Beet and Carrot Soup and Almond Cake with Orange Ingredients
Beet & Carrot Soup
6 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons butter and 3 tablespoons olive oil
3 medium onions, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
5 cloves garlic, minced
4 small beets, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice
4 to 5 medium carrots, cut into 1/2- inch dice
3 stalks celery, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
½ medium celery root, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice
1 cup chopped dill plus several teaspoons for garnish
2 quarts chicken stock or vegetable stock
1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes with their juice
Finely grated zest and juice of 1 orange
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Sour cream, or strained full fat yogurt or creme fraiche for garnish
Almond Cake with Orange GF of Course!
2 large oranges cut up in 8 pieces each - seeds removed
3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons lemon juice or rose water or rose syrup
8-12 thin slices of citrus (oranges, blood orange and tangerines - seeds removed- peel on)
5 eggs
2 cups ground almonds into a flour (or almond flour)
1 teaspoon stevia or 4 packets of stevia or 1/2 cup date puree (6 dates soak in 1/4 cup warm water and pureed) or 1/2 cup maple syrup or honey OR if you are really desperate 1/2 cup sugar!
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt