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Vegetarian winter soups that will be on high rotation

Keep warm and nourished.
Parsnip soup with truffle and hazelnuts

Parsnip soup with truffle and hazelnuts

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It’s cold, it’s wet and you’re craving a vegetable soup recipe, pronto. Turn to the reliable winter veggie soup, minestrone with a tomato-fragrant vegetable broth. Or try our creamy and classic pumpkin soup recipe. We also have vegetable soup recipes that range from cauliflower soup with cheesy toast to a lentil soup that makes for a warming, nourishing bowl. Some you can make in a slow cooker while others are easy soup recipes that take less than 30 minutes to make. And best of all, majority of these are vegetarian soup recipes.

Here are our best vegetable soups to make during the colder months.

Photo: Vanessa Levis

A classic cream of pumpkin soup

Photo: James Moffatt

Torn pasta soup with fennel and parmesan croutons

Photo: Dean Wilmot

Buttery potato and leek soup with croûtons

Photo: Prue Ruscoe

Classic minestrone soup

Photo: Alicia Taylor

Silverbeet soup with colcannon potato bread

Parsnip soup with truffle and hazelnuts
Photo: John Paul Urizar

Parsnip soup with truffle and hazelnuts

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Spiced pumpkin soup with bean sprouts

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Ali Currey-Voumard’s broccoli soup and cheesy toast

Photo: Chris Chen

Sweetcorn with coconut milk

Photo: John Paul Urizar

A classic cauliflower soup with cheddar toast

Chickpea, quinoa and kale soup with labne
Photo: William Meppem

Chickpea, quinoa and kale soup with labne

Minestrone with rainbow chard and quinoa
Photo: Chris Chen

Minestrone with rainbow chard and quinoa

Mushroom and thyme soup with Roquefort croutons
Photo: William Meppem

Mushroom and thyme soup with Roquefort croutons

Photo: Con Poulos

French onion soup

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Silverbeet, pumpkin and farro broth

Photo: William Meppem

Pumpkin and chickpea soup

Photo: William Meppem

Persian red lentil soup with tahini, beetroot and fried mint

Photo: Chris Chen

Bread and cabbage soup with Fontina and thyme

Photo: William Meppem

Beetroot soup with burrata

Photo: William Meppem

Cream of fennel and potato soup

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Miso noodle soup with mushrooms and ginger

Photo: William Meppem

Fennel soup with toasted fennel seed oil and horseradish

Broccoli soup
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Broccoli soup with Gorgonzola toasts

Photo: William Meppem

Sopa de fideos

Photo: Chris Court

Chickpea, pumpkin and cavolo nero soup

Photo: William Meppem

Stefano de Pieri’s minestra di riso e asparagi

Photo: William Meppem

Cauliflower, leek and cheddar soup

Iberia's caldoso with legumes and vegetables
Photo: Ben Hansen

Iberia’s caldoso with legumes and vegetables

Photo: William Meppem

Spiced pumpkin soup with onion bhajis and curry leaves

Photo: William Meppem

Fennel and leek soup with four spice

Broccoli soup and cheesy toast
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Broccoli soup and cheesy toast

Brigitte Hafner: Green lentil soup with pumpkin and harissa
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Green lentil soup with pumpkin and harissa

Red lentil soup with yoghurt and coriander
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Red lentil soup with yoghurt and coriander

Parsnip soup with hazelnut and thyme butter
Photo: Alicia Taylor

Parsnip soup with hazelnut and thyme butter

Lemon-yoghurt soup with lentils, brown rice and herbs
Photo: Rob Shaw

Lemon-yoghurt soup with lentils, brown rice and herbs

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