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Carrot Soup with Basil Pesto
Servings: 4 Prep and Cook: 35-40 minutes
 


Carrot Soup with Basil Pesto            Soup with Basil Pesto Carrot Soup with Basil Pesto  

Buttermilk replaces high-calorie cream in this light vegetable soup. You can make your own pesto, but in the interest of time, there are many good varieties of store-bought pesto.
 
 

 

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup peeled and diced carrots
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/4 teaspoon dried sage
3 cups chicken broth
1 cup cubed, peeled Yukon Gold potatoes
1 small bay leaf
2 tablespoons buttermilk
  White pepper
4 tablespoons basil pesto
 



METHOD

In a large saucepan coated with DuPont SilverStone® non-stick, cook the onion in the butter over medium-high heat for about 1 minute, or just until transparent. Add the carrots, garlic, and sage, and cook over medium heat about 8 minutes or until tender but not brown. Add the broth, potatoes and bay leaf and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and cook for 15 minutes or until the vegetables are very tender. Remove the bay leaf and season with pepper.

Transfer about half of the mixture to a blender and process a few seconds until smooth. Add the remaining soup and process again. Return the soup to the saucepan and stir in the buttermilk. Heat through and spoon into soup bowls. Top each bowl with a tablespoon of pesto and swirl through the soup with a wooden skewer or fork.

 

 
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