A comforting soup filled with onions, garlic, carrots, parsnips, chards, and carrot greens. This winter vegetable soup is easy to make using ingredients found at the farmer’s market and a great way to stay warm on cold winter days.
Happy Monday!
We spent the weekend celebrating the Lunar New Year with family. For us, Lunar New Year is filled with traditions. Visiting families and friends, eating lots and lots of foods, and of course, the superstitions. But it was definitely fun, and I’m so glad that I have an extra day off this weekend to recover from my food coma!
Aren’t these sweets so cute? We used them for Lunar New Year decorations, but I think they’re better for Valentine’s Day.
It’s been super cold this winter, and so of course, the best way to stay warm, for me anyway, is with comforting soup. This winter vegetable soup is filled with ingredients that I found at the farmer’s market. The ingredients are fresh and the soup healthy.
Sometimes, I like wandering around the farmer’s market to see what’s available. There are fruits and vegetables that you don’t always find at your supermarket. So I picked up carrots with the carrot top greens still attached, parsnips, chard, and thyme. If you prefer, you can substitute the chards with kale or spinach instead.
In a medium sized pot, add olive oil and allow it to heat for a minute. Then add minced garlic and diced onions. Allow the garlic and onions to cook for a few minutes until softened and aromatic.
Add chopped carrots and parsnips to the pot, and cook them for several minutes.
Pour the vegetable broth into the pot. Then add chopped chards, carrot greens, and fresh thyme. Allow the soup to simmer until the vegetables are tender. Season the soup with salt to taste.
Serve the soup warm.
Enjoy!
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2-3 carrots + optional carrot top greens, chopped
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- 2-3 Swiss chards, chopped
- 1 medium parsnip, chopped
- 1 sprig fresh thyme
- salt to taste
- In a medium sized pot, add olive oil and allow it to heat for a minute. Then add minced garlic and diced onions. Allow the garlic and onions to cook for a few minutes until softened and aromatic.
- Add chopped carrots and parsnips to the pot, and cook them for several minutes.
- Pour the vegetable broth into the pot. Then add chopped chards, carrot greens, and fresh thyme. Allow the soup to simmer until the vegetables are tender. Season the soup with salt to taste.
- Serve the soup warm.
ohcatalina says
You take great pictures. Never seen a soup look so good. Im not a soup person.
Andrea| Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thank you so much!
Phyllis Goodman says
This looks delicious. I am always looking for new winter soup ideas.
Andrea| Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thanks, Phyllis! Hope you’ll like it!
Jhuls says
Perfect for the cold weather! Yum! Thanks for co-hosting FF #157, Andrea. Happy FF and have a lovely weekend! 💜
Andrea| Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thanks, Jhuls!
Gina~Inga the Fire Tender says
Wow! Yum. Looks amazing, and easy! Thanks for the inspiration.
Andrea| Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thanks, Gina!
Elizabeth says
This looks delicious! I’ve been meaning to make a nice pot of soup all winter!
Andrea| Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thanks, Elizabeth! Hope you’ll like it!
Elizabeth says
How could we not like it? It looks amazing!
birdwithaview says
This looks delicious! We love soups over in my house. Do you think I could swap out the swiss chard and use spinach?
Andrea| Cooking with a Wallflower says
You can definitely swap with spinach, but add the spinach towards the end since it cooks a lot faster
Penne Cole says
Love that spoon!
Andrea| Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thanks, Penne! It’s from For Such a Time Designs on Etsy =)
lilmisslion says
Hi!!! Your blog is SO beautiful and I have nominated you for an award! <3 http://wp.me/p5ULkf-2Vx
Andrea| Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thank you so much for the nomination!
lilmisslion says
Your welcome, love! Have a beautiful week! 💖🌺🦋
Andrea| Cooking with a Wallflower says
You too, Kelley!
lilmisslion says
thx hon! <3
Eugene Knapik says
I love winter soups!
Alexis Lunsford says
Yummy!
Andrea| Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thank you!