This classic vegetable soup is warming, healing and full of flavor. With root vegetables, potatoes and herbs, it’s the kind of simple comfort food that brings you back to life on cold days 🥕🍲
Classic Hearty Vegetable Soup 🍲
Stefie
4
15-20 minutes
30-45 minutes
Traditional
Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 carrots
- 2 celery stalks
- 1 parsley root or parsnip
- 1 small piece of leek
- 3 medium potatoes (waxy or floury)
- 1 handful green beans or peas (fresh or frozen)
- 1.5 liters vegetable broth (rich & flavorful)
- 1 bay leaf
2 pieces of juniper berries
- 1 tsp dried or fresh thyme
- Salt & black pepper to taste
- Fresh parsley for serving
I recommend rice, pasta, garlic bread or lentils with it
Directions
Prep the vegetables:
Peel and dice the onion, garlic, carrots, parsnip (or parsley root), and potatoes.Slice the leek thinly. Trim green beans if using.
Sauté the base: Heat olive oil in a large soup pot.
- Sauté onion, garlic and root vegetables over medium heat for 5–7 minutes, until fragrant and lightly golden.
- Add potatoes, leek, and green beans/peas. Stir for another minute.
Add broth & herbs: Pour in hot vegetable broth.
Add bay leaf, juniper and thyme. Season with salt and pepper.
- Simmer gently for 25–30 minutes, until the vegetables are soft and the soup is aromatic.
Finish & serve:
Remove the bay leaf. Adjust seasoning to taste.
Serve hot, topped with fresh parsley and a slice of rustic bread if you like.
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