Want comfort food without having to feel guilty? Here is your new favorite Roasted Red Pepper & Carrot Soup made in the Instant Pot. This vegan and gluten free soup has deep bold flavors from roasting the red peppers and carrots.
I love soups, especially on cold winter evenings. They give such a warm, comforting feeling. This Roasted Carrot and Bell Pepper Soup has a lot of flavor and is very nutritious.
The rich flavor in this soup comes from roasting the carrots and red peppers. You can use any color bell pepper, but red is preferred to get the deep red color. When I served this soup to my husband, he thought it had loads of tomatoes looking at the color. But just the carrots and red peppers give it such a great color and taste, that you would not want to stop eating it.
I know waiting to roast the veggies to make this soup is the hardest part. But trust me, you will not mind the extra time it takes to roast the red peppers after tasting this soup.
Check out this collection of 17 Instant Pot Vegetarian Soup recipes for more delicious soups!
Nutrient packed Carrots & Red Peppers
Bell peppers, also called sweet peppers or capsicums, are low in calories and rich in vitamin C and other antioxidants, making them a great addition to a healthy diet. Carrots are a great source of beta-carotene, fiber, vitamin K, potassium and antioxidants. These primary ingredients, make this a very nutritious meal.
How to make Red Pepper & Carrot Soup in Instant Pot?
Start with roasting the carrots, red peppers with a generous amount of olive oil, with salt sprinkled over them.
Remove from oven & let them cool.
Peel the blackened portion from the red peppers. You can transfer the warm red peppers to a container with lid on. Shake and let it rest for 5-10 minutes. This makes it easier to remove the peels.
Now sauté garlic and onions in the instant pot for a few minutes.
Add the roasted red pepper and carrots to the instant pot. Add the spices and broth. Pressure cook for a few minutes in the instant pot and then blend to get a smooth texture using an immersion blender. You can also transfer to a blender such as vitamix to blend it. Make sure the ingredients are cooled before blending.
The soups looked so rich, even though I did not add any cream to it. Some days you want to indulge, so go ahead and add the cream if you prefer.
You can have this soup as a complete meal with some bread as a side or have it with a salad.
Check out other soup recipes:
- Carrot Ginger Soup
- Broccoli Cheddar Soup
- Minestrone Soup
- Creamy Tomato Soup
- Vegan Turmeric Cauliflower Soup
Vegan Roasted Red Pepper & Carrot Soup - Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 4 Carrot
- 2 Red pepper cut in to large pieces, remove stem and seeds
- 1/2 Onion cut into large pieces
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil divided
- 3 cups Vegetable Broth or Water
Spices
- 1 tsp Salt divided
- 1 Bay leaf
- 1 tsp Ground Cumin (Jeera powder)
To finish
- 1/4 tsp Black pepper (optional)
- 3 tbsp Cilantro to garnish (optional)
- 1/2 tsp Sesame seeds to garnish (optional)
Instructions
Roasting the veggies:
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Place carrots and red peppers (cut side down) on a large baking tray in a single layer. Drizzle some olive oil over the tray and sprinkle some salt.
- Roast in oven for 30 mins. Remove from oven. Let the peppers cool, so you can peel the blackened skin. You can also transfer the peppers to a bowl with lid on. Shake and let them rest for 5-10 minutes. This will make it easier to remove the skin.
Making the soup:
- Start the instant pot in sauté mode and let it heat. Add olive oil, bay leaf, garlic and onions. Let them saute for about 3 minutes.
- Add the roasted carrots, red peppers and broth. Add ground cumin and salt. Press cancel and close lid with vent in sealing position.
- Start the instant pot on manual or pressure cook mode for 3 minutes. When the instant pot beeps, let the pressure release naturally.
- Remove the bay leaf. Using an immersion blender, blend the soup to a smooth consistency. Add black pepper to taste. (Note: If needed, you can also transfer to a blender such as a vitamix. Make sure the soup is cooled down)
- Garnish with cilantro and sesame seeds. Soup is ready to be enjoyed.
Notes
- You can also use garam masala for a deeper flavor, in place of ground cumin.
- This recipe was created in a 6qt Instant Pot DUO60 Multi-use Pressure Cooker.
Note: Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.
Nutrition
Update: This post was updated with better pictures and details on September 7, 2018.
Will try this recipe one of these days.. This one looks delicious.
Hi Meeta,
I tried this soup a while ago and it came out delicious! Your site is now my go-to resource for instant pot recipe.
Supreetha
Looking forward to trying this one! Can I add broccoli to this too as I have some to use up? Also can I freeze this? If so do I need to exclude coconut cream or milk?
Hi Sonal - Sure other veggies such as broccoli will work well. You can skip the roasting for broccoli and add it directly. This soup will freeze well. Skip the milk/cream before freezing.
I really enjoyed this soup and it was easy to make. I just need to figure out how to make a larger batch because it didn’t last long at all! I found that I although the flavor was excellent I enjoyed experimenting by adding a bit of chili powder and a splash oat milk for a spicier, creamier dish. Thank you for sharing your expertise!
Hi John - Glad to hear you enjoyed the soup and want to make a larger batch.
For the past 1 year, I have been making this recipe atleast once a month! My family loves this soup recipe!!!
Thank you for sharing this recipe! ❤️
Oh My!! Oh My!! What a tasty soup! I have made this Roasted Red Pepper Soup three weekends in a row now. I now like this soup better than traditional tomato soup. On accident I used 3 red peppers and 1 pound of carrots (7 or 8 medium carrots) thinking that I would make one and a half batches of soup. But then I forgot what I was doing and added the rest of the ingredients as per the recipe. It's wonderfully thick and rich! I ran out of time and refrigerated the peppers and carrots after roasting them and then the whole soup after cooking in the Instant Pot. Refrigeration and delays in between processes didn't seem to make any difference. The soup is just plain delicious! And when it is finished steaming hot out of the VitaMix it is just short of a miracle! I might have to serve this to guests soon. Thanks for a great recipe that I will use often!
Hi Trish - So glad to hear you are enjoying the soup. We love that the soup is so healthy and delicious. Thank you for sharing back your experience!
This is the first soup I've made that actually turned out delicious. I added a third red pepper and two extra carrots to increase the yeild... Topped with red pepper flakes for my hubs who loves spice. YUM! Thanks for sharing this.
Hey Autumn - So happy to hear you and your husband enjoyed the soup. Thank you for sharing back your review!
I just made this and it was very good. I used the garam masala instead of cumin. Even fit into my 3 quart pressure cooker! Thanks for sharing!
Hey Crystal - So glad to hear you enjoyed the soup. Thank you for sharing back your review!
Can you use jar of roasted red peppers instead? I have one in pantry to use up.
Hey Manisha - I think that would work well too. You can just let the carrots cook in the pressure cooker and skip the roasting step. Hope you enjoy it!
Made this tonight, it was delish. I roasted the onions in the oven along with the peppers and carrots. I added the garam masala which added a nice flavor. I also removed the bay leaves before blending as I wasn't sure if they should be blended. Thanks for this recipe!
Hey Jessica - So happy you enjoyed the soup! Love the changes you made 🙂 Thank you for sharing back your review.