RAW Superstar Carrot and Coconut Soup

RAW CARROT AND COCONUT SOUP: A STAR OF A SOUP

This was my very first attempt at making a RAW soup. It entirely consisted of me pulling things out of the fridge and combining them. This was accompanied by me waiving my arms like a Muppet and cooing loudly that "I don't know what I am doing".

LIVE RE-ENACTMENT

Well, upon eating this all Muppetry was exchanged for unadulterated gluttony. Like the proverbial hog at trough, I was horrified and sniffing wildly in every direction when I hit the end of the bowl. It was THAT GOOD.

This was an exciting revelation, because honestly the thought of raw soup conjured expectations of a big bowl of tepid vegetable juice. Colour me wrong. I'm glad I took a picture so I can relive this moment of pleasant surprise (then cover said photo with obnoxious glitter filter to compensate for bad lighting).

This recipe makes one big moreish, healthy, exciting bowl of soup.


With a food processor or stick blender combine until smooth:

• 1 fat clove of GARLIC
• 2 tbsp chopped CHIVES
• 3 tbsp chopped CORIANDER
• 8 small CURRY LEAVES
• 2 chopped ROMA TOMATOES
• 1/2 a fresh RED CHILLI (if you are feeling spicy)
• Hot water to loosen

Meanwhile in a large blender combine the above mixture with:

• 4 medium grated CARROTS
• 1/2 chopped CAPSICUM
• 1/4 cup of flaked DRIED COCONUT
• SALT, TAMARI or AMINO ACIDS to taste
• Hot water to bring to soup like consistency

When your mix is combined in a soup like texture, place it in a double boiler and heat until warm. Do not let it get too hot or boil, otherwise it defeats the purpose of a raw recipe.

Garnish with delicious things:

• MACADAMIA BUTTER
• SUNFLOWER SEEDS and PEPITAS lightly toasted in TAMARI
• Sprinkle of SUMAC