Hello everyone,

Thursday is here and week end is on its way! Do you have any plan for this week end? My week end will be a bit busy since my partner and I are invited to two parties and for both parties, I will have to bring birthday cakes as a surprise gift :-) I haven't had any plan yet for what will I be making. I am really a last minute person so I'll figure it out tomorrow :-D For the time being, I am focusing on Steemit Iron Chef :-)

This week's theme is carrot which is "normally" easy to work with but I dont really have an idea how to elevate this ingredient. When @progressivechef said that we have to elevate the basic ingredient, I take it seriously, it's not an easy task. I saw this competition like the French version of Objectif Top Chef with chef Philippe Etchebest (famous French chef) as the judge. I am imagining @progressivechef like him, but @progressive is way nicer :-D Both concepts look alike and it's challenging. Though I wont dare to sign up to this kind of contest in real life.

Okay, enough with my blabla, now we're heading to the most important thing, the dish. I decided to make a healthy soup of carrot and lentil perfumed with lemongrass to boost your dose of iron. This soup is perfect for dinner, it's light and super good :-) Let's check out the recipe, shall we?

Ingredients

For Carrot Chips

• 1 medium carrot
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ground pepper
• 1 tsp herbs of Provence

For Soup

• 4 medium carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
• 140 gr lentil
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 stalk lemongrass, chopped
• 750 ml water
• 1 cube vegetable stock
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ground pepper
• cilantro to serve
• plain yogurt to serve

Methods

For Carrot Chips

• Preheat oven to 220°C, line a baking tray with baking silicone mat or parchment paper, set aside.
• Using mandolin slicer, cut the carrot into thin slices.
• In a clean bowl, mix all ingredients and toss them to combine.
• Transfer to baking tray and bake for about 8-10 minutes. Please watch them carefully because it's so thin it can go from crispy to burnt easily.
• Remove from the oven leave it to cool.

For Soup

• In a medium saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat. Stir fry garlic, onion and lemongrass for about 2 minutes.
• Add in carrot, lentil and the cube veggie stock, pour the water. Simmer for about 12-15 minutes until the carrot and lentil are soft.
• Add in salt and pepper.
• Transfer into a blender and mix it until smooth. You may use hand blender if you have one.
• Transfer into a bowl, add some yogurt on top and sprinkle with cilantro and carrot chips.

It's not too complicated right? Who doesn't want to eat this yummy carrot with such a vibrant color? It can be made last minute as it's quite easy. So there's no reason to have those instant soup :-)

I hope you guys like my post. If you do, please do not hesitate to upvote and resteem. I'll see you next week for the next round of Steemit Iron Chef :-)

Cheers,

PS: All work and photos are original and mine. Photos were taken with Panasonic Lumix FZ1000.