dungeness carrot soup

How To Make dungeness carrot soup

• 1

  In a 5-qt. pot over medium-high heat, melt butter.
• 2

  Add onion, carrots, bay leaf, white rice, salt, black pepper and cumin. Cook, stirring, until onions are light golden, about 6 minutes.
• 3

  Add 5 cups water and bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 25 minutes. Remove bay leaf.
• 4

  Working in batches, puree soup in a blender until smooth. Return soup to pot, stir in lemon zest, and bring back up to heat without boiling.
• 5

  In a small bowl, toss crab with lemon juice and minced chives.
• 6

  Put an equal mound of crab mixture in the center of each of 4 soup bowls, then ladle soup around crab.
• 7

  Garnish with chopped chives.
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