Vegan Coconut Spiced Carrot Soup Recipe
This soup is so rich and creamy, that it’s hard to believe it’s cream-free. The three main ingredients in this luscious comforting soup are carrots, potato and coconut milk.The "roughly chopped" vegetables should be about ½ to 1 inch pieces.
Servings: 6 to 8
Calories: 174kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- olive oil
- 1 cup roughly chopped yellow onion (bite-sized)
- 6 cups peeled, chopped carrots (bite-sized) approx. 2½ pounds whole carrots
- 1 cup peeled, chopped Yukon Gold potatoes (bite-sized) approx. ⅓ pound potato
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups unsweetened light coconut milk
- salt and granulated sugar to taste
- pinch cayenne pepper optional
Instructions
- Cook the onions. Coat the bottom of a large soup pot with olive oil and place it over low-medium heat. Add the onions and cook until they're soft, translucent and a bit golden, about 10 minutes.
- Add carrots and potatoes. Add the carrots, potatoes, cumin, cardamom, turmeric, and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring from time to time.
- Add coconut milk and water and simmer. Pour in the water and coconut milk, turn the heat to high and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat to low and let the soup simmer until the carrots and potatoes are tender, about 25 minutes.
- Blend. In two batches, so it's not too full, pour the soup into a powerful blender, and blend on high until it's completely smooth. Please note that when you blend hot liquids in the blender, you have to hold down the lid very firmly. If you don't, the hot liquid, vibration, and steam can force the lid off.
- Season and serve. Once the soup is blended, return it to the pot. Add the cayenne pepper (if desired for a little heat), and then the salt and sugar to taste, and serve. (Here's How to Season to Taste.)
Notes
Make ahead: the soup can be made up to 3 days ahead and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Reheat on the stove or in the microwave, adding a little water or vegetable stock if it's thickened.
Freezing: freeze in an airtight container for up to 2 months.
Nutritional information is automatically calculated, so it should only be used as an estimate.
Nutrition
Calories: 174kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 157mg | Potassium: 636mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 21393IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 1mg