9 Hearty Vegetable Soups to Carry You Through the Day
In winter—when you wake up before the sun and get home after it’s gone down—lunch should be three things: warming, something that’ll stick to your ribs, and something that you don’t have to make in a panic in the dark before you start your commute (the worst). Hearty vegetable soups can be made on the weekend, portioned into jars (or your favorite lunch vessel), and zapped in the office microwave. And when they’re as full of stuff as these soups are, they’ll keep you going through the rest of the day:
1. Red Lentil Soup with Beet Greens
A hearty soup with flavorful spices and Indian influence. (Photo: James Ransom/Food52)
2. Creamy Carrot Ginger Bisque with Cashew Cream
This sweet and spicy soup shows off the magic of cashew cream in all of its glory. (Photo: James Ransom/Food52)
3. Tuscan Bread Soup with a Sage Oil Drizzle
This dish is the consummate comfort food. (Photo: James Ransom/Food52)
4. Celeriac and Potato Soup with Mushroom, Walnut, and Celery Leaf Salad
A soup and salad, all in one bowl. (Photo: James Ransom/Food52)
5. Cold-Weather Soupe au Pistou
Soupe au pistou is the French answer to Italian minestrone—hearty, simple, and warming. (Photo: Bobbi Lin/Food52)
6. Smoky Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chili
Make game day memorable with this sweet, smoky, and flavorful chili recipe. (Photo: James Ransom/Food52)
A plain-simple, just-good Indian-inspired cauliflower soup. (Photo: James Ransom/Food52)
8. Persian New Year’s Noodle Soup
This is a perfect one-pot meal. (Photo: Mark Weinberg/Food
9. Yam and Peanut Stew with Kale
Rich, nutrient dense, sweet, savory, and spicy, this stew is the ideal winter comfort food. (Photo: James Ransom/Food52)
By Caroline Lange.
