Creamy Carrot Soup Recipe
Ring in Spring with this Carrot Soup Recipe. An ultra silky Cream of Carrot Soup, made with the classic carrot-leek combination, just in time for spring parties!
One of my favorite seasons for food is when hearty winter dishes collide with the fresh flavors of spring. The amalgamation of rustic warming meals with light playful ingredients is almost more than I care bare.
It signifies spring is right around the corner. Crocuses and Hyacinth will shoot up any moment, and barefoot tiptoeing through soft blades of grass is in the near future.
This is a season of anticipation, and I crave dishes that reflect it.
Today’s Carrot Soup Recipe is a wonderful winter-to-spring transition dish, because it’s creamy, filling, and piping-hot, yet has light-hearted flirtatious ingredients like leeks and Sauvignon Blanc.
The carrot-leek duo offers a tangy sweetness to the soup, with a rich velvety texture from sour cream. I used “Canadian-style” sour cream from Karoun Dairy, because it is extravagantly creamy. Almost like creme fraiche with a tang.
Sigh.
Cream of carrot soup is easy to make and would be perfect for soup-and-salad night, yet lavish enough to serve at your first spring dinner party.
Not only that, it was tested and approved by the toughest critics I know, Lt. Dan, our resident Soup Nazi and “Thunderbolt Viking Collier”… our bunny.
Thunderbolt is our household expert on all-things-carrot.
Both Lt. Dan and Thunderbolt agreed, this carrot soup recipe is something special.
“Bunny-Approved Carrot Soup Recipe”
Looking for More Veggie Soup Recipes?
Panera Squash Soup from Rachel Cooks
Disclosure: No bunnies were harmed in the making of this post, only kissed on the nose incessantly. …And no soup bowls headed for the dinner table were tested by Thunderbolt.
Carrot Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 pounds carrots
- 3 large leeks
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves or 1 teaspoon dried
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 8 cups low-sodium vegetable stock or chicken stock
- 1 cup springy white wine like Sauvignon Blanc
- 1/2 cup sour cream or creme fraiche
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Trim the carrots and chop them into rough 1/2-inch chunks. Trim the root-end off the leeks and cut the white section into quarters. Slice across into small 1/2-inch pieces. (Save the greens for homemade stock.) Place the chopped leeks in a colander and rinse thoroughly—they are often sandy.
- Place a large pot over medium heat. Add the butter, carrots, leeks and garlic and saute for 10 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Then add the thyme, lemon zest, stock, wine, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste. Cover and bring to a boil. Stir and cover again. Simmer for 20-25 minutes, until the soup looks murky and the carrots are soft.
- Ladle the soup into a high-powered blender. (You might have to do this in two batches.) Place the lid on the blender and open the top vent for steam. Lay a dish towel over the top of the blender and hold firmly as you turn the blender on. Pressure from blending hot liquids can blow the top off and burn you, so be careful—open vent, cover with towel, hold tight! Puree until smooth. Then add the sour cream to the blender and puree again.
- Pour both batches back into the sauce pot and stir to blend. Serve warm.
So delicious! The weather is finally getting a bit warmer where I live but I needed something comforting if not too heavy tonight, and this hit it out of the park. Excellent!
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love carrot soup, but cannot find sour cream like that in Fl and it’s very hard to find Creme Fraiche – will try it with regular sour cream or Greek yogurt
recipe looks amazing but is it ok to use fresh cream instead of sour cream
Sure!
This soup is absolutely gorgeous. I had to force myself to stop eating too much of it. As I had no sour cream in the house, I used Greek yoghurt instead and it is really one of the best soups I have eaten in a long time. This one will go in my collection book.
This may be a silly question but about how long would you estimate the life of the soup in the fridge?
Hi Brittany, most soups can last 7-10 days in the fridge. After that, I’d move it to the freezer.
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I subscribe to your blog and I am very grateful to you for every post. I don’t seem to have time to cook very much myself lately, but I appreciate you’re inspiring pictures and descriptions. Hopefully I will be able to set aside some time to get back in there. Thank You.
I did want to make 2 other comments.
(1) I live in Canada and I have Never heard of “Canadian – Style” Sour Cream. That sounds so intriguing and kind of funny too. I will have to pick some up next time I cross the line. (Not available in Canada)
(2) You have an adorable Bunny.
Keep up the great work and Thank You again.
Awesome
Sommer, Your soup sounds and looks divine and your bunny is adorable! I will be making it this weekend since I have all the ingredients on hand. Your blog has some wonderful recipes and beautiful food pics and I will be sharing them with my social network.
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What a delicious soup! Just tried it this week, and it was quite a hit! Will be featuring the recipe on my blog soon – with a link back to you, of course! Thanks so much for sharing – and those bunny pictures??? I die!
The soup sounds divine. You are a fantastic photographer too!