Winter Garden Vegetable Soup
on Jan 13, 2019, Updated Apr 07, 2020
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Winter Vegetable Soup features the goodness of cherry tomatoes, healthy kale, great northern beans and so much more. This delicious soup recipe is a great lunch or dinner and can be made in just over an hour!
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About This Vegetable Soup
I’m always searching for healthy recipes, and oftentimes, I can find one in a warm bowl of soup. Some of my favorite healthy soups include this fasolada or Greek bean soup, our cabbage soup recipe, and this Lipton noodle soup with rotisserie chicken.
I’m not that good at remembering names, and on more than one occasion I have embarrassed myself dearly by not recognizing a face that in reality should have been one that is familiar to me.
Call it a blessing or somewhat of a curse, when it comes to food I never forget a flavor.
It was almost two years ago that I first tasted this Winter Vegetable Soup.
It is full of comforting warmth, great health and for me, memories of a delicious dinner replete with good wine and even better people.
When I asked for the recipe, my friend who made this was kind enough to get it to me the following day.
Though it’s been nearly two years since that winter’s March dinner, the lingering memory of fun people and great food has never left me.
What’s in it
- Mushrooms
- A classic mirepoix of onions, carrots, and celery
- Tomatoes
- Savory herbs
- Butternut squash
- Kale
- Great northern beans
- Parmesan cheese
As I’ve been known to do a time or two, I veered slightly off the beaten path for this recipe of Winter Vegetable Soup and made it my own.
Instead of using canned diced tomatoes, we used some fresh cherry ones.
Although you can easily make this vegetarian and use water as the liquid base, I wanted to notch it up just a bit and opted for low-sodium chicken broth.
Finally, in the end, I had some leftover kale, and so I decided to roast it and use the roasted kale as a garnish for this soup, and it is some of the best kale that I have ever tasted.
I suggest making this Winter Vegetable Soup soon and invite a friend or two over.
Ask them to bring a friend as well, and you’ll be amazed at the people you meet and the great memories that will be made.
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Winter Garden Vegetable Soup
Ingredients
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 8 oz mushrooms, halved and sliced
- 2 medium carrots, finely diced
- 2 ribs celery, finely diced
- 1 large onion, finely diced
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 2 cups fresh cherry tomatoes
- 2 teaspoons fresh sage leaves, chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary leaves, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 quarts reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- One or two Parmesan rinds
- 7 oz butternut squash, cubed
- 5 oz curly kale, chopped
- oz One 15 cans great Northern beans, un-drained
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- Shaved Parmesan, for serving
Instructions
- Place 2 tablespoons olive oil into stockpot over high heat until the oil shimmers. Add the mushrooms and sauté until browned, about 5 minutes. Remove the mushrooms and set aside.
- Decrease the heat to low, add the remaining 2 T olive oil and the carrots, celery, onions, and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened.
- Add the tomatoes, sage, rosemary, and garlic, and cook 5 minutes.
- Add the broth, soy sauce and Parmesan rind; bring to a boil, about 15 minutes.
- Decrease the heat to low, add the squash and kale, cover and cook until tender, 30 to 35 minutes.
- Add the beans, mushrooms and red wine vinegar and cook until heated through, about 15 minutes. Serve with Parmesan cheese.
Notes
To make this vegetarian, use water or vegetable broth instead of chicken broth.
Share this soup with your neighbor and spend some time catching up.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Updated from the original post of January 27, 2017.
Such an amazing soup packed full of delicious veg. I’m sold!
A good veggie stacked soup is hard to beat for lunchtime satisfaction. I love your version with the addition of kale.
A good veggie stacked soup is hard to beat for lunchtime satisfaction. I love your version with the kale mixed in.
Rainbow carrots are the best. I always find them at Trader Joe’s and love using them in all sorts of recipes. I need to make a soup like this every week and just keep it in the fridge for healthy eating lunches every day. Thanks for the inspiration!
wow this is packed full of goodness, it sounds delicious!
There’s nothing better than a glass of wine and a hearty soup to cure the dead-of-winter blues. I love your idea of using cherry tomatoes, since regular tomatoes I find at the grocery this time of year are mealy and gross, and I do get tired of tinned tomatoes. The roasted kale garnish is a stroke of genius. This gorgeous soup looks like a hug in a bowl!
It’s still cold weather and I’d love a bowl of this to warm me up!
Mmm this sounds good! What’s a great northern bean though, to us uk readers?
I’m a HUGE fan of soups, and I’m always looking different ways to improve my recipes. What I love about this recipe is all the hearty ingredients, I will be making this one:)
This looks hearty and delicious and the perfect way to warm me to my core during this very cold winter we’re having! Looking forward to making this for the family@!