Cardamom carrot meatball soup

Cutlets and meatballs

While watching Top Chef (Seattle), one of the contestants made a carrot soup with turkey meatballs. After mulling this idea around in my head for a while, I decided to make my own version. Tasty turkey meatballs laced with shredded carrot and cardamom float in a thick, carrot and leek soup base, resulting in a soup that looks heavy, but is actually light and delicious.