This easy and oh-so-tasty starter was served at a lunch organized by cooking school La Guilde Culinaire to show Montréal journalists the myriad ways you can sneak dates into food. It was part of a three-bite starter that wowed the guests, including a burger starter and a goat samossa (a recipe you’ll find here). I’m a soup girl at heart, so this velouté was one I planned on making soon. And you too, I hope.
Carrot Velouté with Dates
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- Prep Time
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- Cook Time
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- Yield
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Carrot Velouté with Dates
Ingredients
- 1 diced onion
- 45 mL (3 Tbsp) Mycryo cocoa butter or canola oil
- 1 kg (2 lbs) diced carrots
- 1 garlic clove, germ removed
- 2 L (8 cups) water
- 100 g (3 1/2 oz) Natural Delights Medjool Dates, pitted
- 20 mL (4 tsp) unsalted butter
- 15 mL (1 Tbsp) ground cumin
- 15 mL (1 mL) ground coriander
- 15 mL (1 Tbsp) ground ginger
- 15 mL (1 Tbsp) curry powder
- 15 mL (1 Tbsp) salt and a little pepper
Instructions
- 1. In a hot pan over medium heat, soften onion in Mycryo butter or canola oil. Add carrots and garlic. Do not let colour. Add water, then cover and simmer 20 minutes.
- 2. Using the end of knife, check if carrots or done. If not, continue cooking a little.
- 3. With a hand-held mixer, blend soup until silky smooth.
- 4. Add dates, cold butter, cumin, coriander, curry, salt and pepper, mixing until well-blended.
Instructions
- 1. In a hot pan over medium heat, soften onion in Mycryo butter or canola oil. Add carrots and garlic. Do not let colour. Add water, then cover and simmer 20 minutes.
- 2. Using the end of knife, check if carrots or done. If not, continue cooking a little.
- 3. With a hand-held mixer, blend soup until silky smooth.
- 4. Add dates, cold butter, cumin, coriander, curry, salt and pepper, mixing until well-blended.
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