Practice your mother sauce-making skills while surprising and delighting your guests with this unusual cold soup, perfect for a summer afternoon event!
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time40 minutesmins
Chill Time1 hourhr
Course: Soup
Cuisine: French
Keyword: chilled soup, cold soup
Servings: 3
Calories: 117kcal
Ingredients
For the soup:
2teaspoonsolive oil
1mediumwhite onion, peeled and sliced
2.2poundcarrots, peeled and finely sliced
2mediumoranges, zested and squeezed
3cupslight chicken or vegetable stock
1smallred chili, seeded and chopped
salt and pepper,to taste
Instructions
Make the velouté:
Heat the oil in a large pot on medium heat. Add the sliced onion and cook on low to medium heat until soft, for about 8 to 10 minutes, or until the onion becomes golden. Add remaining ingredients; sliced carrots, orange zest, orange juice, stock, chili, and seasoning. Stir, cover with a lid, and bring to a boiling point on high heat.
Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for about 20 minutes. When the carrots are tender, blend until smooth with an immersion blender. Strain through a sieve and chill over an ice bath. Taste and rectify the seasoning of the soup to your taste. Reserve and refrigerate.