white cabbage, cored, thinly shredded

dash of nutmeg

1/4 tsp. curry powder

1/2 tsp. fennel

sea salt and freshly ground white pepper, to taste

5 cups vegetable broth or light chicken broth

6 Yukon Gold (or yellow) potatoes, peeled and cut

1/2 cup milk, or almond milk

1-2 Tbs. light cream, or soy cream

fresh chives, chopped, for garnish

In a heavy soup pot, heat the olive oil on medium heat, and sauté the onion until softened. Add the carrots, cabbage and spices, sea salt and white pepper, stir and cook for ten minutes. Add in the vegetable broth and potatoes, bring to a boil over high heat, then lower heat and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 20 to 30 minutes. When the vegetables are done, carefully ladle the soup mixture into a blender, reserving about a cup of the whole vegetable pieces in the soup pot. Cover the blender and puree the soup mixture until it is smooth, then pour the pureed soup back into the soup pot, stirring it together with the reserved vegetable pieces. Stir in 1/2 cup milk, and gently heat it through, being careful not to bring the soup to a boil.
Add in cream, if desired.
Garnish with fresh chopped chives.
Serves 4-6

• Serve this soup with fresh baked herb biscuits and a salad topped with goat's milk cheese. All representing the coming of SPRING!