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Thick and creamy healthy carrot leek soup served in a white bowl and garnished with fresh thyme. Ready to be eaten with a crusty bread roll on the side
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Easy Carrot Leek Soup

Thick and creamy healthy carrot leek soup, ready in 30 minutes flavourful and very delicious.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American, British
Keyword: carrot leek soup, carrot soup, easy carrot soup
Servings: 6
Author: Ajoke| My Active Kitchen

Ingredients

  • 600g carrot peeled and washed
  • 200g leek sliced and rinsed
  • 1 small onion chopped about ½ cup
  • 4 sundried tomatoes optional
  • 600 ml chicken stock/water
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tablespoon chilli flakes or use according to preference
  • Fresh thyme few springs substitute with 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil any type of oil would do too
  • ½ tablespoon smoked paprika

Instructions

  • Place a large pot on medium high heat, add the oil and heat for about a minute
  • Add sliced leek and onions to the oil and stir till it's  translucent but not browned (this should only be for about 3 minutes)
  • Add sliced carrot to the above and continue to stir for another minute, add sun dried tomatoes, chilli flakes, paprika and thyme and stir to combine.
  • Add chicken broth/stock, stir to combine and cover with the lid and leave it to simmer for about 20 minutes or until carrot is soft and fork can go through easily.
  • Turn off the heat, use an immersion blender to puree the mixture or leave to cool and then puree in a blender.
  • Check for salt and seasoning and adjust accordingly. Serve the carrot leek soup with some more fresh thyme and hot-buttered dinner roll or any other crusty bread of choice. Enjoy x

Notes

How to store carrot soup

  • Carrot leek soup will stay up to 3 days in the fridge, I have never had to freeze this soup so I can't say how long it could store for but I am sure it should keep a while in the freezer.
  • Add more water or stock if the soup is too thick