Every Fall, we make a list of all the soups we want to make and carrot soup is one that we make again and again. We used purple carrots to make purple carrot soup this time. The deep purple and creamy decoration of this naturally vegan soup adds a little extra glam to this cozy Autumn soup recipe. Try this butternut squash soup next!
Purple carrot soup shopping list
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- Purple carrots
- Onion
- Garlic
- Cumin
- Coconut milk
- Ginger
- Fresh cilantro
- Hot chili pepper
You can find carrots in a variety of colors, including orange, purple, white, red and yellow. We love shopping for different carrot varieties at the Marché d’Aligre here in Paris. Each color tastes slightly different. Purple carrots are slightly sweeter than orange carrots and have a hint of a peppery taste making them perfect to use in thick autumn soups. Interestingly, each color features different health benefits. Research has shown that purple carrots have high doses of vitamin A and can help prevent heart disease. In addition to being absolutely delicious, you will love the additional nutritional punch packed by these beautiful deep velvet purple beauties. You may be able to find purple carrots at your local market or grocery store.
This video explains the health benefits of these gorgeous purple carrots!
Tips to make this purple carrot soup
- Often purple carrots are only purple on the outside. To make purple carrot soup, you will need carrots that are purple all the way through. If you look carefully, you can usually tell if the carrots are orange on the inside (you will see bits of orange) or 100% purple.
- This recipe works best with nice firm carrots. Once they begin to get a bit softer, they tend to lose their flavor.
Add your own twist to this purple carrot soup
- We used purple carrots in this recipe, but you could absolutely use orange or yellow carrots.
- Use regular carrots and add ginger to make roasted carrot soup
- Add in some potatoes to potato carrot soup
- Use orange carrots to make a classic carrot coconut curry soup
How to store carrots
One of the great things about this carrot soup recipe is that is only requires a few ingredients that you may already have on hand. You can also plan for it in advance by buying carrots, coconut milk and spices and storing them for when you want to make your soup. Purple carrots can be harder to find and you may want to purchase them in advance to plan for a dinner party or other event. In that case, you can store them in the fridge for up to one month in a plastic container with a lid. Just make sure you cut off the green tops and fill the container with cold water. If you change the water every 4-5 days, you can store carrots for up to one month by following these instructions.
Creamy vegan purple carrot soup!
Enjoy this carrot soup combining purple carrots, onion, garlic, cumin, coconut milk, ginger and fresh cilantro and topped with powdered hot chili pepper.
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Purple carrot soup (vegan)
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: For 4
Description
Creamy vegan purple carrot soup is bursting with purple carrots, onion, garlic, cumin, coconut milk and ginger. Topped with fresh cilantro and red chili pepper. The deep purple color is a show stopper!
Ingredients
1.5 lbs of purple carrots (peeled and sliced)
1 onion (peeled and sliced)
1 clove of garlic (peeled and sliced)
1 tsp of cumin powder
2 cups (40cl) of coconut milk
1 inch of ginger (peeled and grated)
A tbsp of fresh cilantro (chopped)
1 red chili pepper (powdered)
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Put the carrots, onion, garlic, cumin, cilantro and a teaspoon of coarse salt in a large pot.
Fill the pot with enough cold water to cover the mixture.
Heat on high heat for 30 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Pour the coconut milk.
Add the ginger and half a teaspoon of ground black pepper.
Mix with a hand blender.
Heat until it boils.
Serve with powdered red chili pepper and a sprig of fresh cilantro.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Category: Soup
- Cuisine: French
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Andy Bishop says
Can I use regular orange carrots with this recipe?