Best Winter Carrot Soup Recipes

WINTER WARMER CARROT, CELERY AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the vegetable oil.
• Saute the onions till soft.
• Add the celery and the potato.
• Saute for a minute or so.
• Add the carrots.
• Lower the heat and cook covered for 10 minutes. Keep stirring every 3-4 minutes so that it doesn't stick to the pot.
• Add the 2 cups of vegetable stock.
• Add the herbs rubbing them between your fingers to make the more fragrant.
• Stir in the cumin, turmeric and paprika.
• Bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes more.
• Let it cool then blend it in a blender or food processer.
• Stir in the milk.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.

CURRIED CARROT, LENTIL AND EDAMAME SOUP (GREAT WINTER SOUP!)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan on medium heat. Add ginger, garlic and onion; saute for five minutes or until soft and translucent.
• stir in curry paste and 1 cup of stock to blend. Add carrots and crushed red pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook until carrots are crisply tender, about 5 minutes; stir.
• Add remaining stock, lentils, and edamame beans and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes or until lentils are tender. Stir in cilantro, salt and pepper.
• Spoon into individual serving bowls and serve with naan and sour cream, if desired.

ORANGE-SCENTED WINTER SQUASH AND CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Cut a square piece of cheesecloth to make a bag for spices, herbs and orange peel. Place allspice berries, cardamom cloves, bay leaves, thyme sprigs and strips of orange zest on cheesecloth. Fold two ends over, then roll up the cheesecloth like a burrito and tie tightly with kitchen string.
• Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large, heavy soup pot or Dutch oven and add onion and carrots. Cook, stirring, until tender, about 5 minutes. Add winter squash and garlic and cook, stirring, until the mixture smells fragrant, about 1 minute. Add water or stock, potato, spice bag, and salt to taste and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 45 minutes to 1 hour, until squash is very tender. Remove spice bag but first press it against side of the pot to extract liquid.
• Using a hand blender, or in batches in a regular blender, purée the soup. If using a regular blender cover the top of the jar with a towel pulled down tight, rather than airtight with the lid. Return to pot and whisk in the orange juice (or additional stock or water). Taste, adjust seasonings, and heat through.
• Toss quinoa with 1 teaspoon of the pistachio oil. Ladle the soup into bowls and top with some of the quinoa. Drizzle a little more oil over each bowl and serve.

CARROT AND CORIANDER WINTER SOUP

Steps:

• Fry onions with pepper and garam masala.
• Boil carrots separately until soft,drain carrots and return to pot.
• Add stock and onion mixture, let it cool, then blend with a handmixer or blender.
• Add fresh chopped coriander and serve with naan bread on the side.

WINTER CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• In a saute pan, saute onions and garlic in a bit of oil (sesame is nice, but canola is just fine) until they start to look clear.
• Add carrots, pumpkin, and chicken broth.
• Stir to combine, and pick a few spices: nutmeg, cumin, paprika and cinnamon are my standards, but it's really up to you.
• A bit of salt is nice, too.
• Once the carrots have softened, ladle them into a blender and puree.
• Return to pot, and repeat if desired.
• You should have a nice thick bright orange soup.
• Now comes the tricky part.
• Produce rice, ideally from a forgotten Chinese food carton in the back of the fridge.
• (If no leftover rice or pasta is available, freshly cooked will work just as well.) Dump this square of gluten into a bowl, and add lemon juice (Tbsp+) and pepper.
• Microwave under plastic for about two minutes; the rice will soften and absorb the juice.
• Add this to the soup.
• Stir a few times to combine; serve.
• A note about the chicken broth: As a variation, I've substituted orange and apple juice, and watered wine.
• You may want to alter your spices a bit, but I think you'll be surprised at how bright this soup tastes.