Not sure what to have for lunch tomorrow? How about this fantastically simple, nutritious and low-cost soup? Prep tonight, leave slow cooker on till lunch tomorrow, whizz with blender and bob’s your uncle!
Simple Carrot and Coriander Soup Slow Cooker Recipe – Serves 2 Adults and 2 Children
You will need:
1 x Standard Slow Cooker and 1 x Blender
450g/1lb Carrots (peeled and diced)
2 x Medium Onions (peeled and chopped)
1 or 2 Medium White Potatoes (or leave out completely for low-carb version) – (peeled and quartered)
1 x Teaspoon of Ground Dried Coriander
1 x Vegetable Stock Cube (crumbled)
1 and 3/4 Pints of Boiling Water
Instructions:
1. Peel and dice the carrots – place in slow cooker – carrots require longer to cook than most vegetables hence they need to be diced
2. Peel and chop onions – add to slow cooker
3. Peel and quarter potato/s (omit potatoes completely for low-carb version – this will also make the soup thinner in consistency) – add to cooker
4. Sprinkle coriander and vegetable stock cube over vegetables
5. Pour over 1 and 3/4 pints of boiling water – ensure that slow cooker is no more than 2/3rd’s full
6. Turn heat setting to low and leave for approx. 12 hours or longer if required – I left mine 15 hours (overnight and all the following morning until lunchtime).
7. When cooked blend the soup and serve
Top Tip – If using a hand blender then remove pot from cooker and place hand blender directly in pot (taking care at all times of course!!). Ensure that the blender is flat on the bottom of the pot before turning on otherwise the hot liquid will splash upwards. Keep blender pressed to the bottom of the pot until the majority of the ingredients are evenly blended. If any of the vegetables are still intact (most probably the potatoes) then turn blender off and squash them individually with the blender pushing down to bottom of pot again and continue blending, repeat this step until the all of the soup is smooth. Please take care!
Serve with fresh bread – my rustic wholemeal loaf is ideal – recipe to be posted tomorrow!
How simple is that?
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*As always, if you require bigger portions or are cooking for a larger family then double quantities and use a large slow cooker.
* Please note that I am not a qualified nutritionist or professional cook. My recipes are what I put together at home and all amounts etc… are approximate. What I write is my own experience of cooking the recipe. Ovens and ingredients do vary – just go with it, have fun and apply common sense at all times! Practise makes perfect!
If you have cooked this soup please do let me know how it goes (or if you can improve on the recipe) in the comments below.
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Hi,
I found your recipe and have just added it to my slow cooker. I am really looking forward to tasting it. I have doubled up the amounts and added a clove of garlic and half a teaspoon of Cumin seeds.
Thanks ever so much for the recipe 🙂
Hi Ginette – please do let me know how it goes – sounds fab. I’ve done potato and leek overnight and it’s still cooking away! Slow Cookers are amazing! Jo
Hi,
I found your recipe and have just added it to my slow cooker. I am really looking forward to tasting it. I have doubled up the amounts and added a clove of garlic and half a teaspoon of Cumin seeds.
Thanks ever so much for the recipe 🙂
Hi Ginette – please do let me know how it goes – sounds fab. I’ve done potato and leek overnight and it’s still cooking away! Slow Cookers are amazing! Jo
Hi,
I found your recipe and have just added it to my slow cooker. I am really looking forward to tasting it. I have doubled up the amounts and added a clove of garlic and half a teaspoon of Cumin seeds.
Thanks ever so much for the recipe 🙂
Hi Ginette – please do let me know how it goes – sounds fab. I’ve done potato and leek overnight and it’s still cooking away! Slow Cookers are amazing! Jo
Hello! Was googling recipes and found your blog! I’ll be sure to try this soon! I have some recipes also… hope you stop by when you have time!
Sorry Candice – I totally missed this comment earlier this year! oops! I’ve been by your blog a few times. Great stuff going on there! Love the canyon piccies – Jo
lol… no worries! Thanks so much for the reply:) I hope you will be by again soon! Looking forward to catching up on some of your posts also! Take care,
Mrs. B
Hello! Was googling recipes and found your blog! I’ll be sure to try this soon! I have some recipes also… hope you stop by when you have time!
Sorry Candice – I totally missed this comment earlier this year! oops! I’ve been by your blog a few times. Great stuff going on there! Love the canyon piccies – Jo
lol… no worries! Thanks so much for the reply:) I hope you will be by again soon! Looking forward to catching up on some of your posts also! Take care,
Mrs. B
Hello! Was googling recipes and found your blog! I’ll be sure to try this soon! I have some recipes also… hope you stop by when you have time!
Sorry Candice – I totally missed this comment earlier this year! oops! I’ve been by your blog a few times. Great stuff going on there! Love the canyon piccies – Jo
lol… no worries! Thanks so much for the reply:) I hope you will be by again soon! Looking forward to catching up on some of your posts also! Take care,
Mrs. B
Great soup, found by chance. Have had rage reviews from family and has passed it in to friends. Thank you. Felicity
Hi Felicity – gosh this was one of the first recipes I posted – such a while back now! I can’t believe there are no photos. Thank you for commenting as I really need to update some of my recipes with images. Glad you enjoyed it! Jo
Great soup, found by chance. Have had rage reviews from family and has passed it in to friends. Thank you. Felicity
Hi Felicity – gosh this was one of the first recipes I posted – such a while back now! I can’t believe there are no photos. Thank you for commenting as I really need to update some of my recipes with images. Glad you enjoyed it! Jo
Great soup, found by chance. Have had rage reviews from family and has passed it in to friends. Thank you. Felicity
Hi Felicity – gosh this was one of the first recipes I posted – such a while back now! I can’t believe there are no photos. Thank you for commenting as I really need to update some of my recipes with images. Glad you enjoyed it! Jo
Had a go at this and So lovely!! Even my daughter (fussiest eater ever) loved it. So simple and tasty, added some fresh coriander half an hour before just because I had some. I’m a child minder so going to try it out on the 13 kids that will be here for tea on Monday with some home made bread. Think it’ll be a huge hit.
Glad it was a success!
Had a go at this and So lovely!! Even my daughter (fussiest eater ever) loved it. So simple and tasty, added some fresh coriander half an hour before just because I had some. I’m a child minder so going to try it out on the 13 kids that will be here for tea on Monday with some home made bread. Think it’ll be a huge hit.
Glad it was a success!
Had a go at this and So lovely!! Even my daughter (fussiest eater ever) loved it. So simple and tasty, added some fresh coriander half an hour before just because I had some. I’m a child minder so going to try it out on the 13 kids that will be here for tea on Monday with some home made bread. Think it’ll be a huge hit.
Glad it was a success!
Having a crack at this tonight – only difference is I’m going to throw in some fresh coriander instead of dried. I also reckon this might be amazing if you left out the potato and put in a little orange zest.
Having a crack at this tonight – only difference is I’m going to throw in some fresh coriander instead of dried. I also reckon this might be amazing if you left out the potato and put in a little orange zest.
Having a crack at this tonight – only difference is I’m going to throw in some fresh coriander instead of dried. I also reckon this might be amazing if you left out the potato and put in a little orange zest.
Didn’t have enough carrots so added swede, about 1/3rd of the quantity and this worked really well
Fantastic!
Didn’t have enough carrots so added swede, about 1/3rd of the quantity and this worked really well
Fantastic!
Didn’t have enough carrots so added swede, about 1/3rd of the quantity and this worked really well
Fantastic!
I doubled up the ingredients as I freeze a batch for later. Added some chinese five spice – as I like it – and a small amount of dried chilli flakes as the combination of carrot and coriander I find a bit bland
Is all about personal taste at the end of the day