Carrot and ginger soup recipe

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The carrots give the soup a lovely sweetness, so kids love it. Good for getting the 5-a-day! It is quite a filling soup and it's perfect for lunch or dinner

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  • Vegetarian
Serves4
SkillEasy
Preparation Time10 mins
Cooking Time35 mins
Total Time45 mins
Five A DayOne
Cost RangeCheap

The future is orange with this gorgeous spiced up soup.

Carrot soup is a classic but add in ginger and you've got something really special. It's ideal if you're feeling under the weather, or even just a little morning-after-ish. Carrots have a natural sweetness which makes the soup really appetising. Ginger gives it warmth and spiciness, and it's also a superfood. It's anti-inflammatory, it helps with headaches and nausea, it's even good for heart health and indigestion. This recipe makes 4 portions of soup, but it's a really good batch lunch. Eat one portion on the day you cook it and the rest will keep in the fridge to eat over the next three days.

Ingredients

For the soup:

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 medium onions, peeled and chopped
  • 600g of carrots, peeled and chopped
  • 1 clove of garlic, peeled and crushed
  • 1 tsp powdered ginger
  • 1 tsp medium curry powder
  • 1½ litres good stock, chicken or vegetable
  • Pared rind of one lemon
  • Sea salt and black pepper

For the lemon herb cream, for serving:

  • 1 x 200g crème fraîche
  • Finely grated rind of one lemon
  • 2 tsp chopped parsley
  • 2 tsp chopped chives

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Method

  1. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and add the onions and carrots, cook for several minutes, stirring from time to time. Do not brown the vegetables.
  2. Then add the garlic, ginger and curry powder and cook for a further min. Add the stock and lemon strips to the pan, half cover the pan with its lid, and simmer gently for 20 mins until the carrots are tender.
  3. Cool slightly, then liquidise the soup until smooth. Taste and season with sea salt and black pepper. Reheat to serve.
  4. For the lemon herb cream: Mix all the ingredients together and serve a spoonful on top of the soup

Top tip for making carrot and ginger soup

If you have some fresh ginger, it's even better for you than the powered kind. Grate about 1 tbsp of fresh ginger and replace the ground, or use a half and half mix of the two.

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Jessica Dady
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Jessica Dady is Food Editor at GoodtoKnow and has over 11 years of experience as a digital editor, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the must-buy seasonal food hampers and advent calendars for Christmas to the family-friendly air fryers that’ll make dinner time a breeze, Jessica loves trying and testing various food products to find the best of the best for the busy parents among us. Over the years of working with GoodtoKnow, Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Future’s Test Kitchen to create exclusive videos - as well as writing, testing, and shooting her own recipes. When she’s not embracing the great outdoors with her family at the weekends, Jessica enjoys baking up a storm in the kitchen with her favourite bakes being chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, and a tray of gooey chocolate brownies