Veloute de Carotte au Gingembre
Sweet roasted carrots blitzed with ginger, garlic, and a buttery onion base.
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- 800 g Carrot
- 1 Onion
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 2 tbsp Ginger
- 800 ml Chicken stock
- 30 g Butter
- 2 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Black pepper
- 80 ml Heavy cream (optional)
- 1 tsp Honey (optional)
Method
- Heat the oven to 220°C (425°F).
- While the oven heats, chop the carrots into 3 cm chunks and toss them with the oil, salt, and pepper on a tray.
- Roast the carrots until tender and caramelised at the edges, about 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, chop the onion and mince the garlic and ginger.
- Soften the onion in the butter over medium for 6 minutes; add the garlic and ginger for 1 minute more.
- Tip in the roasted carrots and pour over the stock. Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Blitz smooth, then stir in the cream and honey if using. Adjust the seasoning. Serve hot.
Nutrition per serving
Estimated from ingredients; varies with exact portions and brands.
About Veloute de Carotte au Gingembre
This velouté de carotte au gingembre is a French-style pureed carrot soup, built for a silky texture and a warm hit of ginger. A velouté implies smoothness, and this version earns it two ways: the carrots are roasted until caramelized before they ever hit the pot, and everything is blitzed until completely uniform. Roasting is the defining move — it concentrates the carrots' natural sugar and adds a toasty, slightly sweet edge you'd never get from simply boiling them, so the finished soup tastes deeper than its short ingredient list suggests.
The flavor is sweet and earthy up front, cut by the fresh heat of ginger and rounded out by a buttery softened-onion base, garlic, and a little cream to make it plush. A touch of honey can play up the carrots' sweetness if you want it. It's an elegant but simple soup — good as a starter for a dinner, a light lunch with crusty bread, or something to make a big batch of when the weather turns. Serve it hot, and a swirl of cream or a few toasted seeds on top makes it look as smooth as it tastes.
Veloute de Carotte au Gingembre: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Veloute de Carotte au Gingembre?
One serving of Veloute de Carotte au Gingembre has about 296 calories, with 8g of protein, 31g of carbs, 17g of fat and 6g of fiber. These are estimates based on the ingredient amounts in this recipe and will vary with your exact portions and brands.
Is Veloute de Carotte au Gingembre gluten-free?
Based on its ingredients, Veloute de Carotte au Gingembre has no gluten-containing components, so it's naturally gluten-free — as always, check that any packaged ingredients you use are certified gluten-free to be safe.
Is Veloute de Carotte au Gingembre dairy-free?
Not as written — it uses Butter, Heavy cream. Swapping those for a plant-based alternative makes it dairy-free.
How long does Veloute de Carotte au Gingembre take to make?
About 45 minutes start to finish, but only around 26 of those are hands-on — the rest is largely unattended cooking time you can step away from. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
Do I need every ingredient to make Veloute de Carotte au Gingembre?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out heavy cream, honey — they're optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Veloute de Carotte au Gingembre make?
This recipe makes 4 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.