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Soup season is here! The dreary rainy days of the Pacific Northwest have finally arrived. Sitting down with a hot bowl of this cinnamon spiced carrot ginger soup is a great way to warm you up at the end of the day. This is a one pot easy weeknight meal that can be doubled or tripled and made in advance.

carrot ginger soup in bowl with cilantro garnish and spoon

Soup With Kids

When trying to decide what to cook for dinner in our house, we try to balance flavor, nutrition, and kid-friendliness. The kids don’t dictate what we eat, but we certainly keep them in mind when cooking if we have any hope of a peaceful meal.

Unfortunately for us, our kids aren’t big soup fans. Maybe it’s a texture thing, or just a kid thing…who knows.

Because of this, soups are not a frequent meal around here unless I know there’s a good chance the kids will eat it. Plus, the two year old usually ends up with a soaking shirt if we have a broth soup!

If you have picky eaters in your house, you know how great it feels when there aren’t complaints about dinner the second it’s set down on the table.

We’ve actually started teaching our four year old to say “Thank you mommy” before she says anything else about the food. We’re hoping this ritual will remind her to first and foremost be thankful…even if she follows that by saying “this looks terrible”.

Carrot Ginger Soup

This soup was a hit with the grown ups and the kids. It’s a one pot meal, and with the help of an immersion blender it comes together quickly with simple ingredients.

My husband loves all things spicy. Especially ginger. So he adds extra ginger to his bowl. You know your audience. Add more ginger if you’re serving a spice-loving crowd.

Serve the soup with cilantro garnish and a drizzle of lemon juice.

If you want to add more spice to this soup, try adding 1/2 – 1 tsp of this homemade chai spice blend.

Tools That Make This Soup Easy

Dutch Oven

We love using our dutch oven for soups because we can do everything in one pot. One pot meals are awesome. It’s also fun to have a colorful pot in the kitchen arsenal. We have this one (ours is blue, but it comes in several colors).

Immersion Blender

Our immersion blender (sometimes called a stick blender) is star of the show in this recipe. This is the perfect example of a recipe that is made simpler with the help of an immersion blender.

When making a blended soup, either you ladle boiling soup into a blender and blend it in batches, trying not to burn yourself…OR…you keep the soup it in the pot on the stove and stick the immersion blender in it to blend it up.

Our kitchen has been a safer place since getting our immersion blender, that’s for sure. Anyone ever had hot boiling soup splash out the top of the blender and burn your hand? Yep. Me too.

Zester

Our zester was another valuable asset in this recipe. It’s a tool that makes using fresh ginger a lot easier. The zester helps get the juices and flavor out of the ginger, while leaving the stringy-ness of the ginger behind.

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