Carrot + Cardamom Soup (Instant Pot or Stovetop)

My Whole30-friendly Carrot Cardamom soup (Instant Pot or stovetop) is a quick and tasty bowl of joy made with carrots, ginger, cardamom, and coconut milk!

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Step 1

Melt the coconut oil or your fat of choice in a saucepan over medium heat. If you’re using an Instant Pot, press the Sauté button and add the coconut oil or fat of choice when the metal insert is hot.

Step 2

Adding a spoonful of coconut oil to a saucepan

Step 3

Toss in the leeks along with a generous pinch of kosher salt or Magic Mushroom Powder. Sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes.

Step 4

Sprinkling salt on sliced leeks for Carrot Cardamom Soup

Step 5

Toss in the carrot, apple, ginger, and cardamom, and stir until fragrant.

Step 6

Stirring carrots and leeks in a saucepan for Carrot Cardamom soup

Step 7

Pour in the broth.

Step 8

Pouring broth into the saucepan to make Carrot Cardamom Soup

Step 9

If you’re cooking on the stovetop, bring the soup to a boil over high heat. Turn down the heat to low and cover and simmer until the carrots are easily pierced with a fork, about 30 minutes.

Step 10

Simmering Carrot Cardamom Soup in a saucepan

Step 11

If you’re cooking in the Instant Pot, cancel the Sauté function. Lock the lid and program the Instant Pot to cook under high pressure for 5 minutes. Release the pressure manually.

Step 12

Manually releasing the pressure for an Instant Pot

Step 13

When the soup is finished cooking, stir in the coconut milk. Now it’s time to blend the soup!

Step 14

You can transfer the soup in batches to a blender and process until smooth…

Step 15

An overhead shot of pureed Carrot Cardamom Soup in a Vitamix blender

Step 16

…or you can puree the soup directly with an immersion blender. Taste and season accordingly with salt and pepper.

Step 17

An overhead shot of Carrot Cardamom soup in a white bowl.

Step 18

You can refrigerate the soup in a sealed container for up to four days in the refrigerator and freeze it for up to 4 months.

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