The Best Carrot Soup Recipe Uses Orange Peel

Earlier this year, I tried Mary Berry’s trick of putting Thai curry paste in tomato soup – I haven’t gone back since.

It makes the whole dish taste so much more warming and “moreish”.

Usually, I reckon ginger does the same thing to a carrot soup (I always grate some into the mix for a fiery tang).

But recently, when faced with a glut of leftover carrots, I found yet another zesty ingredient some home cooks swear by: orange peel.

I already add orange zest to my carrot cake , which I love. So, I figured I’d give it a go.

How do you make carrot and orange soup?

Start off as usual: sauté some onions with carrots, sizzle some ginger and garlic at the last minute, and simmer the lot (with spices of your choice) along with some stock and strips of orange peel.

As it cooks, the flavou