Curry Carrot Soup

To start off the new year (and because I was bored at home), I chose to try something new tonight for dinner.  I saw several bags of carrots in the fridge from the last sale at the store that were begging to be used and began thinking of a carrot soup.  Originally I was going toward a pea soup kind of idea, but wanted something healthy and still flavorful.  I found several recipes on the internet regarding carrot curry soups and carrot and ginger soups, but nothing really struck my fancy exactly.  So, I mixed up a batch using the concepts I found online and ended up with an amazingly delicious (and healthy) soup!  Well, I didn't end up using it in a soup-like way, I put the thick puree on top of quinoa (a very healthy grain that is full of protien) and as I eat, I decided it must go into the "keep" pile of recipes.  So, here it is, for those of you interested.

Yellow Chicken and Quinoa

So, my husband was out with the guys one night and I had a craving for a mild curry dish.  I don't usually like curry, but oddly this is what ended up in the pan for dinner.  It turned out really good.  For those of you who have never had quinoa, I thought it tasted like a cross between couscous and brown rice.  It was really enjoyable.  Hope you like it.