This Waste Ingredient Made My Carrot Soup Brighter And Zingier

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/6908967f230000896dbe217c.jpeg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Carrot soup" data-caption="Carrot soup" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Amy Glover / HuffPost UK" />Carrot soup</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>Earlier this year, <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/best-tomato-soup-recipe-mary-berry_uk_67c5864fe4b0b2967721ceef">I tried Mary Berry’s trick of putting</a> Thai curry paste in tomato soup – I haven’t gone back since. </p><p>It makes the whole dish taste so much more warming and “moreish”. </p><p>Usually, I reckon ginger does the same thing to a carrot soup (I always grate some into the mix for a fiery tang). </p><p>But recently, when faced with a glut of leftover carrots, <a href="https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/carrot_ginger_soup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I found yet another zesty ingredient</a> some home cooks swear by: orange peel. </p><p>I already add orange zest <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/best-carrot-cake-recipe_uk_673b366ce4b067175c393f25">to my carrot cake</a>, which I love. So, I figured I’d give it a go. </p></div><div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/690895e9180000a47a040383.jpeg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Holding orange/the completed soup" data-caption="Holding orange/the completed soup" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Amy Glover / HuffPost UK" />Holding orange/the completed soup</div><div class="content-list-component text"><h2><strong>How do you make carrot and orange soup?</strong></h2><p>Start off as usual: sauté some onions with carrots, sizzle