Recipes for Diabetes - Ginger Carrot Soup

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Makes 4 250 mL (1-cup) servings

Ingredients

454 g (1 pound) baby carrots

25 mL (1 1/2 Tbsp) margarine

250 mL (1 cup) chopped onion

7 mL (1 1/2 tsp) chicken soup base

2 237-mL bottle Vanilla Glucerna

125 mL (1/2 cup) water

7 mL (1 1/2 tsp) peeled and chopped ginger root

3 mL (3/4 tsp) coriander

2 mL (1/2 tsp) grated orange peel

1 mL (1/4 tsp) ground black pepper

Nutrition information will vary with product used.

Directions

• Boil carrots until tender. Drain.
• Melt margarine in a medium pan. Add onion and chicken soup base. Sauté until onion is tender, but not brown.
• Combine carrots, onion mixture, Glucerna, water, ginger root, coriander, orange peel and pepper in a blender. Blend until smooth.
• Heat to serving temperature. DO NOT BOIL.