This easy garden to table recipe combines fresh roasted carrots, shallots and ginger to make a soup that will quickly become a family favourite.

Fresh Garden to Table | Roasted Carrot & Ginger Soup with Sour Cream

Ingredients

Soup 

2 pounds carrots, peeled and sliced
2 tablespoons peeled fresh ginger, finely chopped
2 tablespoons butter
2 sweet yellow onions, chopped
4 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup half-n-half cream
salt and pepper to taste
sour cream or yogurt for serving
1 medium sweet potato, peeled and chopped (optional)
thinly sliced green onions for topping (optional)

Instructions

1. In a large pot over medium-high heat, melt butter, add onions. Cook onions, stirring frequently, until onions are soft, about 5 minutes.
2. Add broth, carrots, and ginger.
3. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until carrots are tender. Approx 15 to 20 minutes.
4. Puree soup until smooth, either using an immersion blender or by carefully transferring soup to a blender and then returning it to the pot.
5. Stir in the half-n-half and warm over medium heat until hot.
6. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
7. Serve soup in bowls, topped with green onions & a small spoonful of sour cream.

Enjoy! 

~ Natalie