It’s getting chilly here in Richmond. It hasn’t really bothered me because I haven’t been outside much, but this week seemed like a good week for a hearty bowl of soup. Soup sort of screams healing comfort food to me and that’s exactly what I needed…
I didn’t have any pumpkin on hand (shocker… I know) so I rolled with parsnips and added a little quinoa to bump up the protein.
It turned out to be warm, comforting and super delicious. Isaac and I both kept going on and on about how tasty it was the whole time we were eating it.
It’s sweet from the carrots, but not too sweet and has a great flavor from all the herbs and spices. Quinoa is the perfect addition as it makes the soup a little heartier so that it can be served as a meal, not just an appetizer or side item.
Amazing Carrot and Parsnip Soup
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 shallot, chopped finely
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 lb. carrots, peeled and chopped
- 1/2 lb. parsnips, peeled and chopped
- 5 cups of vegetable broth or water
- 1/3 cup uncooked quinoa, rinsed and drained
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
- 3 fresh sage leaves, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- sprinkle of cayenne pepper
- ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 Tablespoon miso paste, dissolved in 1 Tablespoon warm water
- sea salt, to taste
- scallions, as garnish
- 1 ounce gruyere cheese (optional)
Instructions
- In a large stock pot, heat coconut oil on medium heat. Place onion, shallot and garlic into the pot and sauté for about five to seven minutes or until onions are translucent.
- Add herbs and spices (thyme, sage, cumin, turmeric, cayenne pepper and ground pepper) to the pot and stir.
- Add chopped carrots, parsnip and quinoa to the pot. Pour in vegetable broth or water. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce to simmer and cook for about 20-40 minutes until veggies are tender.
- Remove from heat and let stand 3-5 minutes until cooled slightly. Using an immersion blender, blend the contents of the pot until a smooth even consistency is reached. If you don't have an immersion blender, you can blend the soup in your blender in small batches.
- Dissolve miso in warm water and stir into the soup. Miso gives the soup a wonderful flavor but if you don't have miso, simply season the soup with a little sea salt.
- Serve immediately garnished with scallions and shredded gruyere cheese. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Seriously so good!
As an update – I had my MRI yesterday and my follow-up appointment with the doc is scheduled for tomorrow. I’m anxious to find out what’s going on with my knee and how long it will take to heal. Hoping for some encouraging news tomorrow!
Have a wonderful Thursday friends. And, don’t’ forget to drink your water – it’s thirsty Thursday!!
This soup looks so delicious! 🙂
And on a side note, I just started following your blog, and I love it.
Good luck at the dr tomorrow!
This soup sound delicious! I try all your recipes haha I feel we have the same tastes lol Good luck tomorrow! I hope you get some good news 🙂
This does sound amazing! I rarely cook carrots but I did make a carrot soup once and LOVED the flavor of it.
I have never had parsnips…I need to get brave! I also want to try baked parsnip fries!
Adding quinoa is a really good idea…I will remember that next time I make my sweet potato and carrot soup. Good luck with the results tomorrow!
This looks like a very tasty and healthy soup! Thanks for sharing. Good luck at your doctor appt. today! I can related. I had knee surgery in 2009.
So funny, I just made carrot soup this week and added some quinoa to my leftovers. You’re right, it adds a nice hearty texture and some added protein! 🙂
YUM! Nuff said 😉
Can’t wait to try this soup! I’m kind of hooked on a Butternut Squash soup with a splash of orange juice right now. Mmmmm…
I tried making carrot soup before and ruined it! Maybe I will try again 🙂
This sounds amazing. Too many ingredients for me to do myself, but maybe I can talk someone into doing it and sharing. 🙂
OT, I have been reading your blog forever, and one thing I miss is your meals. I often struggle with what to put with what, or even think of healthy meals when I am rushed or stressed. Maybe take a poll, see if others think this way too, but like all the style blogs that show us how to put that same top with different things to get a totally different style, I’d love more info on mixing and matching easy meals. I think you could be famous for this! Thanks for listening.
Must. make. Is it weird that I want to take a bath in this soup?
Nice soup, good idea. Will try something like this!
Nice you are doing good job keep it up!!
I love it when I make something that is so good I can’t stop saying how good it is the whole time I’m eating it! This is such a pretty soup, too. Can’t wait to try it!
I love the idea of using miso in soup instead of salt – very interesting, and a great way to use up the miso that always gets pushed to the back of the fridge.
My thoughts exactly! 🙂
Wow I just made this soup (with the pumpkin) and it was so so delicious! It was so much better than I thought it would be. Thanks for the wonderful recipe!
Fantastic recipe, perfect for these wintery days.
This soup was perfect for finishing up some produce I had from my farm share! It froze well too.
Fancied making some soup, looked in the fridge and saw I had some oldish parsnips and a bag of carrots. Googled carrot and parsnip soup and this recipe was top of the list. Needless to say I don’t have half the ingredients listed including; coconut oil, miso paste, scallions, shallots, fresh sage and fresh thyme.
This soup looks so delicious. Going to make it today. Thanks for sharing.
4 servings at 208/ serving
i made it and got 4 generous servings at roughly 200 cal/serve
Thanks for an amazing recipe by the way!!! Love this blog
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I made this and it was fantastic. I didn’t have any miso but it still turned out beautifully. So full of flavour! I looked at quite a few carrot/parsnip soup recipes before settling on this one and I’m so glad. Will definitely make it again.
Hi Lucy. Thank you so much for trying this recipes. It’s one of my favorites so I’m glad you enjoyed it!
deliciously perfect for a fall day! Made mine in crock pot then pureed w/ hand blender. Really easy and clean!
Just tried this soup and it tasted amazing! So rich! Thanks for sharing.
Yay! So glad that you liked it. 🙂