Ingredients
Accompaniment
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Description
A soup using family friendly ingredients is always useful and even more so during Passover when everyone is home for 3 meals a day!
Method
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1
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
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2
Put the carrots and sliced onions, oil, garlic and thyme in a roasting tin.
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3
Season and toss everything together.
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Place in the oven and roast for 25 minutes, or until tender and beginning to turn golden.
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5
Remove 3 tablespoons of caramelised onions retaining for the garnish.
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6
When the carrots and onions are golden remove from the oven and transfer to a deep saucepan.
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Squeeze the soft roasted garlic cloves out of their skins and pop in the saucepan.
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Add the thyme discarding any woody thyme stalks.
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Bring to the boil, then simmer for 10 minutes.
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10
Liquidize, taste and season to taste.
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Return to the saucepan and reheat when ready to serve.
Chef's Tips
To serve the stylish way: Garnish with sprigs of thyme and the reserved onions.
I did this one for lunch today. Very, very good. The only thing I would suggest is it does need passing after being blended, just to give that smooth silky texture