We all know it’s important to have a balanced diet, and eat as nutritiously and naturally as you can (just read this interview on Huffington Post about how crucial the diet is to the USA team during FIFA ). That said, when the temperatures are up and the Seattle rain takes a vacation, it’s so hard to find the motivation to even use the microwave, let alone the stove.
Since you probably have a few spare carrots left from the past weeks bin, try this cold dish, with very minimal cooking time required!
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 pounds carrots, peeled, sliced
- 1 rib celery
- 3 large leeks
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 6 garlic cloves, peeled
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 2 teaspoons coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1/4 cup crème fraiche
- Parsley, to garnish
- 4 toasted pita pockets
Directions:
If you’re not the carrot loving type (or very much the carrot type and eaten all of yours already), Food and Wine has a slide list of chilled soup recipes!
This week we have some beautiful apricots, raspberries and cherries on sale. What are your favorite ways to eat summer fruits?