Carrot and Ginger Soup

A vivid orange soup of carrots simmered with fresh ginger and a little cumin, blended velvety with coconut milk and lifted with orange — sweet, warming and sharp at once.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 750 g carrots, sliced
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 30 g fresh ginger, grated
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 0.5 tsp ground cumin
- 1 l vegetable stock, hot
- 200 ml coconut milk
- 1 orange, zest and juice
- to taste salt and black pepper
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves, to serve
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 1266 kcal · P 26g · C 132.1g · F 81.7g
Estimated from 10 of 11 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Heat the olive oil in a pot over medium heat and soften the onion for 6 minutes.
- 2Add the ginger, garlic and cumin and stir for 1 minute, until fragrant.
- 3Add the carrots and stir to coat them in the spiced oil, then pour in the hot stock, bring to the boil and simmer 20–25 minutes, until the carrots crush easily against the side of the pot.
- 4Add the orange zest and blend until completely smooth — carrots need a full 2 minutes in a blender to lose their graininess.
- 5Stir in the coconut milk and the orange juice, season with salt and pepper and reheat without boiling.
- 6Serve with the coriander leaves scattered over.
Questions and answers
How long does Carrot and Ginger Soup take to make?
About 45 minutes: 15 min prep and 30 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Carrot and Ginger Soup?
11 ingredients: carrots, onion, fresh ginger, garlic cloves, olive oil, ground cumin, vegetable stock, coconut milk, orange, salt and black pepper, coriander leaves.
How many servings does this Carrot and Ginger Soup recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Carrot and Ginger Soup?
About 316 kcal, with 6.5 g protein, 33 g carbohydrate and 20.4 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Carrot and Ginger Soup recipe suit?
It is vegan and dairy-free.
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