One Pot Carrot Lentil Soup
We could not get over how delicious and simple this soup was to make. No one in my family knew I had snuck in so many veggies and the lentils into this creamy creation. The ginger, garlic, apple and honey really set this one apart from the rest.
If you want to keep this dairy free, make sure you use olive oil instead of butter. To keep this Vegetarian, make sure you use olive oil and vegetable broth. If you don’t have sweet potatoes, you can sub in regular potatoes.
There is no cream in this creamy carrot soup. Make sure you use your hand immersion blender or you can transfer the soup in batches, to your food processor or blender to process. Just be careful that it has cooled slightly and the blender container has an opening to breathe out of since its so hot.
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Creamy Carrot Lentil Soup
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 tbs butter or olive oil
- 1 large white onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, sliced
- 1 tbs ginger paste (or fresh grated)
- 1 lb carrots, peeled + diced
- 1½ lbs sweet potatoes, peeled + diced
- 1 cup red lentils, rinsed
- 8 cups low sodium chicken broth (or vegetable broth)
- salt to taste
- 1 apple (Fuji or Honey crisp)
- 2 tbs honey (or maple syrup)
Optional Garnishes: paprika, cayenne pepper, honey drizzle + chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- In one pot, melt your butter (or heat your olive oil) on medium. Add in the onions and saute until transluscent – about 4 minutes. Stir in the garlic and ginger for 30 seconds. Add in the carrots, sweet potatoes and toss all to coat. Add in the lentils, broth and salt to taste and raise heat to bring to a boil. Once boiling, lower the heat to a simmer and cover the pot for 20-25 minutes (until the potatoes are fork tender). Add in the apple and honey and proceed to use a hand emersion blender to puree the soup. If you dont have a had immersion blender simply use a food processor or regular blender to puree the soup in batches.
- Garnish with more honey, paprika, parsley and cayenne if using.
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Wonder if you could add a can of coconut milk to this? Anyone try that? I’m just struggling to use a up a costco purchase of it…lol
I plan on making this soup today. I couldn’t find lentils. I want to make a substitute. I am not sure what could be the best to use- rice, quinoa or orzo. I have these in my house.
Has anyone made it with something different than lentils ?
So delicious!!!! Velvety and hearty. It’s very filling. Would make this soup again! It’s easy to make- the worst part is cutting everything up.
Hi Leigh, thanks so much for trying it out and I’m so glad the recipe was to your liking! Cheers!
Can you freeze leftovers?
HI Susan, yes you can freeze it!
Does this soup freeze well? I only cook for myself. Thanks
Very nice soup. Will definitely make again. Loved the sweetness of carrots and sweet potatoes. I did follow directions pretty close, however added a second cup of lentils and sauteed all the vegetables prior to adding chicken broth. Thank you!
Hi Deb, glad you liked it and thanks so much for sharing your feedback on the recipe! Cheers!
I’ve made this quite a few times at this point. It’s become a staple in our house. I’ve played around with doubling the lentils, and adding some other things like mushrooms in the end, though the original recipe is probably the best tasting.
Any way to make this more savory and less sweet?
Replace the sweet potato with other low carb veg such as celery, zucchini, parsnip etc.
And leave out the honey/syrup…..
Delicious recipe. I see this re pie serves 8. Can you tell me how much the serving size is?
Hi Holly glad you enjoyed the recipe! I’m sorry I dont have that info
I made this and it came to 11 cups, so close to 1.5 cups per serving. Also, the calories according to my fitness pal, came to 244 calories per serving
Holly, hideho!! couldn’t not resist!! this recipe has 8 cups of liquid, including all the other liquids, I’d say, shooting from my kitchen towel, 1 1/2 cup of soup, ballparking it. Better yet, make it and then divide the volume by 8…yum yum.
it’s lovely. I missed out the sweet potatoes and honey as trying a lower carb diet. Can I freeze it?
HI Sam, great to share your feedback! Thanks for trying the soup! <3
I made this for my girlfriend, and she said “I think this is the best soup I’ve ever had.”
Hi Viper, that’s fantastic – I’m glad she loved it! Thanks for taking the time to rate the recipe!
Watery …. Maybe too much broth …. 🙁
Was so looking forward to this …
This was great, best soup I’ve had.
I was ab it worried with the carb load but it kept me full of less (carbs) so it’s a big win for my goals.
Your body needs healthy carbs
Am I supposed to peel and cube the apple
Hi LInda, yes peel, core and cube the apple!
Sooo easy, yummy and quick! Tastes like Fall! have shared with my friends.
Definitely putting this in the rotation.
Thanks so much.
Hi Kimberly, so glad you enjoyed and thanks for sharing the recipe with friends! <3
I’m allergic to apples…could I leave it out?
Hi sookie, yes – feel free to omit the apple!
Fantastic! So tasty. We will definitely make this again. Thank you.
Hi Virginia, so happy you tried it and liked iT!! Thanks for the rating!