17 of our favourite vegetarian soup recipes

The Good Housekeeping Cookery Team
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Whether it’s a meat-free lunch or a veggie starter you’re after, here are an array of wonderful vegetarian soup recipes you can try.

Check out our selection from the Good Housekeeping Cookery Team…

ROASTED VEGETABLE SOUP

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This thick, flavoursome vegetable soup is delicious served with fresh crusty bread rolls.
Get the recipe here.

BROCCOLI AND BASIL SOUP

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Once you’ve ladled the soup into bowls, crumble over a little of your favourite blue cheese, if you like.
Get the recipe here.

BEETROOT SOUP

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This vibrant vegetarian soup uses pre-cooked beetroot to speed up preparation.
Get the recipe here.

SPINACH SOUP

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A warming winter soup, bursting with green goodness
Get the recipe here.

WATERCROSS AND WENSLEYDALE SOUP

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This soup has a mild, creamy flavour. For more bite, use a blue cheese such as Shropshire Blue.
Get the recipe here.

PEPPER AND LENTIL SOUP

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This hearty and delicious home-made soup knocks spots off ready-made soups
Get the recipe here.

SOUPER GREEN SOUP

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This bright green soup serves up two of your five a day.
Get the recipe here.

FRENCH ONION SOUP

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Make this recipe with vegetable stock for a veggie-friendly dish.
Get the recipe here.

PUMPKIN SOUP

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This simple pumpkin soup is high in flavour and quick to prepare.
Get the recipe here.

PARSNIP AND PEAR SOUP

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This home-made vegetarian soup has a delicious and special flavour.
Get the recipe here.

TUSCAN RIBOLLITA

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Bread is used to thicken this very hearty soup.
Get the recipe here.

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As soon as the weather starts to get even the tiniest bit colder, we bring out our cosy cardigans and start making our favourite soups and stews. A lot of our favourite recipes tend to be vegetarian so we've rounded up all our best vegetarian soup recipes for when you feel like a comforting bowl of nutritious goodness.

Whether you're making it as a meat-free weekday lunch or you're hosting guests at the weekend and want to start with a sophisticated starter, these 12 recipes are our best ones to try.

For more hearty dishes, take a look at our best chicken casserole recipes, or our favourite pasta recipes for any night of the week!

Leek and potato soup

One of our favourites, here at Good Housekeeping, this hearty leek and potato soup is comforting and ready in only 30 minutes.

Recipe: Leek and potato soup

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Roast Tomato Soup with Herby Brioche Croutons

For lovers of tomatoes, this is the soup for you! Serve with crispy herbed croutons made from buttery brioche.

Recipe: Roast Tomato Soup with Herby Brioche Croutons

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Mike English

Curried Parsnip Soup

Don't underestimate the power of a parsnip. This soup makes the best use of these lovely autumn/winter vegetables.

Recipe: Curried Parsnip Soup

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Alex Luck

Leftover Veggie Soup

This simple soup makes the most of leftover roasted vegetables. It's super adjustable to any veg you have lurking in the fridge, too.

Recipe: Leftover Veggie Soup

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Alex Luck

Roasted celeriac, walnut and Stilton soup

Celeriac adds such a wonderful flavour to dishes and pairs perfectly in this velvety celeriac, walnut and Stilton soup.

Recipe: Roasted celeriac, walnut and Stilton soup

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Beetroot Bloody Mary Soup

If you love a Bloody Mary, give these beetroot ones a go. A fun dinner party starter.

Recipe: Beetroot Bloody Mary Soup

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Roasted vegetable soup

This thick, flavoursome vegetable soup is delicious served with fresh crusty bread rolls.

Recipe: Roasted vegetable soup

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Broccoli and basil soup

Once you’ve ladled the soup into bowls, crumble over a little of your favourite blue cheese, if you like.

Recipe: Broccoli and basil soup

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Beetroot soup

This vibrant vegetarian soup uses pre-cooked beetroot to speed up preparation. Dollop some crème fraiche on top to cut through the earthy taste.

Recipe: Beetroot soup

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Spinach and potato soup

A warming winter soup, bursting with green goodness like spinach, celery, fresh ginger and potato.

Recipe: Spinach and potato soup

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Watercress and Wensleydale soup

This soup has a mild, creamy flavour. For more bite, use a blue cheese such as Shropshire Blue.

Recipe: Watercress and Wensleydale soup

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Red pepper and lentil soup

This hearty and delicious red pepper and lentil home-made soup knocks all- the ready-made soups off the spot.

Recipe: Red pepper and lentil soup

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Souper green soup

This bright green soup serves up two of your five a day and only takes 20 minutes of prep time, too.

Recipe: Souper green soup

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French onion soup

Make this recipe with vegetable stock for a veggie-friendly dish. Cheese toasts on top are non-negotiable, though!

Recipe: French onion soup

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Pumpkin soup

This simple pumpkin soup is high in flavour and quick to prepare, only requiring five minutes of prep time! It can be on your table in under 30 minutes, too.

Recipe: Pumpkin soup

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Parsnip and pear soup

Earthy parsnip and sweet pear marry perfectly in this velvety smooth soup. Serve with a caramelised pear topping.

Recipe: Parsnip and pear soup

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Tuscan ribollita soup

There's a secret ingredient in this soup which transforms it into a wonderfully hearty and flavoursome dish.

Recipe: Tuscan ribollita soup

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