Vegetable Soup Recipes: Meatless Monday

Vegetable soup can either be one of the most boring, bland foods you?ll eat all winter, or a comforting, satisfying meal you?ll crave until the weather warms up. We?re going for the latter?and while simply having a decent soup recipe can go a long way (canned vegetable soup is pretty much a guaranteed dinner fail), having a great one will make you especially happy you put in the time and effort.

So for today?s Meatless Monday, we found 8 vegetable soup recipes ? some vegan, and some vegetarian?that incorporate everything from Kabocha squash to spinach and greens. Enjoy!

Simple Veggie Soup Recipe

This light vegetable soup recipe is simple and easy, and a great way to get in some extra veggies before your main meal. Plus, it's vegan and gluten free! GET THE RECIPE, via My Healthy Eating Secrets

Winter Vegetable and Tofu Korma Soup Recipe

Vegetable soup can be bland and boring; not when you add curry, spices and tofu. This recipe is deceptively easy?just use whatever winter vegetables you have on hand?and incredibly flavorful, without being over the top. Try this when you're bored, or want some extra spice to keep you warm. GET THE RECIPE, via 101cookbooks.com

Fall Vegetable Soup with Saffron Broth and White Beans

This simple vegetable soup gets extra flavor from saffron broth, and a dose of protein from white beans. GET THE RECIPE, via Coconut & Quinoa

African Quinoa Peanut Soup Recipe

This soup is a powerhouse?it's full of vegetables, protein-rich quinoa, and healthy fats from peanut butter (just make sure to get the natural kind, without added sweeteners or oil). And the flavors will blow your taste buds out of the water; a vegetable soup never tasted so rich and exciting. GET THE RECIPE, via Fork Fingers Chopsticks

Lentil and Butternut Squash Soup Recipe with Chard

This lentil and vegetable soup includes something that everyone (not just vegetarians) needs: greens. Chard complements beans and squash beautifully, and packs this soup recipe with extra nutrients, too. GET THE RECIPE, via A Couple Cooks

Three-Carrot Soup Recipe

This gluten-free, vegetarian soup recipe is also super resourceful: It uses every part of the carrot, from stalk to carrot and even juice. And it even packs in other vegetables and spices. GET THE RECIPE, via Little Fig Blog

Detox Soup Recipe

Dietician and blogger Janel Ovrut Funk shared this with us last winter, when we were craving a healthy way to detox after the holidays. Try it now for a great way to cleanse between parties (and drinks!). GET THE RECIPE, via Janel Ovrut Funk

Miso Vegetable Soup Recipe

Kabocha (a squash that's easy to find in fall and winter) and spinach make this far from your typical miso soup, but it still packs all the health benefits of fermented soy. Win-win! GET THE RECIPE, via Little Fig Blog'); } else { jQuery('.gallery-wrapper').addClass('side-gallery'); jQuery('.ad-gallery').append(''); } var imgToShow =parseInt(1) - 1; if (window.location.hash && window.location.hash!=="#" && !isNaN(window.location.hash.substr(1))) { imgToShow = parseInt(window.location.hash.substr(1)) - 1; }; var imgCounter = 0; var totalImages = $('.ad-thumb-list li').length; var galleries = $('.ad-gallery').adGallery({ cycle: true, effect: 'slide-hori', loader_image: '/wp-content/plugins/zzz-nextgen-gallery-alloydigital/ad-gallery/images/loader.gif', start_at_index: imgToShow, animation_speed: 400, slideshow: { enable: true, autostart: false, speed: 10000, start_label: 'Back to Gallery', stop_label: 'View All', stop_on_scroll: true, countdown_prefix: '', countdown_sufix: '', onStart: false, onStop: false }, callbacks: { afterImageVisible: function(new_image, old_image) { imgCounter++; if (imgCounter%7 == 0) { $('#ad-interstitial-wrapper').show(); $('.ad-skip').show(); $('.ad-skip-next').show(); $('.ad-next').hide(); $('.ad-image').hide(); $('.ad-controls').hide(); $('.desc-wrap').hide(); $('#ad_interstitial_frame').attr('src', '/wp-content/plugins/zzz-nextgen-gallery-alloydigital/ngg_ad_gallery_300x250.php'); this.slideshow.stop(); } $('.thumbnail_view .images-to-thumbnail-wrapper').html($('.ad-gallery .ad-controls').clone()); $('#description').html($('#description_' + this.current_index).html()); $('.ad-info').html($('.ad-info').html().replace('/','OF') + '??'); //var thisImg = this.images[this.current_index].image; //thisImg = thisImg.split('gallery/')[1]; //_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', thisImg]); var thisPic = parseInt(this.current_index) + 1; window.location.hash = '#' + thisPic; _gaq.push(['_trackPageview', window.location.pathname + window.location.hash]); } } });$(".ad-slideshow-controls").live("click", function() { var divClass = $(".ad-slideshow-controls span:visible").attr("class"); if (divClass == "ad-slideshow-start") { var label = "Back to Gallery"; } else { var label = "View All"; } _gaq.push(["_trackEvent", "Gallery", label, location.pathname ]); $(".ad-gallery, .thumbnail_view").toggle(); }); $(".thumb-wrapper img").click(function() { //var current = parseInt($(this).index()); _gaq.push(["_trackEvent", "Gallery", "View All Thumbnail", location.pathname ]); var current = parseInt($(this).index()) + 1; window.location.hash = "#" + current; window.location.reload(true); }); $(".ad-thumb-list img").click(function() { //var current = parseInt($(this).index()); _gaq.push(["_trackEvent", "Gallery", "Carousel Thumbnail", location.pathname ]); }); $(".ad-prev-image").click(function() { //var current = parseInt($(this).index()); _gaq.push(["_trackEvent", "Gallery", "Previous Image", location.pathname ]); }); $(".ad-next-image").click(function() { //var current = parseInt($(this).index()); _gaq.push(["_trackEvent", "Gallery", "Next Image", location.pathname ]); }); $(".ad-skip, .ad-prev, .ad-prev-image, .ad-skip-next, .ad-thumb-list img").click(function() { $("#ad-interstitial-wrapper").hide(); $(".ad-skip").hide(); $(".ad-skip-next").hide(); $("#ad_interstitial_frame").attr("src", "about:blank"); $(".ad-next").show(); $(".ad-image").show(); $(".ad-controls").show(); $(".desc-wrap").show(); _gaq.push(["_trackEvent", "Gallery", "Skip Ad", location.pathname]); galleries[0].slideshow.start(); window.location.hash = "#" + current; window.location.reload(true); });});

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Source: http://www.blisstree.com/2012/12/03/eat/vegetable-soup-recipes-meatless-monday/

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