Looking for your next favorite soup?
This Easy Thai Carrot Soup might just be it!
There is something so soothing about a bowl of hot, creamy soup while it is absolutely freezing outside. What's even better is when it's a hot, creamy, nutrient dense soup that my kids will actually eat. This Easy Thai Carrot Soup nails it Every.Single.Time.
Not only is the prep work an absolute joke but it turns out tasting like you must have slaving over this all day. There aren't any crazy ingredients either. I always have all of these ingredients in my pantry. It's one of those recipes I like to make if I've had a long day. There's not a whole lot of thinking required and it's pretty hard to mess it up.
After making this Thai Carrot Soup recipe a couple of times, you'll quickly be able to make it without much thought.
For my family, it is a healthy slight alternative to the Vegan Carrot Soup we eat a lot. The difference with this soup is that I like adding coconut milk to make it extra creamy, lime juice for just a hint of citrus, and cilantro for a bright, earthy flavor.
To top it all off, I like adding fresh cayenne pepper. So what flavors and textures does this Thai Carrot Soup have?
Sweet from the Carrots
Earthy from the Cilantro
Sour from the Lime
Creamy from the Coconut Milk
Heat from the Cayenne Pepper & Ginger
Oh, and garlic...because garlic is garlic and it's so dang good that you never need an excuse to cook with it.
If you are thinking, this might be too spicy for my kids. Fear not, the reason I added the cayenne pepper on top instead of cooking it into the soup is so that you can easily leave it off. My kids love the taste of ginger now since I regularly cook with it or add it to tea as well. However, if your kids aren't too accustomed to it then go easy on the ginger.
Easy Thai Carrot Soup
Ingredients
- 1 ½ teaspoon Coconut Oil
- 1 large Yellow Onion diced
- Small knob of fresh Ginger peeled, grated
- 2 - 4 Garlic Cloves minced
- 1.5 lbs 750 g Carrots (peeled, roughly diced)
- 3 cups Low Sodium Vegetable Broth
- small handful Cilantro
- 1 Cayenne Pepper diced, optional
- 1 can of Coconut Milk
- 1 - 3 teaspoons Fresh Lime Juice optional
Instructions
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Melt coconut oil in over medium-high heat in a medium sized stock pot. Add onion, garlic, and ginger to pot and cook for 5 minutes. Add carrots and cook for 3 more minutes. Stir broth and cilantro into pot and bring to a boil. Once boiling, lower heat, cover pot and simmer until carrots can easily be pierced with a fork. This will take anywhere between 15 and 40 minutes depending on the size of the diced carrots.
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When carrots are soft, puree using an immersion blender or add to a blender to puree. Return soup back to stock pot and add coconut milk and more water if too thick.
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Add lime juice and more salt to taste.
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Garnish soup with cayenne pepper and fresh cilantro leaves. Serve hot.
Recipe Notes
1.) To make this a low calorie soup with only 69 calories in a cup, omit the coconut milk.2.) I'm a big fan of steaming vegetables since it helps preserve more nutrients. If you wish, you can steam your carrots first and add then to the pot with boiling water. Then immediately puree and serve. 3.) The reason I add the cayenne pepper as a garnish is to keep this kid friendly. If you prefer a spicier soup. Add you diced cayenne chili pepper to the stock pot at the same time you add the onions, garlic, and ginger. This will allow the spice from the pepper to evenly spread throughout the entire soup.4.) You can substitute the coconut oil with olive oil, if needed.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
The sweet carrot and coconut with the spice...so good!! Thai is such a beautiful cuisine!
Hauke Fox says
Yes, this sounds absoultely delicious, Vanessa! I'm a huge fan of Thai food, this soup is right up my alley! Thanks for sharing :D
Sophia @Veggies Don't Bite says
Soups are so perfect for right now! I'm loving the cayenne kick in this!
The Food Hunter says
the peppers make it extra special!
Jenn says
Sounds amazing!! Love the heat in there and so many awesome flavors coming together!
[email protected] says
I love thai flavours and this soup sounds fantastic. Carrots lend such a lovely sweetness.
Linda @ Veganosity says
Vanessa, this is a beautiful recipe. I love Thai flavors and carrot soup. Love that you combined the two.
dixya @ food, pleasure, and health says
i love how pretty it looks..i love carrot ginger soup but the idea of this Thai soup is making me hungry.
vegdiver says
Thanks for the great vegan website! Your photography is outstanding- the composition & lighting of your photos make your posted recipes quite... drool worthy! - The Campbell Family
Vanessa Croessmann says
Thanks so much! Drool worthy is exactly what I was going for ;)
Sina @ Vegan Heaven says
I love thai food! :-) I spent two weeks in Thailand last September and the food we had was just amazing! I could have stayed sooo much longer. Can't wait to try this soup!
Kathy Hester says
I love creamy soups and this one has a kick too! I can't wait to make it!
The Vegan 8 says
This looks so pretty and perfect Vanessa, I really could just eat my screen! The color is gorgeous, love the overhead shots!
Tish says
This recipe should come in handy this winter. Looks delish.
Marla says
This soup was perfect! Thanks for such an easy recipe. I#m going to make it a lot.
Trish says
So easy to make. My girls licked their bowls clean. Passed the recipe on to my mother in law too. So good!
Vanessa Croessmann says
Yay! Thanks for sharing this recipe with your mother in law :)
Susan Blake says
Thank you for sharing this fantastic recipe! I have made it several times and so has my daughter. It's SO GOOD that I served it as part of my first vegan thanksgiving this past year. A new classic and elegant master recipe in my kitchen.
Vanessa Croessmann says
Thanks Susan! I'm so happy you liked the soup :) It's definitely one of my easy, go-to recipes!
Nununana says
I'm a college student trying to learn how to cook and this was a really nice easy recipe! Thank you so much! It was incredibly delicious!
Vanessa Croessmann says
So happy you liked the Thai Carrot Soup! Enjoy :)
Chhavi says
This turned out just lovely. This is going to be my new go-to for using up fresh carrots. It was easy, quick and just delicious!