Carrots and sweet potatoes make a sweet and spicy starter soup. A vibrant starter for a formal meal.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time25 minutesmins
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Vegan
Keyword: carrots, coconut milk, sweet potato
Servings: 6servings
Author: Trish | The In Fine Balance Food Blog
Equipment
blender or immersion blender
Ingredients
1tablespoonolive oil
2shallots, finely diced
2teaspoongaram masala or your favourite mild curry powder
½teaspoonground cumin
½teaspoonground ginger
1inchpiece of fresh ginger, grated
2-3clovesgarlic, crushed or pressed in a garlic pressed
5cupsvegetable stock
4cupscarrots, roughly choppeduse all colours if you have them!
3cupssweet potatoes, roughly chopped
160mlcan of full fat coconut mlik
1tablespoonbrown sugar
Instructions
Heat olive oil in a large soup pot or dutch oven over medium heat. Add shallots, and saute until just tender, about 5 minutes. Add spices, garlic, and fresh ginger and saute until just fragrant, about 1 minute. Add carrots, sweet potato and vegetable stock. Bring to a boil, then turn down to a simmer. SImmer until vegetables are tender, about 20-25 minutes.
Remove from heat. Using an immerson blender and blend soup until smooth. If using a regular blender, blend in batches, being careful to not overfill blender jar. Also keep blender jar slighly vented, but cover the vent with a kitchen towel. Be careful!
Reserve a small amount of the thick coconut collected at the top of the can to garish the tops of each soup bowl if desired.Return soup to heat, stir in coconut milk and brown sugar. Warm through. Add water or more stock if soup is too thick for your liking. We prefer a nice creamy thick soup. Ladle into serving bowls and garnish with reserved coconut cream, if using. Serve immediately.