Carrot and Avocado Soup on a Freezing Friday

Happy Friday Folks! Golly, is it cold here in Lexington today. Sledding last night was a lot of fun. We went to a park nearby at 8pm so it was really cold. We didn’t last very long because the park was lacking the steep hills we wanted. Unfortunately, Kentucky is known for rolling hills and we wanted mountains! We are hoping to find a really steep hill soon and try again.

Confession: now that I have a Vita, all I want to make are blendable (is that a word?) meals. I made my first blended raw soup this evening. For being a raw, uncooked soup, I was pleasantly surprised how warming it felt. I was a great dinner after a freezing Friday.

The supplies:

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Carrot and Avocado Soup Recipe:

Ingredients

16 ounces of fresh carrot juice (about 15 large carrots)

1/2 avocado

1 tablespoon ginger

1 tablespoon Bragg Liquid Aminos

1 teaspoon of lemon juice

Salt and pepper to taste

I juiced 3 handfuls of carrots which totaled 15 carrots or 16 ounces. I included the juice foam as well. You could use bottled carrot juice if you don’t have a juicer or 15 carrots.

Before I juiced the carrots I had juiced 4 whole lemons (I don’t buy lemon juice, I make my own) and there was a little lemon juice left over in the juicer that was mixed with the carrot juice. My guess is that it was about 1 teaspoon of lemon juice but use more or less if you desire. Also, you will often see avocado and lime paired in recipes. I don’t like that combination but a lot of people do enjoy those flavors. Instead of using lemon you could try lime.

I added all of these ingredients in a blender and blend until creamy.

I added a handful of the lemon and carrot juice pulp for fiber and garnish.

The next time I make this recipe I am going to use a whole avocado instead of a half. I loved the creaminess of this soup and I think adding more avocado would make it extra creamy. I also want to try this with ginger root and not ground ginger.

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