Roasted Cream of Beet Soup, GF, O+.

Ingredients of Roasted Cream of Beet Soup, GF, O+

1. It’s 1 1/2 lb of organic beets, 3 medium.
2. Prepare 1 tbsp of butter.
3. You need 1 tbsp of olive oil.
4. Prepare 1 small of onion, diced.
5. It’s 1 of leek, sliced, white only.
6. Prepare 2 of celery stalks, sliced.
7. Prepare 2 clove of garlic, chopped.
8. It’s 1/4 tsp of ground ginger.
9. You need 1 tbsp of salt and ground pepper.
10. Prepare 1 pinch of nutmeg, cinnamon, clove.
11. Prepare 2 cup of vegetable broth.
12. It’s 1 of bay leaf.
13. Prepare 1 of sprig thyme, parsley.
14. It’s 1/4 cup of heavy cream.
15. Prepare 1 of sour cream.

Roasted Cream of Beet Soup, GF, O+ instructions

1. wrap beets in foil, roast at 350° for and hour until easily pierced with fork, cool for peeling.
2. peel beets, chopped into 1/2 inch pieces, reserving a little for garnish.
3. In a medium stock pot, melt butter with olive oil on med high heat, add onions, leek, garlic and sweat for ten minutes.
4. stir in powdered seasonings, add chopped beets and cook about 7 mins.
5. add broth, bay leaf, herbs, bring to boil.
6. reduce and simmer 25 mins.
7. remove bay leaf, herb sprigs.
8. blend in batches with cream.
9. add back to pot to warm, do not boil.
10. season with salt and pepper to your preference.
11. serve topped with sour cream and beet garnish.