Tomato and carrot soup
Inexpensive food in Iceland - is that even possible? While searching for comparatively cheap meals, I came across this recipe for carrot and tomato soup, which was advertised as costing less than 2,000 ISK for four people combined.
We then went shopping at Bónus - of course, I only needed half of the sour cream and only a few slices of the bacon and only a small part of the parsley. We still had salt for that and I didn't charge for the tap water either.
Here are the prices:
1 can of tomatoes - 59 ISK
1 pack of parsley - 229 ISK
1 pack of breakfast bacon - 328 ISK
1 pack of carrots á 500 g - 398 ISK
1 pack of sour cream á 200 g - 198 ISK
So we paid 1,212 ISK for the whole purchase, of which we ate for two people. If I take out the leftovers, I come to around 730 ISK for two people. According to the current conversion rate (as of mid-October 2017), I get €5.87 for a warm meal for two people. So - actually an inexpensive meal, even in Iceland!
Ingredients for 2 people
500 g carrots
300 ml water
1 tsp salt
400 g canned tomatoes
4 slices of breakfast bacon
2 Tbsp fresh chives
100 ml sour cream
Preparation
Peel the carrots...
...cut into pieces and cook in salted water for about 20 minutes.
Add the canned tomatoes...
...and continue to simmer.
Then carefully crush/mash the carrot pieces.
Fry the bacon slices in a pan until crispy.
Wash and chop the chives, then mix with the sour cream.
Then pour the soup into soup bowls, put a generous spoonful of sour cream on the plate and serve with the fried bacon.
Bon appetit!
[Translated from here.]
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