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# Healthy Recipes: Carrot and Apple Soup
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/carrot_and_apple_soup_1025160436/
- Published: 2016-10-25T17:34:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:19:28.000Z
- Description: Onion, leek, carrots and a tart apple simmered in chicken broth, then pureed until creamy. Six servings at 92 calories each. AICR notes carrots supply beta-carotene and apples quercetin, and both bring fiber.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Healthy Recipes from AICR, Recipes & Dining, #vivvo-import

This fall soup is full of deep orange carrots and bright red apples, colorful representations of the changing season ahead. Both foods contain cancer-fighting fiber and other potent protective compounds like beta-carotene (carrots) and quercetin (apples). A blender or food processor makes this dish decadent and creamy without a lot of calories.

## **Ingredients:**

- 1 Tbsp. canola oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 medium leek, white part only, rinsed well and chopped
- 1 pound carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2- inch slides
- 1 tart apple, peeled, cored, and chopped
- 3 cups fat-free, reduced-sodium chicken broth
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 Tbsp. minced fresh mint leaves, for garnish

**Makes 6 servings.**

**Per Serving:** 92 calories, 4 g fat, 15 g carbohydrate, 3 g protein, 4 g dietary fiber, 84 mg sodium.

**Prep Time:** 30 minutes

**Cook time:** 1 hour

##   
Directions

1. In a Dutch oven or large, heavy pan, heat the canola oil over medium-high heat until hot. Add the onion and leek and sauté for about 4 minutes, until the onion is translucent.
2. Mix in the carrots and apple. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often. Add the broth, cover, and bring to a boil over high heat. Then reduce heat to low and simmer for about 30 minutes, until the carrots are very soft. Remove the pot from the heat and set the soup aside to cool slightly.
3. In a blender or food processor, puree the soup in batches until smooth. Return soup to pan and heat to very hot before serving. If soup is too thick, add more broth, as desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve, garnishing each serving with mint.

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Recipe from: *New American Plate Cookbook: Recipes for a Healthy Weight and a Healthy Life (Originally posted on* [*AICR.org*](http://www.aicr.org/?ref=foodconsumer.org)*)*