You do not always need meat, fish, or poultry to make soup. In fact, some of the best soups are vegetarian. Whether you are a vegetarian or simply trying to increase the amount of vegetables you eat, there is no denying that vegetables are healthy as well as very tasty, and there are lots of different herbs, spices and seasonings you can use to liven them up even more.

There are all sorts of vegetable soups you can make. You can make vegetable broth by simmering vegetables past their prime with vegetable peelings in water. Throw in some herbs and garlic and you will have a wonderful broth in a couple of hours, after you simmer the mixture and sieve it.

To make your vegetable broth into a delicious vegetable soup, you will need to add some chopped vegetables and simmer them until they are soft. Noodles, rice, potatoes, and lentils add another flavor and enough texture to make the soup satisfying and wholesome. Add these when you add the raw vegetables and they will cook together.

Vegetables Which are Good in Soup

There are lots of vegetables you can use to make soup recipes. If you are on a tight budget, just grab whatever is on special offer in the grocery store and you can make soup from it. Even if you only have vegetables, which are a bit soft and past their prime, you can make a nice soup from them.

Carrots, zucchini, eggplant, broccoli, cauliflower, turnip, parsnip, rutabaga, bell pepper, pumpkin, tomato, onion, potato, yam, and beans are just some of the vegetables you can use in soup recipes. Some ingredients are seasonal and some are available throughout the year, but there are a lot of soups you can make in bulk and freeze.

Curried Parsnip and Potato Soup

The following recipe is healthy, wholesome, easy to make and serves two people. Serve it with crusty bread for a satisfying lunch or warming supper. If you can get organic parsnip and potatoes, this soup will be even tastier.

The spices give it a subtle curry flavor and you can make double the amount and freeze half if you want to. If you are not cooking for vegetarians, you can use chicken broth instead of the vegetable broth.

Veggie Parsnip Soup Recipe with Potatoes

What you will need:

• 1 potato, peeled and chopped
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 8 oz parsnip, peeled and sliced
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
• 1/4 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/8 teaspoon ground turmeric

How to make it:

Put all the ingredients in a large saucepan and bring them to the boil. Simmer the soup for about 15 minutes, stirring it occasionally. Let the soup cool a bit, and then liquidize it in the blender in batches. You can use a potato masher if you do not have a blender. Push the soup through a sieve with a wooden spoon if you want it finer. Serve it hot with fresh, crusty bread and butter.

Great food has always been a way of life in our household and having lots of different easy recipes to choose from is very important. After all, between work and the kids’ activities it seems there is hardly any time left to think about eating let alone eating health. I mean who has time to make a full fledge sit-down meal in today’s rat race? We know this all too well with our family of six time is preciously short!