I had this soup at an outdoor restaurant a couple of weeks ago and was trying to recreate it at home. Parsnips by themselves are not a fun root vegetable to eat. This soup makes it easy to enjoy the parsnip and feel good about drinking your vegetables.
Tortilla soup is one of my favorite soups because I can make a big batch and customize the toppings to suit any palate. Add some cooked chicken, black beans, roasted corn, queso, avocado, tortilla chips – everything works.
I am a bit partial to spicy soups and this one checks all the boxes. You can vary the spices depending on your tolerance level. I like my soup spicy enough to taste the ingredients without killing all the flavors. Some of my chili head friends, like an overdose of heat and love adding extra chili flakes to this soup. (You know who you are…)
Last week I had this delicious kale and cannellini bean soup for lunch from a local restaurant. I loved the lemony creamy soup and tried to recreate it. I like kale, but I like kale cooked and this soup is perfect for using large amounts of kale (or any other hearty green like swiss chard or collard greens)
My take-out soup had carrots and celery, but I didn’t have either in my refrigerator. So, I used sweet potatoes and leeks instead and that tasted just as good.
Lentils soups are an ultimate comfort food. I generally use leftover vegetables that I have not had time to cook. In this soup I used four cups of finely chopped baby broccoli and baby cauliflower stalks. Generally, the stalks are left on the plate because they do not cook as quickly as the florets. Using them in the soup avoids wastage and makes it a complete meal with the lentils. This is a large batch of soup, but it freezes very well and can be used as a side dish or a main course as needed. Shwarma powder or curry powder can be used instead of all the spices listed in the recipe.
This roasted carrot soup comes together with minimal hands-on cooking time. Carrots that have been sitting around in the crudité platter or baby carrots that never made it to the lunch box can be all roasted in the oven for a hearty and wholesomely satisfying soup.