13 Hearty Vegan Soup Recipes to Try At Home - Best of Vegan (2024)

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How to add flavor to vegan soup? ›

Add a splash of lemon or lime juice to brighten, or perhaps deepen the flavor with a subtle drizzle of oil (toasted sesame seed for an Asian-flavored soup, olive oil for a minestrone). Now's also a good time to add some sliced green onions, chives, or even olives!

A squeeze of citrus, a dollop of yogurt or a drizzle of cream, a dusting of cheese or a good chile powder, a sprinkling of some herbs or croutons — all can take a perfectly fine soup into the realm of the delectable. Even a spiral of good olive oil to finish and some coarse sea salt can do wonders.

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Adding a parmesan cheese rind to the simmering soup infuses it with salty, umami flavor. This is SUCH an easy way to add tons of flavor to soup. Look for parmesan cheese rinds at the cheese counter in your grocery store. If you want to keep the soup vegan, leave this out.

If you need to thicken a soup or stew, you can turn to starchy vegetables like potatoes, carrots, and sweet potatoes. Cook the veggies well and then blend. Once you have a smooth mixture, incorporate it into your soups, stews, and sauces to achieve a thicker result.

Perk up a Bland Soup With Simple Pantry Staples

Add a splash of vinegar (any kind!), or a squeeze of citrus. Chances are, you could use a little more salt. Go ahead—it's ok. Salt perks up flat flavors and helps balance out bitter-tasting ingredients.

Vegetable broth: The key to a flavorful soup is to start with a quality broth. Bay leaves, fresh thyme and rosemary: fresh herbs add a subtle flavor layer that adds more depth to your soup. Lemon juice: lemon juice adds a game-changing brightness to the soup.

When making homemade broth, you can add flavor to it by roasting the ingredients first. You can put all the meat bones and vegetables on a baking sheet and roast them until golden brown. Then, scrape the brown bits and add them to a pot of water. Doing this adds depth, savoriness, and color to broths.

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Stock up with your favorite Campbell's Well Yes! varieties-Cajun Red Bean and Vegetable and Chickpea and Roasted Red Pepper Soup. Both vegan soups are nutritious and deliciously crafted with purposeful ingredients you know and love, so you'll feel good about what you're eating without compromising on flavor.

How to jazz up vegetable soup? ›

A little tomato sauce, garlic, salt, and bay leaves while cooking was Patty's recommendation. Barbara said, “I add a beef billion cube, oregano, basil and garlic.” That would definitely spice up the soup. The bullion usually adds a lot of sodium so you get a lot of salty flavor.

Add Flour Or Cornstarch

You can thicken soup by adding flour, cornstarch, or another starchy substitute. For the best results, never add flour or cornstarch directly to your soup. If you do, it will clump up on top. Instead, ladle a small amount of broth into a separate bowl and let it cool.

If a soup is tasting bland in the bowl, consider adding acid rather than salt. A squeeze of lemon or lime, or a dash of yogurt or sour cream can add brightness to the bowl. Our Lemony Chicken Soup will make your mouth water.

How do you add vegan umami to food? To add umami to vegan food, incorporate ingredients like mushrooms, nutritional yeast, sun-dried tomatoes, soy sauce, miso paste, and fermented vegetables such as kimchi and sauerkraut.

One of the secrets to great stock is being generous with the aromatic vegetables – onion, carrots, celery, garlic or leeks. So rather than add stock, I like to add at least one of these directly to the soup. Big flavour and no waste. Win win!