How to make homemade vegetable soup

Wondering what to do with all your fresh vegetables? We’ve got some simple but spectacular vegetable soup recipes to help you out. We’ve got two healthy soup recipes, one vegan and one non-vegan, for you to try out so you can make sure everyone is catered for!

How to make homemade vegetable soup: the non-vegan way

Ingredients

• 200g chopped vegetables – onions, celery and carrots are a good place to start off
• 300g potatoes, cubed
• 1 tablespoon oil, your choice
• 700ml stock, either vegetable or chicken works great
• Crème fraîche and fresh herbs to serve

Method

STEP 1

Fry your vegetables and potatoes in a pan with the oil for several minutes until they begin to soften.

STEP 2

Cover with the stock and simmer for ten to 15 minutes until the veg is tender. Blend until smooth, then season. Serve with some crème fraîche and fresh herbs. You can freeze your soup and save it for up to one month.

Where can I find the ingredients for these vegetable soup recipes?

For our vegetable soup recipe, and the next one, fresh veggies always yield the best results for a mouth-watering vegetable soup. If you haven’t got any to hand, here at The Veg Box Company we deliver fresh vegetables straight to your door. If you live near or around us in Preston, we can get our freshly picked veg to you within six hours of being packed.

How to make homemade vegetable soup: the vegan way

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 finely diced onion 
• 1 thinly sliced leek 
• 3 carrots sliced, no need to peel!
• 2 sticks of celery, sliced
• 1 small parsnip, peeled and sliced
• 1 medium potato, peeled and chopped into cubes
• 500ml vegetable stock
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method

STEP 1

Put the olive oil, onion and leek in a wide, deep saucepan. Cook on a low heat, with the lid on, for five minutes until softened. Stir occasionally.

STEP 2

Add the chopped and sliced carrot, celery, parsnip and potato, and stir.

STEP 3

Add your stock and some salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and then simmer on a low heat with the lid on for 15 minutes, or until all the vegetables are completely soft.

STEP 4

Use a hand blender to turn the soup into a smooth puree and then add a little boiling water if the soup is too thick. Add some more salt and pepper if needed.

STEP 5

Serve into bowls. Enjoy with some crusty soda bread and chilled white wine for a fancy accompaniment.

Try these healthy soup recipes with our freshly picked vegetables

Homemade vegetable soup is a great way to combine unique flavours and make the best use of all your fresh veggies. You can incorporate it into your weekly meal plan and improve your diet by ordering one of our veg boxes each week. By using these recipes and adding some veg to your regular meals, you can get your five-a-day in each day and do wonders for your body.

Our veg boxes have a great variety of veggies for you to include in your soup. We even have a special soup box with all your favourites. You can even pick your own in our build your own veg boxes to make your soup just the way you like it!

Fresh fruit and veg delivered to your door

You can get your own freshly picked produce, guaranteed to stay fresh, in our fruit boxes or veg boxes. Try out one of our build your own veg boxes for the best of both the fruit and veg worlds.

All of our Veg Boxes and Food Gift Boxes are delivered within 24 hours of being picked, ensuring our produce is as fresh as possible, every time.

If you’d like to find out more about what you can get from The Veg Box Company, including fruit, vegetables, potatoes, dairy products, and much more, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us on 01772 724406, or email us at hello@thevegboxcompany.co.uk.