Sometimes I just want to eat a color.
โฆDoes that make sense? Does that ever happen in your brain?
Usually I want to eat things that are green (kale), milky (coffee), made of booze, made of chocolate, or made of pie.
For some reason, yesterday I wanted something orange and spicy.
I made soup. Because all I ever make is soupโฆ then I put it in this wood bowl and take two pictures of it before I have to sit down on my couch and eat it.
Thatโs how it goes around here. It just does.
Carrots with their hair are so much more romantic that the stripped version. Donโt you think?
The cute bagger boy at Whole Foods asked me if I was going to juice the greens when I got home. I think he was trying to impress me. I looked at him like he was from Mars.
I was also wearing my super fitted workout pants. He tried to recover from the juicing comment by asking me how many miles I ran that morning. I answered โzeroโ, which was totally true. Awkward. Asking a girl how many miles she ran is basically announcing that youโve checked out her rear end and find it interesting enough to ask about.
I wasnโt doing anything to make him feel any better about checking out my butt and trying to impress me with his carrot juicing knowledge. Poor thingโฆ he was trying.
Anywayโฆ.
Onions and garlic go in soup, because onions and garlic always go in soup.
Duh.
An apple and ginger can totally go in soup too. These two items can also go in spice cakeโฆ but weโre not here for cake. Concentrate, will you!?
Carrots, apple, and ginger cook down beautifully in this soup. The carrots are slightly sweet and full of good-for-you-things. The apple adds a necessary touch of sweetness (although it doesnโt taste distinctly apple-y in this soup), and the ginger is perfectly spicy. Itโs good for you. Itโs orange. Itโs really delicious with buttered breadโฆ that goes for just about anything in life, though.
This whole mess is vegan too. Minus the delicious buttered bread. Silly.
Carrot Apple Ginger Soup
serves 4
guided by this recipe.
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 small yellow onion, sliced
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, peeled and grated
1 small apple, peeled and sliced
4 to 5 cups sliced, peeled carrots (about 1 1/2 pounds)
4 cups vegetable broth
pinch of nutmeg
salt and pepper to taste
Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onions and cook until softened and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add ginger and garlic and cook for one minute, until fragrant. Add sliced apples and diced carrots and cook for 3 minutes more.
Turn flame to medium-high and add vegetable broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce flame to low and simmer, uncovered, until carrots and apples are softened, about 30 minutes. Remove pan from the flame and let rest for 10 minutes.
Blend the soup in batches in a blender. Be sure not to fill the blender more than halfway full or hot soup will explode everywhere. Not cool. Also, when blending hot liquids in a blender, leave the blender lid slightly ajar to let some of the steam escape.
Once all of the soup is blended, return to the pot. You may decide that you want you soup a bit thinner in consistency. Add more vegetable broth if youโd like. Taste, and add a dash of fresh ground nutmeg, as well as salt and pepper to taste. The soup wonโt need much pepper, as ginger is pretty spicy.
Serve with a drizzle of quality olive oil, a sprinkling of fresh cracked pepper, and a few carrot top sprigsโฆ cause youโre fancy, and whatnot.
Soup will last, in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Soup also freezes well. Thaw in the fridge before reheating.
233 Responses
This looks like a nice carrot soup recipe. Iโm going Add the Apple too. I love that idea! I think Iโll give it a try. Love carrot soup.
Iโve used Rice Dream for a non-dairy low salt option. I have two really fat carrots and some local ginger beckoning to be soup. Yum!
The soup is really looking wonderful. The recipe is clearly give n step by step. Thank you for it.
This soup is my new favorite. I found it when I was searching Google for a non dairy based carrot and ginger soup recipe and now I make it every time Iโm sickโฆ like today :(
Also, craving a colour makes perfect sense and is very normal. Itโs basically your body telling you that it needs certain nutrients.
This is one of my most favorite recipes. My kids love making โcarrot stewโ, and I feel good about them eating it too. Thank you!
I really enjoy this soup! It was very easy to make. It is definitely spicy from the ginger, in a good way. I think next time I will try 4 cups of carrots instead of 5, and 2 cloves of garlic. Maybe 2 apples as well!
Delicious, Joy! Didnโt have quite enough carrots on hand so bulked it up with some leeks and somehow the resulting color was a suspect brown, but delicious the same!
Sounds fantastic! Well done!
there are some funny comments on here. you guys rock. lol
Yum Yum,I will certainly try it
I have a question on the Carrot, Apple, Ginger SoupโฆโฆI know it is only 1 small appleโฆ.but Which apple should I buy??
Have never made soups with apples, not familiar with the different tastes. It certaihnly sound yummy and am anxious to try it. Thanking you in advanceโฆmema
Fuji, Granny Smith, whatever you have should work!
Cats woke me up too early. Found your recipe-had all ingredients-pot is simmering & will be ready to eat before my 7AM alarm goes off. Smells great. Thanks for getting my day off to a fine start.
Love the recipe, although I embellished a bit with some orange zest too. MORE ORANGE! Yum! Your writing is wonderful too. I stumbled onto this blog because of a search for carrot ginger soup, but now I have been reading more of your writing. Wonderful! That poor Whole Foods bagger boy had no idea who he was dealing with.
Hmm these look delicious, thanks for posting up this recipe, looks quite simple to make.
Simon
I love this recipe! I am a texture person though โฆ so I add a bit of toasted sunflower seeds to the bowl and a little fresh chopped parsley.
Yummy.. Thanks mum for the bag of carrots. Wouldnโt have made it otherwise.
This is my favorite soup! I double the recipe tonight and put half carrots and half fresh pumpkin :-) hope it turns out as delicious as your original recipe!
Hi, I made this recipe for a Thanksgiving appetizer yesterday. It was for about 10 people, so I doubled the ingredients. Very tasty. It was a hit! Thank you so much.
I made this soup this morning, and itโs better than I thought it would be. In fact, itโs downright delicious. The fresh garlic gies it an added flavor that makes me want to eat the whole pot in one sitting.
Decided to try thiscombinationโฆ.canโt wait to taste it. I had delicious carrot soup one time in a resturant and they never had it again. Now I can make my own. Thank you for sharing..
BTW it is absolutely deliciousโฆ. wonโt have any left to saveโฆAWESOME !!
holy mamma!!!! the best soup I have ever made.
Hi joy, probably your biggest fan here, haha. I just made this and added shittake mushrooms fried in butter. Added some great umami and salty deliciousness. Keep it up, Iโll keep giving your cookbooks as gifts and proselytizing your amazing recipes to everyone with a stomach. Ps thanks for the gluten free friendly recipes.
Wow, Joyโฆ.you read my mind! Iโve been craving carrot soup for about a week and this will be amazing when I make it for my sweet husband tonight! Thanks so much!
ok, this has nothing to do what so ever with Carrot soup (however I do plan on making that very soon!) โ Joy โ have you ever read -Junie B Jones? I am guessing no, since you have no kids yet and it is first grade level book. But seriously if you want someone to make you chuckle, grab her little book from a used book store and read one. There is a ton of different ones cause it is a litttle kids series. There is something about her that reminds me of you! The way you put things. You will think you have found yourself in a 5 yr fictious character. (Strange? Maybe, but still pretty funny!)
ok, thatโs all. Thanks for brightening my day, as usual!
Adiosโฆfrom the Dominican Republic!
kirsten
Your soups are rocking my world Joy! I feel its almost sacrilegeโฆ but I have to admit, I have only made your savoury/non-bakey recipes so far. Gasp! But theyโre so good โ thanks muchly. The hubby thanks you too.
You are a genius. Thank you.
So, Iโve been reading Joy the Baker for years now, and somehow this is the first recipe Iโve tried? How? It must have been nerves โฆ
Iโm challenging myself this season to cooking fifty of the recipes Iโve bookmarked/pinned, etc, and this is one of the first I tried. (Wrote it: https://foodanddo.lindsaybeeson.com/2011/10/08/day-18-of-101-chipping-away-at-my-fifty-recipes/)
This was *delicious* and itโs gonna be in our regular rotation this season. Thank you!
We had this for supper this evening. FANTASTIC! Thank you
Greetings from the UKโฆ..gorgeous soup, wonderful colour and soooo delicious and vital! I heated it up the next day and added a teaspoon of harissa paste
I just made this soup and loved it! I added extra ginger for some more spice.
I used store bought veggie broth and not sure I love the taste of itโ do you have a good recipe to make your own vegetable broth?
Thanks I love your blog!
I found you today because of Love and Sugar post. . .brilliant, by the way. . . and scrolled through to find this post. . . it made me smile and think about being pregnant with my 6 yo daughter. . . . I kept finding my plate full of orange things, then I finally realized that I was craving orange foods. . . . I just wanted to eat the color orange!. . . . thanks for triggering the memory and a smile! :-)
Yum! I will be having this soup for my lunch tomorrow! I must say I briefly read your recipe, saw carrots, apples and ginger and preeetty much just popped it all into the pot in various amounts and hoped for the best. If Iโm lucky itโll have picked up the delicious of the recipe haha.
thanks joy :)
Orange is my favourite colour to eat! I often make orange harvest soup. My recipe varies depending on my fridgeโs content. Sometimes itโs all carrots, sometimes sweet potatos, sometimes butternut squashโฆ.but best of all is when I use all three! I also use this amazing chili garlic paste from the asian market, occasionally adding a can of coconut milk.
mmm mmm goooooood
Delicious, and incredibly tasty. However, I donโt know if we did something wrong, but it only made three mugs of soup. Then again, we might just have huge appetites. Thanks you for the great recipe anyway, we will definitively be making this again !
Thanks for the recipe! Made this last week, adding a touch of curry powder. Very yummy. Your posts are always fun and prettyโฆand make me hungry.
I made this for my birthday and everybody loved it. I cooked some lemongrass with the carrots and added some cilantro in the end. The colour was fantastic.
Yumโฆ.love eating the color orange! :) Looks great JoyโฆI like that thereโs an apple in there for good measure and yesโฆ.onions & garlic belong in soups! It was great meeting you this weekend! Take care and I look forward to reading more of your blog. Iโve been on a soup kick latelyโฆso I think Iโll be making this soup soon!! Take care!
Amazing!!! Cheers from Brasil.
I am hoping this tastes like a carrot soup I once had at a restaurant, and I have been looking for something similar ever since! It was one of the best soups I have ever tasted. Hereโs hoping!โฆ
I posted this on my facebook a few days ago and received messages from people who said they absolutely loved it! I decided I better hurry up and make it so Iโm actually credible. My blender broke so I used my food processor. It doesnโt seem to look as smooth as yours in the picture (maybe the food processor?) but none the less it is delish!
iโm glad you made it happen!
This soup is ah-mazing. Just made it tonight for dinner and it was absolutely delicious!
This is a lovely soup! thank you for posting the recipe and inspiring me to do something with the carrots in my fridge! I added a dash of siracha and was delicious.
I must say, as soon as I saw this blog and Oh! the recipe, my oh my! I was delighted! โฆToday we woke up with an awesome fresh/chilly day of 50 degrees (Texas weather peps, it;โs chilly for us!) which made for the perfect opportunity to make this delicious soupโฆitโs in the process right now but I hope it turns out as good as the pictures look! :)
Cati
Making this for dinner for my wife tonight with roasted chicken. Thanks for the wonderful ideas!!
I just made the soup tonight! I tasted it after blending and thought it needed just a touch more flavor so I put in some ground ginger (the dried kind, from the spice rack) turns out thatโs pretty potent stuff! So now mine is SUPER gingery, but still good. Next time Iโll just make sure to go a little lighter with the ground ginger :)
I had a little left over Parmesan cheese I sprinkled on top, it was delicious!
Dear Joy, I made your delicious soup. Although I was missing a crucial ingredient โ a blender. So I improvised. It was delicious nonetheless. It reminded me of borsch. The beet-less variety. Either way, thank you for this.
can i use chicken broth? itโs all i have in the house. thx
My friend made a version of carrot and ginger soup years ago and I loved it! I am so going to try this recipeโฆ.yum!
just made this soup today (sans apple since i didnโt have any) and it was delicious. i love how sweet the carrots become.
I made this soup for a group of my friends yesterday and everyone loved it! I just wanted to thank you for an easy/creative recipe thatโs a total crowd pleaser!
This looks yummy! I will also admit to not being able to resist a bushy topped carrot!
I made your soup yesterday and it didnโt last until today. My fussy son even said it was great!
Thanks. Simple, wholesome, delicious.
Made it yesterday! very quick and very tasty. I love the different layers of flavour too. The ginger, the carrots and the apples. All goes together so nicely.
Thank you!
Iโm going to use that line onโฆ mmmmm, every woman I meet from now on, whether or not she A) is in a grocery store, or B) is in possession of โgreens.โ
Me โ โSo, you gonna juice those greens when you get home?โ
Double Hot Girl โ โWhat are you talking about weirdo.โ
Me โ โJUICE!โ
Iโll let you know how it goes.
By the wayโฆ those are the prettiest carrots Iโve ever seen and the soup looks heavenly.
perfect comfort food.
Wow! This photograph is composed beautifully. I love your bowl/plate and the soup looks amazing too. Perhaps Iโm not very adventurous with soup but would never have considered making a carrot soup. This post, however, has me rethinking my chunky veggie soup obsession. InterestingโฆThanks!
wonderful comfort food, cheers from london
Blech! Whereโs the cake??? ;)
Great soup recipe. The carrots are so purty!
I have to say, I love how clear your directions and pictures are for making this soup! It is so nicely organized and very easy to follow. The soup looks delicious too! Thanks for the great blog post!
I crave cool and creamy things incessantly, which results in an insane yogurt habit (how does one eat 4 lbs of yogurt in a week and a half? how?). This soup looks uber-tasty, btw.
I just wanted to say that I have fallen in love with you and your blog recently. Iโll be trying this recipe today and *maybe* Iโll share someโฆbut weโll have to see!
I think I might have to make this for dinner. It looks perfect for this nasty cold day Iโm having.
And hey, kudos to the kid for trying? Sometimes itโs just nice to have your butt appreciated. =)
I donโt knowโฆ I think the spice cake idea has some merit! But yeah, itโs still soup weather and that big bowl of orange looks so very gorgeous.
The soup looks beautiful. Itโs true that carrots with the stems on look and taste better. Just cooked some lentils and might turn into a carrot ginger and lentil soup. Thanks again for a great post. Love the pictures, the writing and the recipes.
I think itโs time that I tell you that I love you, and want to marry you.
โNuff said.
Iโve got to admit, the first thing that came to my mind was โI want that decorative plate!โ Then came the โOh, my veggie friends would Love this!โ
ps: If you happen to remember where you got the plate, Iโd be super appreciative ;}
Joy, I made this last night and my kids LOVED it. Who knew this was how I was going to get them to eat their veggies! Love all your soups, so healthy they balance out all those fantastic desserts you give us.
Thank you!
YOU ARE FUNNY
What a gorgeous color soup and beautiful picture! I could eat this for breakfast! I totally understand what you mean about color. Sometimes I just have to stare at beautiful produce! This soup sounds fantastic and healthy too! Thanks.
It looks delicious. I should tray to do it one day. I am glat to discovered your blog. It smell sooooo good. :-)
I love it! Itโs not soup time, in Rome itโs sunny but I will try it cold! Iโm sure I like it! I love soup with apple inside!
GREAT!
Saw this, made itโฆloved it. Every last bit of it (there may have been a bit of bowl-licking happening). So good!
As for Whole Foods, Iโve never had someone try to impress me at the counter. However, Iโve been known to put on the charm a bit when I see them offering free samples on Sunday afternoons. Works like a charm every time :)
Um, Joy? did you notice you were nominated for Saveurโs 2011 Best Food Blog Awards in the Dessert/Breakfast category? and could you please announce it, so that everyone can go over and vote for you??! wohoo!!!
i did notice and i think itโs rad! thank you!
u should totally give the bagger boy some of this soup. heโll be lost for words, more than ever. ;)
Thatโs funny about your Whole Foods encounter! The flavor combination of this soup sounds so good
This looks so good!! I get in the mood for certain colors tooโฆparticularily, yellow. Whenever I crave yellow, I crave heat and curry. Weird, but I guess Iโm not the only one!
Oh, that poor check out boy. You just ruined his day two or three times and heโs in that awful awkward teenage stage, isnโt he? All of that to say that this soup looks gorgeous!
I think thatโs the cutest photo of carrots Iโve ever seen. And I donโt even like carrots.
Girl, you need to get yourself an immersion blender! I made this tonight and it was delish. I topped it with a dollop of greek yogurt.
i have oneโฆ i just donโt like it. maybe i donโt have the right one.
Ok, so I made the Chicken pot pie last night and would you believe that ALL three of my boys ate it? Not just ate it, but by god, went back for seconds. Let me tell you: that is a better review than any Michelin writer could give you. I jokingly said to my husband as I put it in the oven, โpull out the peanut butter, you know none of them are going to eat this.โ In our house it is the โthree biteโ rule. You must eat three bites of a new food, and if you truly think it is revolting, you may go fix yourself a pb and j sandwich. So, since they liked they pot pie so much (cream cheese, who would of thunk it?!?) by golly, Iโm going to try the soup too. It looks delicious to me โ letโs see if it passes muster with my finicky eaters.
Mmm, this sounds and looks divine! Iโve been in the mood for a carroty soup โ this might do the trick : )
That soup looks yummy. Your food always looks like it could give you a color fix. I get my color fix every morning when I JUICE my colorsโฆ.. carrots, oranges, apples, blueberries, strawberries and the remnants of the shot of wheat grass I have first. Itโs a rainbow in my glass before I mix it all together. Then itโs this strange color of orange that I like to call โorange you glad you had a donut for breakfast?โ
It has been raining about 2 weeks straight here in St. Louis so this soup is calling my name!
Ps. I like your vase of carrots:)
Iโm in STL also! What a coincidence. Isnโt it just awful? Iโm at least thankful the tornado decided to skim barely over meโฆ what a tragedy. :(
I wish I had your camera. This looks delicious but I could never get my husband to eat a carrotโฆ and Iโm not too much of a soup eater. Drinker? Either way, the color is gorgeous (color enthusiast hereโฆ.) but a no go in this household.
In college I had a roommate who only seemed to cook foods that were orange or yellow. Yes, we ate a lot of squash and carrots. It was a VERY healthy year. I love the idea of your soup, but now Iโm thinking about the spice cakeโฆ decisions decisionsโฆ. Ohโฆ congrats on your obviously delectable tushโฆ Iโm old enough and amused enough to be honored if someone I didnโt know would check out mine. Also congrats on being named a finalist for Saveurโs Best of the Food Blogs 2011.
This looks awesome! Spicy and carroty โ the carrots look awesome too by the way! Love the photo of them in the glass.
made it. had it for lunch. didnโt add lemon like i thought i would but did put in a can of coconut milk to smooth it out and sprinkled on some garham masala. comforted.
This soup looks fabulous!!! I love your photos too!
Gorgeousโฆlike minds! I made carrot soup earlier this week: https://t.co/z7QZsAp
Typically when I start craving a color itโs kind of grape color that I end up with, if you know what I mean!
Maybe I could put down my wineglass and make this sweet springy soup! It could happen!!!
I love colors too! Thatโs a nice idea to add an apple in it!
Thanks for the great burst of color! I am happy to see others enjoy soup even though the weather is warming up. I tend to make a pot of soup quite regularly year round. It is just a great go to comfort meal be it sub-zero or closing in on 90 degrees outside. Happy eating!
Joy, this post cracked me up! I do the exact same thing with soup (and feel like sometimes itโs all I ever make!), and the bagger boy observations are too funny. Thanks :)
I totally get the color thing. About 75% of the reason I at beets is because of the color. (That theyโre delicious, too, is a bonus. :)
I just stumbled onto your site, saw this post, actually had all the ingredients, and whipped this up for lunch. AMAZING!
This is exactly the recipe I needed! Just bought a big bag of carrots and some fresh ginger!
girlโฆiโm thinking this soup with your hot crossed buns (biscuits). maybe a bit of sweet potato and a squeeze of lemon in the soup to? i think itโs time to whip up some lunch!
This looks so yummy! I already love all those ingredients. haha! that story was so funny! enjoyed reading this :)
Can I tell you something? I hate, really hate, carrots. Itโs the only food that I dislike so deeplyโฆ but carrot soup is always tempting to me. With apple? Iโll have to give it a try. Thanks!
This looks like a great spring soup, and I love the spice! Thanks Joy!
i love orange food. i often crave it โ i totally get it. word.
would this be just as yummy served chilled? if you have any leftovers take a taste and let us know!
Yes, Joy, do tell! I was thinking the same thing! This looks like it would be just as fabulous chilled as it is hot!
I need sunglasses to look at those carrots! How bright orange they are! I donโt think Iโve ever โcravedโ a color beforeโฆhmm I have to think about that. Iโve craved smoothiness, creaminess, saltyiness, sweetness, crunch and the list goes on, but colorโฆ
You read my mind with this soup. Think itโll beat a flu?
totally worth a shot!
would be rough to be color blind
Iโm going to dream that youโre here to feed me this health giving soup right now as I lie in bed recovering from some horrid horrid bug. This looks just the tonic. Even if only in picture format at the moment.
oooh man. feel better!
What a lovely soup! And your pictures of the carrots are fantastic! :)
i wish I was at the store with youโฆ.so i could test out that dudeโs juicing prowess.
totally.
I love the flavor combination of carrots and ginger. I canโt think of a better way to eat orange!
Mmm! Looks good even though itโs running 95 degrees here this weekโฆ
What a great soup to wane off any oncoming spring colds! Iโm loving the pictures of the carrots, too. Theyโre especially lovely!
mmmmmmmmmโฆ.. colorโฆโฆโฆ..
This soup sounds perfect for the ingredients I have right now. Awesome.
Well, apparently you have a great tush. Nothing wrong with noticing just in the delivery.
I love carrots. I should see if I have the ingredients when I get home. I cannot imagine not having everything, but you never know!
I thought I was the only one who craves colors! My husband looks at me like Iโm crazy when I say, I know what I want for dinner tonight โ RED! Thanks for this delicious post. It looks warm and comforting, especially on a chilly autumn night.
Oh, the poor bagger boy. He was trying so hard. But juicing greens, even at Whole Foods, is a bit much for a pick-up line. :) Youโve probably saved him, Joy, from ever doing that again.
And then you shared this delicious-looking soup recipe with us. Thank you! Two good deeds before the day even officially started!
Iโm not the biggest fan of carrot soups but this looks delicious!
PS I can totally relate to your wanting to eat colorโฆexcept I donโt know what color to define carrot cake as.
The orange soup looks fantastic. Love the bright color! And guess what? I have all the ingredients to make this!
Love the sass. The soup looks tasty too.
sounds great! and once again we have very similar taste in soups, I just posted a VERY similar recipe in march :) so, so good. https://adventuresinweekdaycooking.blogspot.com/2011/03/carrot-apple-and-ginger-soup.html
that visit to the grocery store sounds like a hot mess. Tight workout pants and all.
Soup = amazing.
Colors call to me, too. And say โeat me!โ I turned my apple craving into these โsandwichesโ, which build upon layers of apple + nut butter + granola. Gorgeous and gooey.
https://bread-n-chocolate.blogspot.com/2011/04/thinking-outside-bread-box.html
Interesting boy behaviour. Very interesting soup.
I love the idea of combining apples and carrots in a soup โ what a winner.
Thanks so much for the recipe!
MMMMMMโฆ.love it! Canโt wait to make it! I feel for the cute boyโฆ..I am so impressed that you can eat all the beautiful food and desserts you make and then still look that great in super tight work out pants. *sigh* you are inspiring me to start working out again!
Thanks for your great posts!
That soup looks gorgeous! Beautiful orange :)
Poor bagger boy, haha.
That soup looks really tasty! I agree that the color of the food makes the difference. I live in Uruguay, which has a strong meat tradition. My favourite food is a red juicy roasted beef, and I particulary like the red color in food.
Have you ever been to Uruguay? You should try our barbecues, they are unique! Let me share a video of Anthony Bourdain eating some โasadoโ during his trip to Uruguay. The end is really funny: https://bit.ly/gZju5
Nice blog, congratulations!
looks super yum. canโt wait to move this weekend and get all of my kitchen supplies outta storage. first thing i might make is soup, or something that requires an immersion blender or food processor.
All of my soups are orange and they all have an unreasonable amount of ginger in them. These are usually my โI am gross and need to be less gross (healthy) so letโs boil some orange thingsโ foods, but then I add one thousand spoonfuls of sour cream to my bowl because I am gross.
Orange soup party!
The last time a cute young guy flirted with me, I eventually married him. My husband is 15 years younger than meโฆ.and weโve been together almost 20 years. Never underestimate those cute young guys, they sometimes have a lot to offerโฆโฆ! :)
This post made me laugh out loudโฆ to the point where my co-worker was staring at me with concern. I then proceeded to read her your ditty about the juice, pants, and rear. She in turn laughed out loud. Bonding moment at work. Your blog never fails to bring a smile to my face. Thanks for being you.
I would love to know where I can purchase the black and turquoise floral dishes you display. SO cute!
Thanks! And I love the colors too and the soup looks awesome and delicious. Will make for my son when he comes home this week :)
The addition of apples is ingenious!!!
You eat this much butter and still get grocery bag boys to notice your butt? You are my hero. For real. Although I guess healthy carrots balance out the usual cookes and cupcakes, huh?
A high end, nutrition soup that doesnโt break the bank. My daughter will love this.
Major yes on the color thing. I find that many of my nostalgic food cravings are color-related. Yellow cake, green Jell-O, purple drinkโฆ
And clearly I need cuter workout clothes.
you make carrots looks like a bouquet of roses
I totally know what it feels like to want to eat color, especially when I havenโt been meeting my vegetable quota! This soup looks deeelishโฆdo you think an immersion blender would work just as well as a standing blender?
Yum! I have all the ingredients in the kitchen, so gonna try it today! Love it when I donโt have to go to the grocery store (although I might if the bag boy hit on ME!) I wonder what this would taste like cold?
*love*
boys. *eye rolls
Too bad he wonโt be invited to try your soup!
So Iโm the girl who lives in the deser in Africa. For whatever reason I found imported apples at the market this week so I can TOTALLY MAKE this soup. Thanks. Youโre the bomb.
i TOTALLY thought of you when i made this soup. i swear i did. this makes me SO happy!!!!
I get what you mean about wanting to eat a color. Now I want to eat this color โ looks yummy!
I love that this soup has so much character โ sweet, colorful and spicy. Actually, is that describing you or the soup?
Wow this is extremely healthy! I approve! And I have these ingredients on hand โ guess what Iโm making soon.
There are so many times I look on your site and I thinkโฆ why didnโt I think of that! :)
huh, carrots look so romantic especially here https://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2011/2/23/1298485566709/No-Strings-Attached-007.jpg :D
:D Cuuuute!
Deelish!
I like creamy soups, especially when they are orange. My mother cooks delicious carrot one, thatโs why I like them so much. Your one seems to be delicious, sweet carrot, apple, onion. Must be good.
Can I just come over and have some of this soup? I donโt really have time to cook because I have exactly 3 weeks of school left in my college career and zero breathing room. :/ !!!
One time when I was at Trader Joeโs I bought a bag of peanut butter filled pretzels (to put in my BFโs Easter basket) and a jar of salted caramel sauce. Boy at the register said, โThatโs an interesting combo! Canโt say Iโve ever tried itโฆ but I bet itโs good!โ
My response, โHuh? Iโm not eating them together.โ
Boy, โOhโฆ.โ
I pity the guy, but I loved your reply. Isnโt it flattering to know that someone checked out your bum;)
The soup looks fabulous! Iโd do anything to have this soup right now. Iโve been nursing a cold over the last few days, so this might be THE soup for me. Ginger and garlic have healing properties, and I like how ginger adds spice to things. I would never have thought of adding apple to carrot soup though. Iโm sure it gives the soup an added touch of sweetness. I might make this soup tomorrow:)
I loooooooove soup. Iโm one of those weirdos who eats it all. summer. long. And is this an unintentional vegan soup? I love you.
PS โ great photos
Joy it looks and sounds awesome! The peeled carrot pic is stunning.
And the WFs boy asking you about juicing greensโฆ.cute :)
I wear my yoga pants out around town, doing errands and what notโฆ itโs been a while since any boy from any line of employment has made mention โ I feel a little sad about thisโฆ I blame the wedding bands and the baby Iโm carrying.
Made it! Yum. Added a little half and half bevause thatโs how I roll. Also if youโve not invested in an immersion blender these babies are well worth the $$ if youโre making smooth soups.
I wish someone would blatantly check out my rear end and ask how many miles I ran this morning (3.3, actually! sorryโฆIโve only been running for 3 months, so itโs still novel and exciting and I want to tell everyone I see about it). I wonder if this soup would work with sweet potatoes? I have a bit of a carrot allergy when theyโre raw, which kind of puts me off them entirely, even when theyโre cooked. Unless theyโre in cake. I have exactly zero problems with a good carrot cake.
I was just craving soup, i ended up eating horrifically salty stuff out of a can. I need to buy vegetables. I need to buy extra vegetables so I can make this!
eating color makes perfect sense to meโฆand this soup is packed with it!
That soup looks delicious. But shame on you! Now I want spice cake!
Also โ I agree that carrots are much sexier with their greens on. You should tell that to Mr. Check-you-out-while-you-check-out. :)
Hey Joy, love the soup โ looks yummy. Ah that guy sounds so sweet โ and I bet you walked out with a little smile on your face, knowing he was checking you out! Compliment high!
โฆDamn. No cake. :o\ *giggle*
โฆI do have to say that this soup does sound yummy. Different, but yummy. :o)
โฆYou shoulda told the guy you ran 30 miles that morning that way if heโs checkinโ out your butt he can at least knoโ youโve got buns of steel. *giggle* ;o)
โฆBlessingsโฆ
This is very spooky. I literally just posted about a Beetroot, Apple and Ginger soup I made! Must have felt in the need for some colour too! Great minds, eh?
https://misspskitchen.blogspot.com/2011/04/beetroot-and-apple-soup.html
I love the apple and carrot combo in this soup!
I DO get the urge to eat a color sometimes, and you knowโฆ itโs usually orange, when I get that urge! This sounds yummy.
That poor guy is probably now depressed, he got both guesses wrong. Would you consider juicing and running just to make him feel better?
hahaha thats funny.
That looks super tasty and scrummy Joy, as always!
I once had a boy say similar-
โyou been to the gym this morning then?โ As I was wearing suitably sporty items. The only reason I was wearing them is because they were damn comfortable, I hadnโt done any washing since forever and it was either lycra shorts or my dressing gown!
Enjoy the soup,
Katescakesandbakes
Canโt fault the boy for trying ;) Plus, he probably figured out you were going to make this kickass soup and wanted you to invite him over. hehe
Carrots, apples, and ginger. I would have never thought that flavor combination would work, but you pulled it off! I love the color!
Not only is the soup a wonderful colour but your pictures are too.