Carrot Soup With Ginger & Lemon – Oracibo

Ingredients

• ¼ cup butter
• 1 ½ cups chopped onion
• 1 Tbsp. finely chopped peeled fresh ginger
• 1 ½ tsp. minced garlic
• 1 ¼ lbs. carrots, peeled & chopped
• 2 tomatoes, seeded, chopped (approx. 1 1/3 cups)
• 1 1/2 tsp. grated lemon peel (zest)
• 3 cups low salt or homemade chicken stock
• 2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
• Garnish: finely chopped parsley or snipped, fresh chives
• sour cream or yogurt