Description
Hearty carrot potato soup delivers comforting warmth with creamy blended vegetables and aromatic herbs. Simple ingredients combine for a nourishing bowl that satisfies and delights you.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Vegetables:
- 4 carrots, peeled and chopped
- 3 potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
Seasonings and Spices:
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- Salt and pepper to taste
Cooking and Garnish Ingredients:
- 4 cups (960 milliliters) vegetable broth
- 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) olive oil
- Fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Warm olive oil in a spacious cooking vessel over moderate temperature, introducing diced onions and minced garlic. Sauté until aromatics become translucent and fragrant.
- Incorporate chopped carrots and cubed potatoes into the pot, allowing ingredients to caramelize and develop deep flavor profiles for approximately 4-5 minutes.
- Gently cascade vegetable broth into the mixture, elevating heat until liquid reaches a vigorous boil. Immediately reduce thermal intensity to a gentle simmer, allowing vegetables to tenderize for 20-22 minutes.
- Transform soup’s texture using an immersion blender or traditional blender, processing until achieving a velvety, uniform consistency with no visible vegetable chunks.
- Enhance soup’s complexity by introducing ground cumin, sweet paprika, precise salt measurements, and cracked black pepper. Allow flavors to meld together during an additional 3-4 minute simmering phase.
- Present the soup piping hot, adorned with freshly chopped parsley as a vibrant, herbaceous garnish that provides visual appeal and subtle brightness.
Notes
- Customize heat levels by adjusting the amount of spices, creating a milder or more intense flavor profile.
- For a creamier texture, add a splash of heavy cream or coconut milk before blending, which enhances richness without overwhelming the vegetable essence.
- Transform this soup into a vegan-friendly dish by ensuring vegetable broth is used and avoiding dairy-based garnishes.
- Elevate nutritional value by roasting carrots and potatoes before adding to the soup, which deepens their natural sweetness and develops complex caramelized undertones.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 143 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg