Spicy Indonesian Vegan Carrot Almond Soup is healthful, exotic and easy to make. It's the perfect starter for any meal or a light vegan meal in itself!
Here's a soup you're going to want to put on repeat! The flavors of this easy vegan soup are all perfectly balanced with the sweetness of carrots, a touch of acidity with lime juice, fresh ginger and a little kick of heat from chili garlic sauce. Almond butter makes this soup creamy without the cream. Best of all, Spicy Indonesian Vegan Carrot Almond Soup is super easy to make!
How to make Indonesian Vegan Carrot Almond Soup:
- Start with garden-fresh carrots. If you're short on time, use peeled and ready-to-eat bagged baby carrots.
- Cook the carrots along with celery, onions, ginger and garlic in a small amount of oil to start the flavoring process.
- Add vegetable broth then simmer covered until all the veggies are super tender. Add almond butter, a few more seasonings...
- Then puree until smooth!
That’s it and you’ve got a nourishing and satisfying soup that’s perfect to start a meal or to enjoy as a light meal in itself!
Heavy cream is often used in pureed soups such as this one to add body and silkiness. With almond butter, you can skip the heavy cream! Almond butter adds body and silkiness but best of all, it adds flavor and wholesomeness!
Some sliced almonds add a little crunch! Garnish with some carrot fronds which are totally edible! (And they also make a great pesto!)
So delish! So creamy without the cream! Enjoy this Spicy Indonesian Vegan Carrot Almond Soup!
For more smooth and creamy soups that can be made vegan, try my:
- Cream of Celery Leaf and Scallion Soup
- Spinach Goat Cheese Bisque with Crispy Lemon Chickpeas
- Pumpkin Soup with Marsala and Mascarpone
- Creamy White Bean Rutabaga and Roasted Garlic Soup with Quinoa Parmesan Crisps
- Butternut Squash Soup with Thyme and Taleggio
- Cream of Asparagus and Leek Soup with Curry
- Creamy Cauliflower Soup with Gouda Cheese and Roasted Red Pepper Puree
- Cream of Green Vegetable Soup
Indonesian Vegan Carrot Almond Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons canola oil - or coconut oil
- 1 large onion - coarsely chopped
- 2 stalks celery - coarsely chopped
- 2 pounds carrots - peeled and sliced (approximately 6 cups)
- 1 piece (1-inch) fresh ginger - peeled and coarsely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic - coarsely chopped
- 5-6 cups vegetable broth
- ½ cup creamy almond butter
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce - or tamari
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce
- ½ teaspoon salt - or to taste
- Sliced almonds and carrot top fronds - garnish
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and celery, reduce heat to medium and cook 4 to 5 minutes or until vegetables begin to soften, stirring often.
- Add carrots, ginger and garlic. Continue cooking another 4 to 5 minutes, stirring often or until ginger and garlic are fragrant.
- Add 5 cups vegetable broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until carrots are very soft, approximately 25 to 30 minutes.
- Add almond butter, soy sauce or tamari, lime juice, chili garlic sauce and salt to taste.
- Puree until smooth with an immersion blender. Alternately, puree in batches in a food processor or blender (be careful with hot liquids) until smooth. If too thick, add remaining vegetable broth.
- Garnish with sliced almonds.
Notes
Nutrition
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deborah says
This is a good basic vegetarian recipe but needs more flavor. I made a small batch, basically 1/4 of the recipe, with a number of changes. Here's what I added: 1 Tbs cilantro chutney, 3 Tbs tomato paste, 2 Tbs Nutritional yeast, juice from 2 limes, extra homemade vegetable broth to thin the soup a little, extra 1/3 c almond butter, 1 can (15 oz) of garbanzo beans. All blended together. Lots of flavor and totally delish. Served with chili oil on the side. Thanks for the recipe.
Carol says
Hi, Deborah, Thanks so much and you can certainly change it up to your taste. Glad you enjoyed!
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Michelle Blackwood says
Wow such a flavorful and healthy carrot almond soup, lots of vitamin A and protein. Thanks for sharing
Julie says
I love almond butter - what a great flavor to add to soup! I frequently see peanut butter in soups, but what a great idea to change it up a little. This looks so light and flavorful for spring!
Sam | Ahead of Thyme says
Vegan soup with almond butter? Yum!! Looks so creamy and delicious. This is going to be perfect for dinner this week!
Tamara Andersen says
Yes to all the crazy! Lol. I use peanut butter in soups often, but I don't think I've used almond butter. I think I need to give this Spicy Indonesian Carrot Soup a try! Yum!
Michelle Blackwood says
Wow such a flavorful and healthy carrot almond soup, lots of vitamin A and protein. Thanks for sharing
Michelle Blackwood says
Wow such a flavorful and healthy carrot almond soup, lots of vitamin A and protein. Thanks for sharing
lauren says
So many delicious flavors going on in here! I love how smooth and creamy this soup looks. Ginger + any nut butter is one of my favorite combos, can't wait to try this soup!
Anne Murphy says
I pretty much like ginger carrot anything - and I love using the almond butter for the creaminess! That sounds delicious!
Karyl Henry says
I've never tried almond butter before! I'll have to see if I can find it in my local Walmart. This soup looks so delicious and comforting
Tamara Andersen says
Yes to all the crazy! Lol. I use peanut butter in soups often, but I don't think I've used almond butter. I think I need to give this Spicy Indonesian Carrot Soup a try! Yum!