Roasted Carrot Soup
Posted by in FoodI like to roast my carrots in the oven to give this soup a bit of a smoky flavor. Serve with a couple of croutons on top or a few leaves of mint.
Roasted Carrot Soup
Ingredients
- 2½ lbs carrots, peeled, cut into 3 inch pieces
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 40 ounces chicken broth
- 1 tbsp fresh grated ginger
- salt and pepper to taste
- pinch of nutmeg
- 2 tbsp heavy cream
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp orange juice
Instructions
- Roast the carrots at 375 for 1 hour, until soft and beginning to brown
- Cook onion and celery in olive oil in a soup pot over medium high heat until onion is translucent.
- Add the ginger, carrots, chicken broth, salt, pepper, nutmeg, cream, butter and orange juice.
- Bring to a boil.
- Using a hand blender, puree the soup.
- Cook another 10-15 minutes on simmer.
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This looks like a really excellent fall dish!
Our neighborhood has a soup supper coming up and I just may bring this one!
Roasted vegetables do have such a different flavor. Do you think this recipe would work with any root veggie?
Yes, I make a butternut soup that is very similar.
I have never made carrot soup. I pulled some carrots from the garden today, so will try the recipe next week once the weather turns colder.
I am printing this one out~ I love soup and the time is coming…love the idea of roasting the vegetable first. Thanks!
Wondering … could this work without dairy products?
Sure.