Coconut Curry Roasted Carrot and Leek Soup
- Total Time: 1 hour 20 mins
Description
Roasting the carrots intensifies their earthy flavor while curry powder and coconut milk add a great exotic twist.
Ingredients
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- 6 cups chopped carrots
- 1 white onion, sliced into big chunks
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 3 leeks, sliced and rinsed
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 cups vegetable or chicken broth
- 2 tsp curry powder
- dash nutmeg
- dash ginger
- 1 (14 oz) can light coconut milk
- plain Greek yogurt, for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Line two baking sheets with foil (optional but I do it for easier clean up).
- Divide carrots and onion among the two baking sheets and drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes.
- Add remaining 1 tbsp of olive oil to large soup pot and heat oven medium heat.
- Add leeks and cook 5-7 minutes, until they start to soften.
- Add garlic and cook 2 more minutes, stirring well.
- Add broth, curry powder, nutmeg, and ginger.
- Bring to a boil and let simmer 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Add the roasted carrots and onions to the pot before blending.
- Stir in half of coconut milk.
- At this point you can either transfer to a high powered blender, such as a Vitamix, or use an immersion blender to puree the soup. I used my Vitamix to get it super creamy.
- Add whatever amount of remaining coconut milk that you want, depending on your preference of how thick you like your soup. I just added a couple more tablespoons.
- Ladle into soup bowls and top with dollop of plain Greek yogurt.
- Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Soup
At what point do the carrots and onions go into the soup mix? Maybe I missed it in the instructions, so I apologize. I added them after I brought everything to a boil and it turned out great!
You’re totally right—it looks like the step to add the roasted carrots and onions was accidentally left out (we are updating now!). You did the right thing by tossing them in after the simmer. That’s exactly when they should go in—right before blending. Glad it still turned out great!