Coconut Ginger Carrot Soup
This incredible coconut ginger carrot soup is so easy to make and has the most amazing, slightly sweet and perfectly spiced flavour.
If you love flavours like coconut and ginger, you’re going to love this delicious, nourishing soup. It’s easy to make with just a few simple ingredients and ready to enjoy in 30 minutes.
Recipe Highlights
- Vegan (dairy-free), gluten-free, nut-free and easily oil-free.
- Easy to make in under 30 minutes.
- Made with simple pantry staple ingredients.
- Great way to use up extra carrots.
- Can be made in advance and freezes well.
- Lovely addition to a holiday meal.
- Enjoy any night of the week for a side dish or light dinner.
Ingredient Notes
A complete list of ingredients with amounts and full instructions is located in the printable recipe card below. This section covers ingredient and substitution considerations.
- Olive Oil: Optional. You can use oil to saute the onion or a bit of water or broth for an easy oil-free option.
- Onion: You can use white or yellow onion. Shallot would also work!
- Garlic: Fresh garlic is best. The recipe calls for 3 cloves but feel free to use a bit more if you love garlic.
- Ginger: The recipe calls for fresh ginger but you can substitute 1 tsp ground ginger in a pinch.
- Spices: You’ll need cumin and coriander. Other spices that could work in this recipe are curry powder, turmeric or even a pinch of cinnamon or cloves.
- Carrot: This recipe is for fresh carrots. You should be able to use frozen carrots but I haven’t tried it.
- Broth: Any good homemade or store-bought broth or stock works. You can use carton, canned or cubed broth. I like Better than Boullion.
- Coconut Milk: You can use canned full-fat coconut milk or for a lower-fat option, light coconut milk.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Prepare: Chop the onion, garlic, ginger and carrot. Once you get the onion and garlic in the pan, you can continue preparing the carrot and ginger and gather the spices.
Step 1: Cook the Onion & Garlic
Heat 2 tsp olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic with a pinch of salt and pepper and cook for 3-4 minutes until nice and soft.
Quick Tip: If you want an oil-free recipe, use a bit of water or broth to cook the onion and garlic instead of oil.
Step 2: Add Carrot & Ginger
Add the carrots, ginger and spices with another little pinch of salt and pepper, and cook for another minute, stirring constantly.
Quick Tip: If you want the soup to have some heat, add up 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper or chili flakes along with the other spices. For curried soup, add 1-2 tsp mild curry powder. For red curried soup, add 1-2 tbsp red curry paste.
Step 3: Simmer Soup
Add the coconut milk and broth and simmer uncovered until the carrots are nice and tender. This should take about 20-25 minutes.
Step 4: Blend Soup
Now it’s time to blend! You can use an immersion blender in the pot which works fine, but for the smoothest soup, I suggest using a Vitamix or other high-speed blender.
Carefully transfer the soup to a blender and blend until smooth. Just be sure to allow the steam to escape as you blend!
Variations
- This recipe also works well with sweet potato or half sweet potato and half carrot.
- Add 2 tsp curry powder for curried soup.
- Add heat with up to 1 tsp red chili flakes or cayenne pepper.
- Add red curry paste for a Thai-inspired soup.
- Add 2-3 diced stalks of celery with the onion.
- Add up to 1 cup of white beans when you add the coconut milk for more creaminess and protein.
Serving
- Serve on its own for a light meal.
- Top with a drizzle of coconut milk, squeeze of fresh lime, fresh cracked black pepper and/or finely chopped fresh cilantro.
- Crispy chickpeas, roasted cauliflower, toasted cashews or pumpkin seeds, coconut bacon or tempeh bacon are also yummy toppings.
- Serve as a starter for a holiday or any fall or winter meal.
- Delicious with a piece of toasted sourdough or any crusty bread.
FAQs
Yes, this soup is vegan as long as you use vegetable stock.
Yes. To freeze this soup, let it cool then transfer it to freezer bags or a freezer-safe container. Thaw in the fridge then reheat on the stovetop or in the microwave.
Not necessarily. I prefer to peel them for the best creamy texture but you can also just give them a good scrub and skip the peeling.
Storing
- Fridge: Let cool then store in a sealed container for up to 4 days.
- Freezer: Let cool then store in a sealed container for up to 3 months.
- Reheating: Reheat on the stovetop or in the microwave, adding a bit of water or broth to thin if needed. If frozen, thaw overnight in the fridge before reheating.
More Soup Recipes
Check out some favourite soup recipes below or browse all my soup recipes here:
- Lemon Lentil Soup: Zesty, easy and healthy!
- Chickpea Vegetable Chowder: A popular dairy-free chowder recipe.
- Cauliflower Sweet Potato Soup: Curried cauliflower and sweet potato soup with turmeric.
- Kabocha Squash Soup: Creamy curried squash soup.
- Mulligatawny Soup: A flavourful soup with apple, lentil and rice.
- Vegan Cashew Carrot Soup: Ultra-creamy carrot soup made with cashews.
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PrintCoconut Ginger Carrot Soup
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Soup
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Description
This spiced coconut ginger carrot soup is ready in 30 minutes, full of flavour and so easy to make.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp olive oil or water
- 1 medium white onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp fresh ginger, minced
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp coriander
- 5 cups peeled and chopped carrots (approx. 7 large carrots)
- 3 cups vegetable stock
- 1 cup canned full-fat coconut milk
- salt and pepper, as needed
Instructions
- Prepare: Chop the onion and garlic first and then start heating the oil in a large soup pot while you start chopping the the carrot and ginger. Once you add the onion and garlic to the pot, you can finish chopping the carrot and ginger and gathering the cumin, coriander, broth and coconut milk.
- Saute Onion and Garlic: If you’re using oil, heat it in a large soup pot over medium heat then add the onion and garlic with a pinch of salt and pepper and cook for 3-4 minutes until fragrant and soft. For oil-free soup, use water or broth instead of oil.
- Add Ginger, Carrot and Spices: Add the ginger, carrot, 1 tsp cumin and 1 tsp coriander, along with another pinch of salt and pepper, and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly. If the pan starts to dry out, you can add a splash of water or broth.
- Simmer Soup: Add the coconut milk and vegetable broth and let it simmer lightly, uncovered for about 20 minutes or until the carrots are fork tender and cooked through. Remove the soup from heat.
- Blend Soup: Use an immersion blender in the pot or carefully transfer the soup to a blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Pour it back into the pot.
- Season and Serve: Taste the soup and adjust the seasoning if needed. Serve right away with finely chopped cilantro, a drizzle of coconut milk and a squeeze of fresh lime juice.
Notes
If you find it to be too thick when you’re done, simply stir in some extra vegetable stock, water or non-dairy milk.
Leftover soup can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 4 days. To freeze, cool then transfer to freezer bags or a freezer-safe container and freeze up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge if frozen then reheat on the stovetop or in the microwave until heated through.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
- Calories: 232
- Fat: 15 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 4 g
Keywords: ginger carrot soup, vegan coconut carrot soup
This recipe was originally posted on September 21, 2015.
A lovely soup one my better attempt I also added pinch of chilli flakes for slight more heat
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This soup is delicious! But 10 minutes prep time? You can dice an onion, mince 3 cloves of garlic, grate 2 T of ginger, peel and chop 5 cups of carrots and measure out the rest of the ingredients, all in 10 minutes?? I must be really slow, because it took me 30 minutes. I really wish food writers would be more realistic about prep times.
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Sorry about that, yes I do think that would be 10 minutes for me but I suppose I am quite speedy. I put a note in the recipe to help with the flow of prep.
Made this soup for the first time and I will definitely be making this again. The process was easy and simple and the final taste was phenomenal! I’d highly recommend.
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Great recipe, I love making it in winter. I like to give my soup a small kick by adding a bit extra cumin and a tsp of curry powder, warms you up on a cold day.
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This is the most amazing soup. I had made it previously, but misplaced the recipe, but soo happy to find it again. Thanks very much to everyone. Enjoy
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So glad you found it again too!
Yummiest fall soup, I added turmeric cinnamon and Cayenne, topped it with shelled pumpkin seeds absolutely delicious thank you so much will definitely make this again, what a comfort.
This soup is REALLY delicious, and feels so good for both body and soul! I did add quite a bit of extra ginger, because I am a ginger junky! We made a huge batch and even used some leftovers for a sauce with a brown rice, chickpea, and broccoli stir-fry. My non-vegan chef partner was blown away by the versatility and tastiness of this soup. This is the first of your recipes I have tried, but will be using many more. I love your food-losophy. Thanks for the awesome meal!
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I loved this recipe! I have low-fat coconut milk, but I sauteed my garlic and onion in coconut oil. Tasty and healthy! Thanks for the help.
Delicious and nutritious! Cooked it exactly as stated in the recipe. Thank you!
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Made this tonight for dinner and followed the recipe exactly plus added 1 tsp of turmeric. It was so delicious! I’m looking forward to leftovers for lunch tomorrow.
I made this soup using cinnamon, cumin, and turmeric. I also wanted to use up my red lentils so I put about 1and1/2 cups into my pot at the end while it boiled and then reduced to simmer. I didn’t think I had enough carrots and wanted to fill out the soup a bit. The house smells so delicious. We are anticipating a snow fall and I think this soup is great pre Christmas meal. So easy to make and so yummy!
Wow! I didn’t have any ginger so ended up using a lot of garum marsala, some turmeric and cumin along with Braggs aminos and the soup was fantastic. Really delicious — thank you!
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Hello, I made this soup recently and it was a huge hit! Would love to make it as a Christmas gift for friends and family. Any special instructions for canning in mason jars?
I’m so glad you enjoyed it. I don’t have any experience with canning so I’m sorry I can’t help much there! Good luck!