Carrot Ginger Soup with Miso and Tahini Chickpeas Recipe
Give me all the warm and cozy soups right now! I am living on this exact soup right now and I have eaten it almost every day for the last week. It is so delicious and EASY. Miso gives a great savory flavor boost here. Low-sodium miso is a little less flavorful. Lighter misos are a bit sweeter than darker, more aged misos (e.g. red and brown.) Honestly, the tahini chickpeas take this soup from good to amazing. If your tahini is very thick and dry, you can thin it out with water. For those of you who like a little heat, feel free to add a little sriracha or a pinch of cayenne with the ginger.
Why You’ll Love This Carrot Ginger Soup with Miso and Tahini Chickpeas
- So easy and comforting
- Tastes rich, but feels light
- You probably have all the ingredients in your pantryÂ
- Dairy-free and vegan (if using vegetable broth/stock)
Ingredients
Carrots – peeled, thinly sliced. Adds the perfect sweetness.
Onion – yellow, finely chopped
Garlic cloves – either 4 regular or 6 small, peeled and smashed
Ginger – fresh and peeled, finely chopped or grated. You can use powdered ginger if you don’t have fresh.
Stock/broth – vegetable stock (chicken stock is fine if you prefer)
Miso – white miso paste gives a salty and umami flavor to the soup
Tahini – adds a delicious nutty flavor
Lemon juice – this is a key ingredient. Adds a bright and tangy touch.
Parsley – flat-leaf and finely chopped, also adds a fresh flavor
Cooked chickpeas/ garbanzo beans – drained and rinsed
How to Make Carrot Ginger Soup with Miso and Tahini Chickpeas
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add carrots, onion and garlic and sauté until onion is translucent, about 10 minutes. Add broth and ginger. Bring to a boil, cover, and lower to a simmer. Cook until carrots are tender when pierced, stirring occasionally, about 25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare the chickpeas. Whisk tahini, oil and lemon juice together in a medium mixing bowl. Add parsley, salt and pepper and stir to combine. Add the chickpeas and stir with a spatula, making sure every single chickpea is coated.
- Puree the soup and miso in batches in a blender until smooth, or all at once with an immersion blender. Taste the soup and season with salt, pepper or additional miso to taste.
- Ladle soup into bowls and garnish each with tahini dressed chickpeas. You can also add a drizzle of tahini and thinly sliced scallions, if desired.
Tips
- Make sure the carrots are tender before blending the soup by piercing them with a pairing knife
- Pat dry the chickpeas before coating with the tahini sauce
- Keep in mind that everybody has a different preference for consistency. You can adjust the stock according to preference.
- If you don’t eat chickpeas, make a little drizzle with tahini, lemon, olive oil, salt, pepper and parsley and garnish the soup with it.Â
Substitutions
- Fresh ginger – 1/2 tsp ground ginger or 1 Tablespoon turmeric
- Tahini chickpeas – a drizzle of tahini, very thinly sliced scallions
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- Soup
- 2 Tablespoons unrefined, cold-pressed extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 pounds carrots, peeled, thinly sliced
- 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
- 4 regular or 6 small garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
- 1 Tablespoon finely chopped or grated peeled ginger, or more to taste
- 4 cups vegetable stock/broth (chicken stock is fine too)
- ¼ cup white miso paste, or more to taste
- ¾ teaspoon sea salt if using unsalted stock, plus more to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Tahini Chickpeas
- 3 Tablespoons tahini
- 3 Tablespoons unrefined, cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil
- 1 lemon, squeezed, about 2 ½ Tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 small handful fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped (used about ¼ cup parsley, finely chopped)
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 15-ounce can cooked chickpeas/ garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed, about 1 ¾ cups
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add carrots, onion and garlic and sauté until onion is translucent, about 10 minutes. Add broth and ginger. Bring to a boil, cover, and lower to a simmer. Cook until carrots are tender when pierced, stirring occasionally, about 25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare the chickpeas. Whisk tahini, oil and lemon juice together in a medium mixing bowl. Add parsley, salt and pepper and stir to combine. Add the chickpeas and stir with a spatula, making sure every single chickpea is coated.
- Puree the soup and miso in batches in a blender until smooth, or all at once with an immersion blender. Taste the soup and season with salt, pepper or additional miso to taste.
- Ladle soup into bowls and garnish each with tahini dressed chickpeas. You can also add a drizzle of tahini and thinly sliced scallions, if desired.
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The Best Butternut Squash Soup
Curried Lentil, Tomato and Coconut Soup
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7 Comments
I am making this soup for the 2nd time. It’s amazing even without the tahini chickpeas! Total 5-star recipe–I had never tried a carrot ginger soup that also had miso, and the miso makes all the difference. Last time I adjusted for my taste by adding a tablespoon or 2 more miso, a little extra ginger, and it came out pretty thick for my taste so I thinned it out with extra bone stock. SOOOOO good! Thank you, Pamela!
Delighted you are enjoying it and finding your sweet spot with the ingredients! Thanks for your feedback, Melissa!
This soup is fabulous. I added my own twist:
—used butternut squash in addition to carrots
—roasted the tahini chickpeas, then added them to the soup when serving along with a sprinkle of parsley.
I love ALL these twists! Thanks for sharing. I will try them next time 🙂
Nevermind. I see now. The second half of the recipe is for the topping! I was confused because there’s a bullet by it, so I thought it was just a continuation of the ingredients. :-/
🙂
Hi Pamela–What is the quantity of chickpeas/garbanzo beans? Thanks in advance!