Vegetable Soups are healthy and there are many ways you can make them. In this post, I am sharing 2 healthy clear veg soup recipes that are vegan as well.
- Clear Vegetable Soup – Simple to prepare and Gluten-Free
- Mixed Veggie Soup with Moong Sprouts – Low Fat and with Soy Sauce
Both the recipes are light, nutritious and taste good too. You can make either of them depending upon the ingredients you have. Both the recipes are with step by step photos and can be scaled easily. You can easily double or triple the ingredients.
About Clear Vegetable Soup
This is a very simple recipe to make a clear soup. This vegetable soup is light, healthy and nutritious. The recipe is also gluten-free and vegan.
I have not used any veg stock to prepare the soup. I usually keep the seasonings in the veg clear soup to a minimal, so that the taste and flavors of the mixed veggies do not get subdued in the recipe. There is no strongly flavored spice element in this soup.
Just a bit of ginger, garlic, black pepper and nutmeg is added for that hint of warmth and spice. You can even add a bit of soy sauce to get an umami flavor in this vegetable soup.
Vegetable Soup Variations
- You can use veggies of your choice or any spare veggie that you have in the fridge.
- Usually, I make this clear veg soup with cabbage or Chinese cabbage or bok choy, carrots, beans, sweet corn and mushrooms. In this recipe, I have used veggies that were there in the kitchen.
- You can even add some tofu cubes.
- Some celery can also be added.
- You can add herbs and spices as per your choice.
- Some soy sauce or red chilli sauce can also be added.
Serve the veg soup as a starter or just have it plain in a bowl or mug.
How to make clear vegetable soup (vegan)
1. In a pan or pot, take 1 tablespoon oil. You can use olive oil or sesame oil or sunflower oil. You can also use butter. Add ½ teaspoon finely chopped garlic and ¾ teaspoon finely chopped ginger.
2. Saute till the raw aroma of both ginger and garlic goes away. Saute for some seconds, but do not brown them.
3. Then add ¼ cup chopped spring onions. You can also add chopped onions instead of spring onions. Saute till translucent. You can also add ½ teaspoon chopped celery in this step.
4. Now add ½ cup finely chopped cabbage, ⅓ cup finely chopped carrots, ¼ to ⅓ cup finely chopped capsicum and ¼ cup finely chopped french beans.
5. Saute for 1 to 2 minutes.
6. Then add 3 cups water.
7. Season with ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder or add as per taste.
8. Season with salt as required.
9. Grate about a pinch of nutmeg in the soup.
10. Stir very well.
11. Cover the pan and simmer the veg soup on a low to medium flame till the veggies are almost done. Some crunch in the veggies tastes good. So do not cook the veggies completely. If using mushrooms or potatoes or cauliflower then you will have to cook the veggies till they are done. Basically, it depends on the type of veggies you will add in this veg clear soup recipe.
12. Garnish the soup with some chopped spring onion greens and Serve clear vegetable soup hot.
Notes
- This veg soup recipe can be easily doubled.
- You can add vegetables of your choice.
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