How to Make Carrot Soup in a Vitamix or on the Stovetop

cream

🥗Healthier: coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk

Coconut milk adds creaminess with fewer calories.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade broth

💰Cheaper: water

Homemade broth enhances flavor without extra cost.

ginger

🥗Healthier: turmeric

💰Cheaper: none

Turmeric offers a similar warmth and color.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is more affordable while remaining neutral.

Start by gathering the ingredients: 1 pound of carrots, 1/4 cup of roughly cut onion, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 5 to 6 cloves of garlic, fresh thyme, and 3 cups of vegetable stock.

If using whole carrots, you can also use baby peeled carrots for convenience.

For added flavor, roast the carrots, garlic, and onion on a sheet pan in the oven for 30 to 40 minutes until caramelized, or use an air fryer.

Place the carrots, onion, garlic, olive oil, fresh thyme, and vegetable stock into the Vitamix blender.

Blend starting on the lowest setting, gradually increasing to the highest setting for 4 to 6 minutes until hot and steaming.

After blending, check the soup; the container should be warm and possibly steaming from the friction heat.

Pour the soup into a serving container and season with salt and black pepper to taste.

If using a regular blender, blend the ingredients for 2 to 3 minutes until smooth, then pour into a pot and heat on the stovetop until hot.

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