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Vegan Carrot Jalapeño Soup

August 28, 2014 by Joy the Baker 57 Comments

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vegan carrot jalapeno soup

Soup is my barometer.

Soup tells me how much a restaurant cares about the details of their dishes.  It’s not the daily fish special or the fanciest steak on the menu that can tell you everything about a restaurants menu… all of the details and love and care  (if they are there) are in the soup.

I’m talking about in the development of flavors, the house-made stock, the onion dice, the thorough puree, the texture, the garnish, the temperature.  And… since soup is not one of those glitzy menu items like pork-belly-this or fried-brussels-sprout-that… soup sits around waiting for just the right amount of salt and heat and garnish to make it shiiiine exactly bright.

Vegan Carrot Jalapeño Soup

Last week I ordered Carrot Jalapeño Soup at Sylvain, one of my very favorite New Orleans restaurants.  On point.  The soup was perfectly creamy (probably laden with an ample amount of heavy cream), and juuuust spicy enough to make me question and affirm my choices.  The soup had so much love and care, it really could have outshined any type of bacon fat on the menu.

Because some of a good thing is never enough, I made my own Carrot Jalapeño Soup, vegan and with feeling.

This soup is spicy, creamy, filling and delicious!  Dang near as delicious as this Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup, but maybe that’s just me having a thing for raw cashews.  Let’s discuss.

Vegan Carrot Jalapeño Soup

This soup, as most soups do, comes together rather discretely with sautéed onions and garlic.  I also added fresh thyme leaves before adding the spice of fresh jalapeños and sweetness of fresh carrots.

Building flavors is key.

Carrot soup is also lovely with the balance from fresh celery.  It adds just the right amount of earthiness to the soup.  Celery always seems rather affirming in nature.

As the soup simmers, with carrots, jalapeños, and vegetable stock, we make a simple cashew cream.

Vegan Carrot Jalapeño Soup

Cashew cream is born (bus mostly blended) from raw cashews and filtered water.  It remarkable that such a simple mixture can add such a wonderfully creamy texture to our soup!

Vegan Carrot Jalapeño Soup

Once the carrots are simmered to soft, we puree the soup (jalapeños, broth and all) into a smooth puree with an immersion or upright blender.  The blending is satisfying and steamy.

Finish the soup by stirring in the cashew cream, tasting, and adding salt and a touch of pepper.

Vegan Carrot Jalapeño Soup

Because I didn’t strain the soup or the cashew cream, we’re left with a hearty soup full of character and bite.  I used two jalapeños per pound of carrots.  The jalapeños were de-seeded to remove a bit of the spice and bitterness.  It’s just enough spice to compliment the sweetness of the carrots.  This soup is simple, yet full of comfort and care.  I hope you love it!

 

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Vegan Carrot Jalapeño Soup

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  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: about 6 cups 1x
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Ingredients

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  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoons fresh thyme, coarsely chopped
  • 2 celery stalks, diced
  • 1 pound (about 8) carrots, peeled and sliced
  • 2 jalapeño, seeds and ribs removed and sliced
  • 4 cups vegetable stock
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup raw cashews soaked in 1 cup water for 1 hour
  • 3/4 cup filtered water

Instructions

  1. In a large saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are tender and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, thyme, and celery. Stir and cook for 2 minutes.
  2. Stir in the carrots and jalapeño.
  3. Add the vegetable stock and stir to combine. Reduce heat and bring to a simmer.
  4. Simmer uncovered until carrots are completely soft, about 30 minutes.
  5. Drain water from the raw cashews.
  6. In an upright blender, combine cashews and 3/4 cup water. Blend until smooth. Place in a small bowl and set aside.
  7. Once the carrots are soft, remove the soup from the heat and use a immersion blender to blend smooth. If you don’t have an immersion blender, you can blend the soup smooth in an upright blender in three batches. Be careful not to fill the upright blender too full with hot liquids while blending. If using an upright blender, transfer soup black to the pot and stir in the cashew cream.
  8. Taste and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  9. Soup will last, in an airtight container in the refrigerator, for up to 7 days.


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  1. Randi

    December 8, 2016 at 8:44 am

    Thank you for such a delicious recipe! I made it last night and absolutely love it! I just have one question. I’ve noticed in some of your other recipes with cashew cream, that you don’t drain the water from the cashews. Rather, you put both the cashews and the water they soaked in into the blender. Does that work for this one as well, or is there a special reason for draining here?

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    • joythebaker

      December 8, 2016 at 1:17 pm

      I drain the water and add new water because it is more fresh. No harm, no foul though.

      Reply
  2. nancy

    January 8, 2016 at 2:22 pm

    Nutritional Info per serving? Thanks!

    Reply
  3. Lesley

    July 6, 2015 at 9:49 pm

    Have used this recipe multiple times now. Saw Carrot Jalapeno soup at a cute little cafe in Chicago and had to try and make it. This version is great and my parents love it! Thanks for sharing. :D

    Reply
  4. Alex

    February 20, 2015 at 8:55 am

    Omg my mom made this last week. With the leftovers we added cooked quinoa and it was like a delicious, creamy, sweet, spicy quinoa porridge. SO GOOD!!!

    Reply
  5. lindsay

    October 20, 2014 at 7:58 am

    Is it ridiculous to add chorizo to this?

    Reply
  6. Julie

    September 8, 2014 at 8:39 am

    I made this for dinner last night and it was incredibly delicious. I’ve never used cashew cream, but now I want to try it in everything! The spicy bite from the jalapenos, earthiness from thyme and celery…perfect. Can’t wait to eat the leftovers for lunch today.

    Reply
  7. karee

    September 3, 2014 at 10:34 am

    I made this last week for my (vegan) daughter and she loved every drop. I didn’t mix in the cashew cream, I swirled it on top and let her use how much she wanted. It was delicious, thank you.

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  8. Kat

    September 2, 2014 at 10:52 pm

    Just made this and it is delicious! (Although mine isn’t nearly as pretty an orange colour as yours-maybe my carrots were anaemic). Plus my bf, who is, what I am going to call, an aspiring vegan (I usually get in his way with my love of cheese and butter) was very pleased with my foray into the world of cashew cream.

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  9. Cheryl

    September 2, 2014 at 10:48 pm

    I already have cashew cream made up. How amount does the above measure out to?

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  10. The Queen of Dreaming

    September 2, 2014 at 9:35 am

    Soooo yummy!!

    https://justsem.wordpress.com/

    Reply
  11. Lori @ RecipeGirl

    September 1, 2014 at 8:04 pm

    This is my kind of dinner! So delicious!

    Reply
  12. Arthur in the Garden!

    August 30, 2014 at 2:05 pm

    Yummy!

    Reply
  13. joyrunner2014

    August 30, 2014 at 11:42 am

    This looks dreamy!
    I would love to make this sometime soon :) especially with those Jalapeños, my family loves spice.

    Isabelle @ Head Red & Blondi

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    • Isabelle

      August 30, 2014 at 11:46 am

      I’m not really sure who joyrunner2014 is… oops.

      Isabelle

      Reply
  14. Joy

    August 29, 2014 at 5:57 pm

    Carrots are my favorite thing to eat this year for some reason and this soup sounds (and looks) delicious. I can’t wait to try it.

    And I agree with the person who said your description was poetic. I’ve don’t think I’ve read a more beautifully written recipe.

    Reply
  15. Eileen

    August 29, 2014 at 12:29 pm

    This soup sounds like the perfect way to ease into fall! I’ve never used cashew cream in a soup before — definitely going to give that a try.

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