Serves 6
Time: 50 minutes
Gluten-free
- 4 cups large-diced (1-inch) carrots (about 4 large carrots)
- 1 cup large-diced (1-inch) butternut squash
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- ½ teaspoon salt, divided
- ¼ teaspoon pepper, divided
- 1 small onion, roughly chopped
- 2 celery stalks, roughly chopped
- 3 fresh thyme sprigs
- 1 apple, peeled, cored and cut into large chunks (Granny Smith works well)
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic (2 cloves)
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger (or more, for extra ginger punch)
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- 1 can (398 ml) coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon honey, or more, to adjust seasoning depending on sweetness of carrots
Preheat oven to 400℉. Line a tray with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, toss carrots and squash in 1 tablespoon olive oil with ¼ teaspoon salt and ⅛ teaspoon pepper. Spread on lined tray and roast for 20 minutes. Carrots and squash don’t need to be cooked through, just to bring out their natural flavours and sweetness.
In a large pot, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat and sauté onion, celery and thyme until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Season lightly with ¼ teaspoon salt and ⅛ teaspoon pepper and cook until onion begins to lighten, about 5 minutes.
Add apples, garlic and ginger. Stir well and sauté another few minutes, until garlic and ginger become aromatic. Add roasted carrots and squash, then pour in vegetable stock until vegetables are just covered. Turn heat down to medium-low and simmer until carrots are easily pierced with a knife or squished with a fork, 15 to 20 minutes.
Add coconut milk and return to a simmer. Then take soup off the heat and let cool to room temperature.
Once cool, remove and discard thyme sprigs. Purée soup until smooth, either in batches in a countertop blender or using an immersion blender, adding additional vegetable stock if a thinner soup is preferred.
Reheat to serve. Adjust the seasoning with salt, pepper and honey.
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