Carrot soup with coriander recipe

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 500 g carrots, chopped
• 1 1/5 litres vegetable stock
• Bunch of fresh coriander, chopped
• Whole coriander leaves
• Grated raw carrot
• Griddled ciabatta

Method

1. Heat the vegetable oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion and chopped carrots and cook gently until softened.
2. Pour in the vegetable stock, bring to the boil and simmer until the carrots are tender.
3. Blend the soup until smooth, then stir in the chopped coriander and season to taste.
4. Finish with grated raw carrot and whole coriander leaves and serve with griddled ciabatta.