This delicious creamy red vegetable soup is incredibly nutritious, gluten free, vegan and ready in just over 30 minutes.
This deliciously warming red vegetable soup is light yet satisfying and creamy and bursting with nutritious ingredients.
Soup is one of those fantastic, simple dishes that can be made using a huge range of ingredients. We are likely to have enough ingredients in our fridge and/or cupboard at any given time to be able to make a decent soup.
This red vegetable soup came about because I happened to have all the ingredients in my fridge. Apart from the lentils, which came from the cupboard. What struck me was that most of them were red. So this recipe really named itself. My only job was to cook it.
Red vegetables are nutritious
We know that green vegetables are super rich in vitamins and minerals essential in our diet. But all vegetables are healthy and all contain different nutritional benefits.
For example, tomatoes contain a large amount of beneficial lycopene, while carrots and sweet potatoes are rich in beta-carotene. In short, this red vegetable soup is full of goodness! Plus it happens to be vegan and gluten free! How good is that? And you won’t need to use any stock cubes. So you decide how much salt and pepper you want to use.
The combination of sweet (carrot and sweet potato) and sour (tomatoes) ingredients creates a flavourful and rich tasting dish. You can add plenty of black pepper (or try a bit of cayenne) for extra heat. I also used red lentils in this simple vegetable soup recipe. In addition to keeping with the ‘red’ theme, they also add more substance to this soup. So it’s filling while still being healthy.
How much water to use
I recommend adding 3 quarters of the suggested amount of water to start with. This way you’ll be able to adjust the thickness to suit your taste. If the soup is too thick just top it up with a bit more water after you’ve pureed it.
Serving suggestions
Use freshly chopped cilantro and black sesame seeds to create a bit of contrast, add freshness and crunch to this soup (though it’s delicious on its own too). Here is an easy recipe for making your own (healthy) croutons, which would be great in this soup. Enjoy!
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Red Vegetable Soup (Vegan)
Ingredients
- 1 medium red bell pepper deseeded, roughly chopped
- 1 small/medium sweet potato peeled, chopped
- 1 medium carrot peeled, chopped
- 2 large tomatoes chopped
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 red onion chopped
- 1 small celery stalk chopped
- 1/3 cup red lentils rinsed
- 1 large garlic clove finely chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1.5 teaspoons coarse sea salt plenty of pepper
- 3-3.5 cups hot water
- Freshly chopped cilantro and black sesame seeds for garnish optional
Instructions
- In a large pot heat up the oil with the bay leaf. Add the garlic, onion, celery and lentils, stir and cook over a medium heat for a couple of minutes stirring often.
- Add the carrot, sweet potato, pepper, tomatoes and tomato paste, stir and cook for another minute or so. Add the seasoning, hot water, stir, cover, turn up the heat and bring to boil. Then lower the heat to a simmer and cook, covered, for 20 minutes.
- Remove from the heat, take out the bay leaf and puree. Taste to adjust the seasoning as necessary, pour a desired amount into a bowl, garnish with cilantro and sesame seeds (optional) and serve.
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Recipe link parties
I am sharing this creamy vegan vegetable soup recipe with #CookBlogShare (hosted this week by Hijacked By Twins) and Meat Free Monday.
Also sharing with Fiesta Friday, which I have the pleasure of co-hosting this week together with Sue from Birgerbird.
Hi, I am Monika, welcome to Everyday Healthy Recipes! This blog is all about creatively simple recipes with a healthy twist, old classics with a modern take, and an occasional Polish dish thrown into the mix - all easy to make, healthy and delicious, perfect for everyday cooking. 
Angie | Fiesta Friday says
May 12, 2017 at 2:42 amBeautiful! Thanks for cohosting!
Monika says
May 12, 2017 at 6:19 amYou are welcome, it’s a pleasure:)
Jac -Tinned Tomatoes (@tinnedtoms) says
May 8, 2017 at 9:00 pmThat’s one gorgeous bowl of soup and beautiful photos. Thanks for submitting it to Meat Free Mondays. I’m featuring your recipe this week and the roundup is now live. Right now for some sharing!
Monika says
May 9, 2017 at 7:30 amThank you Jac! The roundup looks great, as usual, lovely colourful vegetarian dishes. Shared it everywhere:)
Kirsty Hijacked By Twins says
May 8, 2017 at 12:18 pmI love a good soup and especially with so many of my favourite vegetables! Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x
Monika says
May 8, 2017 at 12:55 pmThank you Kirsty! Glad you like the recipe:)
Jhuls says
May 6, 2017 at 1:57 pmThis soup looks so delish! Thanks for hosting, Monika!
Monika says
May 6, 2017 at 2:30 pmThank you! It’s a pleasure:)
Sue says
May 5, 2017 at 2:57 pmHi Monika, what beautiful photographs of this soup!!
Monika says
May 5, 2017 at 3:13 pmThank you! It’s the colour of the soup that deserves most credit rather than my photography skills:)
taoallergymummy says
May 5, 2017 at 1:08 pmThis looks delicious! #cookblogshare
Monika says
May 5, 2017 at 1:48 pmThank you:)
applytofaceblog says
May 4, 2017 at 11:02 amThis soup looks amazing and the photos make me feel I can actually taste it!Great recipe,I love those flavours.x
Monika says
May 4, 2017 at 9:47 pmThank you! Glad you like the recipe:)
Jacqui Bellefontaine says
May 4, 2017 at 10:07 amMust be this cold snap that has us both thinking along the same lines this week Soup! I can’t wait to try this one it sounds delicious.
Monika says
May 4, 2017 at 9:42 pmThanks! That must be it! Haven’t seen your soup yet! Going over to see what soup you’ve made:)
Alison's Allspice says
May 2, 2017 at 6:54 pmThis looks like a delicious soup, I love garam masala! I also love it when a recipe name is obvious and easy! Thanks!
Monika says
May 3, 2017 at 7:14 amThank you! This soup was really interesting, my kids loved it which means it was a success:)
Balvinder says
May 2, 2017 at 2:41 pmBeautiful soup, color and ingredients 🙂 It contains few of my favorite things and I love garnishing my soup with seeds.
Monika says
May 3, 2017 at 7:15 amThank you Balvinder! This soup unanimously got thumbs up from my husband and kids:)
Sarah James @ Tales From The Kitchen Shed says
May 2, 2017 at 11:21 amYour soup looks delicious Monika, so full of flavour, no wonder there isn’t a need for a stock cube. I like the idea of adding the sun dried tomatoes and spicing your soup with garam masala, pinning to try later x
Monika says
May 3, 2017 at 7:18 amThank you Sarah! This soup made me really happy, it was really fun to cook with beautiful red vegetables:)