Carrot and Coriander Soup (Comfort food at it's best)

I am really big into comfort food and as such ended up really big. So I came up with this recipe that ticks all the boxes, warming, comforting, filling and most importantly LOW FAT

6 Large carrots
1 medium onion
1 medium potato
1.5 pints of either vegetable or chicken stock
2 table spoons of dried coriander
Salt and Pepper to taste

Optional ingredients; Garlic
Henderson's Relish or Worcestershire Sauce

The preparation for this is so easy because it all gets blended at the end, so start by peeling your carrots and potato and put to one side. Peel your onion and thinly slice, place in a hot pan with a couple of sprays of One Cal (or some other low fat cooking oil), whilst the onion gently fries (if using garlic add that to the pan with the onion now) chop the carrot and onion into similar size chunks.

Carefully add the stock to the pan, along with the coriander, carrot and potato, season to taste at this point. (If using Henderson's or Worcestershire add at this point). Place the lid on the pan and leave to simmer until all the veg is soft. Remove from the heat and leave to cool. When the soup is cool place in a liquidiser or blender and blitz until smooth. Return the soup to the pan to re-heat before serving piping hot, if the soup is a little thick add more stock, if it needs thickening add a little cornflour.

This is a great starter for a dinner party just add a swish of low fat natural yoghurt to the top of the soup and serve with home made crunchy bread.

Hope this helps to fill some hungry tummies on those days when we all need a bit of comfort eating