Treat your tummy right with this Turmeric, Ginger and Roasted Carrot Soup. Perfect for chilly days, this vegan anti-inflammatory soup is gentle on the gut while giving your immune system a boost.
It’s time for the Recipe ReDux! This month’s theme is sure to be a hit with your tummy:
“Good Gut Health: With cold and flu season upon us, the best defense may be good gut health. Since much of our immune health begins in the gut, show us your healthy, delicious recipe to bolster gut health.”
This month’s theme couldn’t have been any more timely for me. This past week I haven’t been feeling 100% and was having some tummy issues. I knew I needed to treat my gut and tummy right with healing foods. Gut health is an important topic – I mean, if your gut isn’t healthy you aren’t going to be feeling your best.
Good thing there are so many ways to heal your gut with nourishing foods.
Turmeric is known for it’s anti-inflammatory properties, thanks to the curcurmin in it, which may help reduce symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. Other studies have also suggested turmeric aids digestion, reduces stomach pain, eases diarrhea and gas, and reduces nausea. Sign me up!
Ginger root is another powerhouse ingredient. Like turmeric, ginger also has anti-inflammatory properties and is widely used to help decrease nausea, especially in pregnant women with morning sickness. Ginger may also aid digestion.
Now I can’t forget about the main ingredient in this soup: carrots! We all know carrots are good for eye health, but what about gut health? Carrots are high in dietary fiber, which helps move food along the digestive tract and also reduce your risk of intestinal inflammatory diseases, such as diverticulitis. They are also a good source of antioxidants (like beta-carotene), which can help boost your immune system, defend against harmful bacteria and reduce inflammation in your body.
This trio of ingredients come together to give your tummy just what it needs to heal and be nourished in all the right ways.
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Turmeric, Ginger and Roasted Carrot Soup
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Soup
- Method: Oven and Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Description
Treat your tummy right with this Turmeric, Ginger and Roasted Carrot Soup. Perfect for chilly days, this vegan anti-inflammatory soup is gentle on the gut while giving your immune system a boost.
Ingredients
- 1 lb carrots (6-7 large carrots), peeled and chopped
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 medium onion, quartered
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 2 teaspoons turmeric
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper or chili powder
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 cup lite coconut milk, for serving
- parsley, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Place chopped carrots on baking sheet. Drizzle with 1 Tablespoon olive oil; toss to combine. Place in oven and roast for 12 minutes.
- Remove from oven and add onion, breaking each quarter in half, garlic cloves and 1 Tablespoon olive oil. Stir to cover with the olive oil. Place back in the oven and roast an additional 12 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large stock pot on the stove, saute remaining 1 Tablespoon olive oil, minced ginger, turmeric and cumin over medium heat until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add in vegetable broth; stir and bring to a simmer.
- Add in the roasted vegetables, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper and lemon juice; bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Using an immersion blender, puree the vegetables until the soup is a smooth consistency. If you don’t have an immersion blender, work in batches and transfer to blender and blend until pureed, return to pot.
- Serve with a splash coconut milk. Garnish with parsley, if desired. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 196
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 375 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
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