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A great vegetarian soup recipe doesn't just tweak your appetite for the main meal; it can also simply make you feel good. For more
vegetarian recipe, try searching how to make wasabi peas. Here are some great tips to come up with your own vegetarian soup recipe.
Experiment
With vegetarian soups, there are really no hard-and-fast or clear cut rules on how you should do it. You just have to follow the preliminary
basics and then let your imagination rule. This means that you may just have to sauté the usual garlic, onions and your choice of
vegetables, add the soup stock or vegetable broth and then add whatever you like including spices. If you are preparing a cold and raw
recipe, then you can experiment by swapping some ingredients like watermelon for tomatoes or vice versa.
Be Generous with Spices
Thicken the Soup
Part of the secret to savory vegetarian soup recipe includes making the texture just right. Texture may of course be improved by
thickening the soup. One secret of oriental cooks is that they use flour or cornstarch to thicken a recipe instead of using milk. Some would
suggest adding a precise number of parts of flour or cornstarch to water but sometimes you just have to make an estimate.
To put more texture or thickness to your soup, simply add a small amount of cornstarch. Simply mix a small amount of cornstarch with
some warm water and then slowly pour the mixture while stirring in soup that is just about ready to be taken out of the fire.
Convert
Non-vegetarians usually add meat to make the soup tastier. However, vegetarians can substitute the meat with other ingredients. Aside
from spices, pepper and green onions, you can also add a bit of soy sauce to give your soup some flavor. Beans can also add to the
flavor of your vegetarian soup recipe and even supply much needed protein which others normally get from meat. Aside from beans,
peas, lentils and squash are also tasty additions to it.
Freezing Soup
The great thing about soups is that you can prepare it ahead of time and freeze it for the next day. Just make sure that before you freeze
soup, you allow it to cool completely first. Have it chilled so that you can remove excess oil before transferring it to small containers for
freezing. Makes sure there is some extra space in your container after the soup has been transferred to allow the liquid to expand.

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How to prepare a yummy vegetarian soup

  • 1. www.gourmetrecipe.com A great vegetarian soup recipe doesn't just tweak your appetite for the main meal; it can also simply make you feel good. For more vegetarian recipe, try searching how to make wasabi peas. Here are some great tips to come up with your own vegetarian soup recipe. Experiment With vegetarian soups, there are really no hard-and-fast or clear cut rules on how you should do it. You just have to follow the preliminary basics and then let your imagination rule. This means that you may just have to sauté the usual garlic, onions and your choice of vegetables, add the soup stock or vegetable broth and then add whatever you like including spices. If you are preparing a cold and raw recipe, then you can experiment by swapping some ingredients like watermelon for tomatoes or vice versa. Be Generous with Spices Thicken the Soup Part of the secret to savory vegetarian soup recipe includes making the texture just right. Texture may of course be improved by thickening the soup. One secret of oriental cooks is that they use flour or cornstarch to thicken a recipe instead of using milk. Some would suggest adding a precise number of parts of flour or cornstarch to water but sometimes you just have to make an estimate. To put more texture or thickness to your soup, simply add a small amount of cornstarch. Simply mix a small amount of cornstarch with some warm water and then slowly pour the mixture while stirring in soup that is just about ready to be taken out of the fire. Convert Non-vegetarians usually add meat to make the soup tastier. However, vegetarians can substitute the meat with other ingredients. Aside from spices, pepper and green onions, you can also add a bit of soy sauce to give your soup some flavor. Beans can also add to the flavor of your vegetarian soup recipe and even supply much needed protein which others normally get from meat. Aside from beans, peas, lentils and squash are also tasty additions to it. Freezing Soup The great thing about soups is that you can prepare it ahead of time and freeze it for the next day. Just make sure that before you freeze soup, you allow it to cool completely first. Have it chilled so that you can remove excess oil before transferring it to small containers for freezing. Makes sure there is some extra space in your container after the soup has been transferred to allow the liquid to expand.