Dee's Roasted Carrot Soup

Roasting carrots and potatoes with onion, garlic, and herbes de Provence brings extraordinary flavor to this creamy vegetarian blended soup.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 55 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 143 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 6 cups vegetable broth
• 1 tablespoon herbes de Provence
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 ½ pounds carrots, peeled and chopped
• 1 cup light cream, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Stir carrots, potatoes, onion, and garlic together in a large roasting pan; drizzle with oil and sprinkle with herbes de Provence, salt, and pepper.

Step 3

Roast in the preheated oven until vegetables are tender and beginning to brown, stirring once, about 50 minutes. Remove roasted vegetables from oven; scrape vegetables and any brown bits into a large pot. Pour vegetable broth into vegetable mixture; bring to a boil.

Step 4

Blend soup until smooth with a stick blender; stir in cream to thin soup to desired consistency.