Name: Creamy Carrot & Ginger Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tbsp sesame oil; 5 cups carrots, peeled & sliced 1/4", about 2 lbs; 1 small yellow onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tbsp fresh ginger, grated or finely chopped; 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar; 4 cups water; 1/4 cup soy sauce, low sodium preferred; 1 tbsp Chinese Five Spice; 1 whole star anise; pinch black pepper; 1 bunch scallions, for serving; crushed peanuts, optional; wonton strips, optional; sesame seeds, optional

Creamy carrot & ginger soup is savory yet healthy made with fresh ginger, Chinese Five spice and soy sauce for an easy vegan soup recipe.

A white soup bowl filled with carrot ginger soup that's topped with sesame seeds, wonton strips, green onions, and crushed peanuts. There's a black spoon and a whole star anise next to the bowl. You can see the orange dutch oven pot in the background.

I sent John to the grocery store and he brought home an abundance of carrots.

Sure, it was St. Patrick’s Day week so they were on sale, but that left me with two huge bags of carrots (not that I’m complaining).

Perfect for some deliciously creamy carrot soup.

It’s still soup season in my eyes and carrots are perfectly in season for Spring so why not make a carrot soup recipe with my loads of carrots :).

This easy carrot soup recipe is made with lots of fresh ginger, a dash of warm Chinese Five spice, star anise, soy sauce and fresh scallions.

Despite not having actual cream in the recipe, it’s still velvety smooth and creamy.

It’s the perfect amount of spice, warmth, savory and sweet that’s easy to make and ready in less than 60 minutes!

An orange dutch oven pot filled with creamy carrot soup topped with sliced green onions and sesame seeds. There's a whole carrot and green onion stalk next to the pot.

Ingredients you will need for this vegan carrot soup recipe:

Carrots
Yellow onion
Garlic
Fresh Ginger
Sesame Oil
Rice wine vinegar
Vegetable Broth (or water)
Soy sauce (low sodium preferred)
Chinese Five Spice
1 whole star anise
Scallions
Crushed peanuts, sesame seeds, and wonton strips (optional, for serving)

A wooden cutting board topped with sliced carrots, sliced green onion, whole cinnamon sticks, star anise and two small white bowls with soy sauce and chinese five spice

How to make creamy carrot & ginger soup:

Heat sesame oil over medium heat in large stock pan or Dutch oven. Add carrots, onion, garlic and ginger. Stir and cook until slightly softened, about 7 minutes.
Add rice wine vinegar, stir and cook 2 minutes.
Add vegetable broth, soy sauce, Chinese Five spice, star anise, and black pepper. Stir and bring to a boil.
Turn heat down to low, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
Remove star anise.
With your hand blender, blend soup until creamy and smooth.
Top with scallions and serve.
Optional: serve with sesame seeds, wonton strips and crushed peanuts.

If you don’t have a hand (immersion) blender, you can simply place a cup of soup at a time in your blender and blend until smooth.

I have to say, the hand blender is SO convenient and I use it all the time, especially when making soups and sauces because you can blend right in the same pan!

You can get one pretty cheap on amazon (affiliate link).

My creamy carrot & ginger soup recipe is easy, healthy and packed with flavor!

If you make it, be sure to let me know how you liked it in the comments below :).

For more healthy soup recipes try:

Winter Vegetable Lentil Soup
Roasted Vegetable Barley Soup
Pumpkin Coconut Curry Soup with Chickpeas
Ribollita Soup (Tuscan Vegetable Soup)