Spicy Vegan Butternut Squash and Carrot Soup Recipe

Cold weather season and a delicious hot soup go hand in hand. You will enjoy my Spicy Vegan Butternut Squash and Carrot Soup Recipe. 

With the velvety texture, plenty of spice and natural sweetness of fresh butternut squash, this will become you favorite soup! 

The base of this soup is veggie broth and there is no dairy making this completely vegan and gluten free!

This creamy soup is perfect for plant-based diets and is a great way to warm up this time of year.  

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Try these other delicious seasonal recipes for next time: Pumpkin Chicken, Simple Chicken and Potato Soup, Dairy Free Zuppa Toscana

Ingredients need for this Butternut Squash Carrot Soup Recipe

Just a few simple and fresh ingredients needed:

• olive oil 
• russet potato
• carrots
• butternut squash  
• white onion large  
• fresh garlic cloves
• fresh ginger
• vegetable broth or vegetable stock
• water
• maple syrup
• spices such as ground cinnamon, allspice, Aleppo pepper, ground thyme, ground cloves and nutmeg
• salt and black pepper as needed
• fresh herbs to garnish with such as thyme sprigs

How to prepare this delicious soup

1. Start with preheating a large Dutch Oven or large pot pan over medium-low heat. When the pan is ready, add the olive oil, onion, garlic, ginger, potatoes, squash and carrots.
2. Season with salt and pepper and saute for 5 minutes.
3. Then add in the water and the vegetable broth. Bring it to a boil and reduce the heat. Partially cover the soup with a lid.
4. Let it cook for about for 25 minutes. Remove the lid, check that the squash is fork tender.
5. Season with additional salt and pepper and add the spices.
6. Using a hand or regular blender, puree the soup until smooth. Taste test to see if more salt is needed. Then add the maple syrup and stir in.
7. Serve this hearty soup with your favorite bread or top with croutons.

Butternut Squash Soup recipe tips

• I definitely love the simplicity of this soup. Everything is done on the stovetop and then mixed with a hand blender. If you don’t have a hand blender or immersion blender, you can use a food processor ( blending it in batches ),a countertop blender or any high-speed blender. 
• This is a healthy and easy meal! The Butternut Squash and Carrot Soup is vegan and gluten free! 
• You can freeze it. Use a freezer safe and airtight container. 
• If it’s your first time working with winter squash, the easiest way to deal with butternut squash is to buy it already cut and peeled. Your local grocery store or Costco will have it. 
• For more depth of flavor, place the veggies on a baking sheet and let the veggies roast in the oven for about 25-30 min. 

Substitutes for this flavorful soup

With the cozy flavors and creamy texture, soup season has never looked better! Here are some ingredients swaps/ideas you can use in this or other soup recipes:

• You can omit the carrots and only use butternut squash. You can swap out the white potato and use a sweet potato or do a mix of sweet potato and butternut squash.
• If you’d like to keep the spice out, simply do not add the Aleppo pepper.
• If you can’t locate Aleppo pepper, cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes work. You can also stir in red curry paste or curry powder.
• If you don’t have fresh ginger, you can use ground ginger.
• Coconut milk or coconut cream is a nice swap for the vegetable broth.
• If you aren’t looking for a vegan option but would like to enjoy this butternut squaash carrot soup recipe, chicken stock or chicken broth can be used along with heavy cream.
• Red onion is good if you don’t have white.
• Garnish with green onions
• Any root vegetables would be delicious. 

How to serve Spicy Vegan Butternut Squash and Carrot Soup Recipe

Well well, well, now we are getting to the good stuff! Nothing goes better with this comforting soup recipe than a grilled cheese with gluten free bread. Use vegan cheese if you want to keep this dairy free. Stir in some plant based sour cream. You can top with my delicious gluten free croutons or pumpkin seeds. Or you can bake off some warm crusty bread and dip to your delight. 😊 Lastly, you can make the soup a little thicker and pour it over fresh pasta!

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