| A great vegetarian soup recipe is not just all about | | | | To make the soup more savory, make the texture |
| preparing your appetite for a healthy vegetarian meal - | | | | just right - not too thin, and not too thick. Texture may |
| it should be healthy as well. To help you come up with | | | | of course be improved by thickening the soup. One |
| some of your very own vegetarian soup recipe, here | | | | secret of oriental cooks is that they use flour or |
| are some tips. | | | | cornstarch to thicken a vegetarian soup recipe instead |
| Experiment | | | | of using milk. Some would suggest adding a precise |
| When it comes to vegetarian recipes, there is really no | | | | number of parts of flour or cornstarch to water but |
| hard-and-fast rule. You just have to follow the | | | | sometimes you just have to make an estimate. |
| preliminary basics and then let your imagination rule. | | | | To put more texture or thickness to your soup, simply |
| This means that you may just have to sauté the | | | | add a small amount of cornstarch. Simply mix a small |
| usual garlic, onions and your choice of vegetables, add | | | | amount of cornstarch with some warm water and |
| the soup stock or vegetable broth and then add | | | | then slowly pour the mixture while stirring in soup that |
| whatever you like including spices. If you are preparing | | | | is just about ready to be taken out of the fire. |
| a cold and raw vegetarian soup recipe, then you can | | | | Convert |
| experiment by swapping some ingredients like | | | | Non-vegetarians usually add meat to make the soup |
| watermelon for tomatoes or vice versa. | | | | tastier. However, vegetarians can substitute the meat |
| The only general rule is to basically respect your taste | | | | with other ingredients. Aside from spices, pepper and |
| buds and whoever you are cooking for. It would be | | | | green onions, you can also add a bit of soy sauce to |
| better though to reserve experimentation on your free | | | | give your soup some flavor. Beans can also add to |
| days and simply use tested soup recipes on regular | | | | the flavor of your vegetarian soup recipe and even |
| days when you have little time. | | | | supply much needed protein which others normally get |
| Be Generous with Spices | | | | from meat. Aside from beans, peas, lentils and squash |
| At times, a small portion of green onions, celery or | | | | are also tasty additions to vegetarian soup. |
| carrots sauted in onions will make a big difference in | | | | Freezing Soup |
| taste. Other soup recipes however may need a little | | | | One great thing about soup is that you can prepare |
| more than the usual herbs and spices. Try a few | | | | more than enough and freeze the rest for the next |
| mixes like oregano and rosemary; pepper and lemon | | | | day. Just make sure that before you freeze soup, you |
| or pepper and lemon grass. You can also use other | | | | allow it to cool completely first. Have it chilled so that |
| spices like cayenne and cumin. One tip with vegetarian | | | | you can remove excess oil before transferring it to |
| soup recipe seasoning is to use an appropriate amount | | | | small containers for freezing. Makes sure there is |
| or mix of spices so you can cut back on salt. | | | | some extra space in your container after the soup |
| Thicken the Soup | | | | has been transferred to allow the liquid to expand. |