Green Herb Soup Recipes

EASY GREEN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Put the spring onions, potato and garlic into a large pan. Pour over the vegetable stock and bring to the boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 mins with a lid on or until the potato is soft enough to mash with the back of a spoon.
• Add the peas and bring back up to a simmer. Scoop out around 4 tbsp of the peas and set aside for the garnish.
• Stir the spinach and yogurt into the pan, then carefully pour the whole mixture into a blender or use a stick blender to blitz it until it's very smooth. Season to taste with black pepper.
• Ladle into bowls, then add some of the reserved cooked peas and scatter over your favourite soft herbs or cress. Serve with crusty bread, if you like.

CREAMY GREEN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place the water, ham, green beans, potatoes, and onions into a large saucepan or soup pot, bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until the ham and vegetables are very tender, about 45 minutes. Skim off any excess fat. Pour in the cream, season to taste with salt and pepper, and serve.

GREEN HERB SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter, add green onions, and fry over a low heat until tender. Add diced potato and stir for 1 minute. Add lettuce. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and pepper. Using a blender blend until smooth OR push soup through a sieve if no blender is available. Add herbs and cream. Chill.

GREEN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan- Cook the onion and leek over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
• Add the celery, carrot, and garlic, then cover and cook for another 5 minutes.
• Add the water, potato, parsnip, kohlrabi or turnip, and green beans- Bring to a boil, lower the heat and cover, simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add the peas, zucchini, and small cannellini beans and season to taste- Cover and simmer for about 25 minutes, until all vegetables are tender.
• Meanwhile, make the pesto: Put all the ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth, scraping down the sides as necessary (Alternatively, pound together using a pestle and mortar.).
• Add the spinach to the soup and simmer for 5 minutes- Stir a spoonful of the pesto into the soup.
• Ladle into bowls and serve the remaining pesto separately.