This time of year the end of the winter CSA isn’t too exciting. I’m getting a lot of carrots and potatoes and some apples.
We’ve had so many carrots that I needed to find a new use for them. We put them in salads, in any veggie/tofu stir fry I make, and I cut up one for the kid’s lunch each day. But, we still have so many carrots and we don’t have any bunnies ;-)
I love spicy food and decided to make Curried Carrot Soup. Here is the recipe.
2 tablespoons vegetable oil (I used olive)
1 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon curry powder (I used an unmeasured too much – my soup was super spicy)
2 pounds carrot, chopped
4 cups vegetable broth
2 cups water, or as neededHeat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Saute onion until tender and translucent. Stir in the curry powder. Add the chopped carrots, and stir until the carrots are coated. Pour in the vegetable broth and simmer until the carrots are soft – about 20 minutes.
Transfer the carrots and broth into a blender and puree until smooth. Pour back into the pot and thin with water to your preferred consistency.
I used too much curry powder and my soup was really spicy but it was really good. Plus, this recipe is easy and a great way to use up an abundance of carrots.
photo credit: talkoftomatoes
Gee whiz… I have the ingredients to make this too. Damn I’m lazy! It looks and sounds delicious. I love spicy food too.
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Hi Davina – Anytime I need to use the blended I think it’s too much work ;-) But this really is easy and delicious – the hardest part was cutting up all the carrots.
Hi Kim – This is a great way to use carrots. Pete makes a Moroccan version – using cumin, nutmeg and eliminating the curry – that is delicious. It’s fun to add a dollop of sour cream or yogurt and then zig zag it in the serving bowl for interest. One time, we bought one of those tiny little jars of black caviar and nested a bit in the sour cream. Ooh la la.
I didn’t realize your CSA delivered to you year ’round. Nice!
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Hi Betsy – That sounds really good!!
My CSA has a summer and a winter one. The winter one costs less because there is less produce. And there is just a short break between the two – Thanksgiving thru New Years.
Mmmm looks creamy and delicious. I love curry!
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Hi Vered – I really like carrot soup – much more than carrots …
Hey Kim,
This is the best part of your blog. I love it, really, You have recepie that are simple to make and tastes delicious.
I am sure that this Carrot soup will taste delicious.
Thanks for sharing.
Hi Rick – It’s yummy and really easy to make.
Hey Kim.
Nice recipe, looks great. I’m a vegetarian & am always on the look out for new ideas. Made a note of a few other recipes you have on here as well:))
Thank you :))
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Great! The recipes on here are mostly simple one dish things that I made to use up too much of something I had from the Farmer’s Market.
It’s fun to add a dollop of sour cream or yogurt and then zig zag it in the serving bowl for interest.. i am obsessed with it, really, You have recepie that are simple to make and tastes delicious.