Recipe: Tasty Cashew Soup

Cashew Soup.

You can cook Cashew Soup using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Cashew Soup

1. You need 2 large of carrots, peeled, cut in 1-2 inch sections.
2. It's 3 large of ribs celery, 1/2 inch slice.
3. Prepare 1/2 large of onion, rough chop.
4. You need 1 medium of russet potato, peeled, 2 inch cubes.
5. You need 3 clove of garlic, crushed.
6. Prepare 2 of inch section peeled ginger root, finely grated.
7. It's 3 tbsp of olive oil.
8. Prepare 1 of several shakes of red pepper flakes.
9. Prepare 4 cup of chicken stock/broth, regular salt.
10. It's 1/2 cup of cashews, roasted, salted.
11. Prepare 2 tbsp of flour.
12. Prepare 1 cup of half and half.

Cashew Soup instructions

1. In a large pot, heat the olive oil with the red pepper flakes. Add the carrots, celery, and onions. Saute/cook for 4-5 minutes stirring often. the onion will be clear..
2. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 1-2 minutes more..
3. Add the stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cover for 40 minutes..
4. Meanwhile grind the cashews with the flour in a clean coffee grinder until very fine..
5. When the vegetables/soup is tender, remove from heat to cool until safe to handle..
6. Puree with a blender or immersion blender until quite smooth..
7. Return pureed soup to stove, adding the nuts and half and half. Gently heat to serve. Do not boil..
8. A sesame, rice type cracker is a nice compliment to this soup. Makes 8 (3/4 cup) servings.....the perfect starter portion. You can serve this soup cold, if you wish. It can be made a day ahead..