Recipe sourced from peanutbutterandpeppers.com

Makes 4 cups

Ingredients

  • 1lbs, carrots, cut into 1″ pieces
  • 2 medium apples, peeled, cored and cut into 16 wedges
  • 1 small fennel bulb (white part only, cut into wedges)
  • 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 Tbsp. ginger, ground
  • ½ Tbsp. salt
  • 3½ cups chicken broth, low sodium

Optional Toppings:

Goat cheese
Walnuts
Cranberries
Croutons

Directions

Preheat oven to 400F. Line a baking sheet with parchment or foil; set aside.

Place carrots, apples and fennel onto baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Make sure to coat all the pieces. Place in oven and roast for 45 – 60 minutes, until carrots are tender, the fennel and apples with be soft.

Remove carrots, apple and fennel and place in a large pot. Add garlic, ginger, salt and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 15 minutes.

With an immersion blender, blend soup together or carefully place in batch in a food processor and blend until smooth. Pour soup into bowls; add additional toppings.