Thai Coco Sesame Carrot Soup

This creamy Thai coco sesame carrot soup brings all the Thai flavours, thanks to the sesame oil, ginger, sambal oelek and coconut milk!

Why We Love This Recipe So Much

• Easy to make: In less than 30 minutes, you’ll get a beautiful soup. You just put all the ingredients in a large pot and blend them at the end!
• Creaminess in a bowl: this soup is creamy but we don’t add any cream … coconut milk gives it that great texture. Please use full fat coconut milk!
• Full of flavours: we flavour the soup with some spices like ginger, turmeric and sambal oelek. We love using sesame oil to give it that extra earthy flavour.
• Freeze well: what we love about this soup, is that you can easily double the quantities and freeze a big batch. This way, you just pop it out of the freezer when you feel like eating a cozy meal!

5 Tips to Perfect This Thai Coco Sesame Soup

1. Use a good quality broth: it’s even better if it’s homemade. If not, buy a good quality one. You can use vegetable or chicken broth. 
2. Make sure the carrots are tender: it will take about 20–25 minutes. Use a fork to make sure they’re fully cooked. 
3. Blend the soup: use a blender and make sure you blend it until you have a smooth texture.
4. Add the coconut milk at the end.
5. Garnish with some toppings: we use coriander and sesame seeds. We also added coconut milk to contrast with that orange vibrant colour of the soup.

Other Soups to Try:

• Roasted Cauliflower Soup With Grapes & Parsley
• Comforting Barley, Chicken & Turmeric Soup

Thai Coco Sesame Carrot Soup

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

25

minutes

Total time

35

minutes

This creamy Thai coco sesame carrot soup brings all the Thai flavours, thanks to the sesame oil, ginger, sambal oelek and coconut milk!

Ingredients

• Onion : 1 diced onion

• Garlic : 2 garlic cloves shredded

• Carrots : 6 cups of diced carrots (8-9 big carrots)

• Broth : 4 cups of vegetable broth

• Sesame oil : 2 tbsp

• Sambal Oelek : 1 tsp

• Ginger powder : 1tsp

• Turmeric : 1 tsp

• Fresh coriander and sesame seeds to serve

Instructions

• In a big pot, add the sesame oil, onion and carrots. Cook for about 4 minutes. Season well.
• Add the spices (ginger, turmeric), garlic and Sambal Oelek. Cook for 1 minute.
• Add the broth and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and cook for about 20–25 minutes until the carrots are tender.
• Transfer the mixture to a blender. Blend until you get a smooth texture.
• Pour the soup in the pot. Add the coconut milk (keeping some of the presentation). Season well.
• Serve the soup with fresh coriander, sesame seeds and coconut milk.