Peasants Plot Sustainable Farm

Thanks for this recipe, Marcy!  A souvenir from our night at the Hideout last week...

Carrot Soup with Ginger and Lime/Lemon

1/4 cup butter
1 1 /2 cups chopped onion
1 T finely chopped and peeled fresh ginger
1 1/3 t. minced garlic
1 bunch of carrots, chopped
about a cup of tomatoes
1 1/2 t. grated lemon or lime
3 cups chicken or vegetable stock
2 T fresh lime or lemon juice
4 T sour cream
1 small carrot, peeled, grated for garnish

Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat.  Add onion; saute 4 minutes.  Add ginger and garlic; saute 2 minutes.  Add chopped carrots, tomatoes and lemon or lime peel; saute 1 minute.

Add stock and bring to boil.  Reduce heat, cover partially and simmer until carrots are very tender, about 20 minutes.  Cool slightly.

Puree soup in batches in blender OR use a stick blender, a tool we should all own.

Return soup to pot after blending.  Mix in lemon or lime juice.  Reheat to simmer and then ladle into bowls.  Top with sour cream and grated carrot.