Carrot, Sweet Potato and Ginger Soup
Carrot, Sweet Potato and Ginger Soup is healthy, nutritious and so tasty. Get our easy family favorite recipe.
Yield: 4 people
Equipment
- 1 large soup pot
- Stick immersion blender
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium sweet onion diced
- 5 medium carrots (about 375 grams)
- 1 medium sweet potato (about 350 grams)
- 2 tablespoons minced ginger (about a 1 inch knob, peeled and grated), see notes
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper
- 1 14.5 oz can chicken broth
- 1 cup water
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 cup light coconut milk
- salt to taste, see notes
Instructions
- Heat the oil in the pot on medium heat. When the oil is shimmery, add in the onions. Sauté for about 5 minutes, until the onions are soft and just starting to brown.
- In the meantime, as the onions cook, peel the carrots and sweet potato. Cut the carrots into 1-inch pieces. Cut the sweet potato into about 1-inch pieces. No need to be precise.
- When the onions are ready, add in the carrots, sweet potatoes, minced ginger, pumpkin pie spice and white pepper. Cook for another 2 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Add in the chicken broth, water and thyme. Bring to a simmer, then turn down the heat. Simmer for 30 minutes, covered, stirring occasionally, until the carrots and sweet potato are tender.
- Remove the stalks of thyme. Blitz with a stick blender until smooth. When blitzing, make sure the hot soup does not splash out. Alternatively, you can allow the soup to cool slightly, then transfer it to a blender and blitz until smooth.
- Lastly, stir in the coconut milk. Serve and enjoy.
Notes
- Carrots: Use baby carrots to save time. Measure by weight.
- Ginger: I use this jar of this minced ginger. Reduce the ginger to make it more mild.
- White pepper: Substitute with black pepper if needed.
- Stick blender: A stick immersion blender makes it so easy and quick to blitz soup.
- Coconut milk: Use full fat coconut milk for a creamier soup.
- Make it mild: Use less ginger, less white pepper, and/or more coconut milk to make it less fiery.