Hot and cold vegan soup recipes are included in this definitive collection of the best plant-based soups the internet has to offer. Whatever the weather, if you're a soup-lover, there's sure to be something here for you!
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Healthy Vegan Soup
There’s nothing more versatile than soup!
A great way to get your daily serving of veggies, vegan soup recipes can be both warm and comforting in the dead of winter and cool and refreshing on a hot summer’s day.
They can be as simple as throwing all your leftover veggies in a pot with some stock or as complex as a slow-simmered aromatically-spiced vegan pho.
I’ve scoured the Interwebs to find 50 of the best vegan soup ideas for whatever you’re craving as well as the most popular vegan soup recipes from this blog.
I’ve divided the recipes below into two categories: hot soups for when you need to warm up or when you’re sick, and cold soups for you to discover that there’s more to chilled soups than just gazpacho.
If you’re a soup lover like me, there’s sure to be something here for you!
How To Store Vegan Soup
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Soups are easy and versatile recipes that are great for vegan meal prep and vegan freezer meals.
It's important to store your soups properly to maintain flavour and quality as well as to prevent bacteria growth.
You can refrigerate soup in an air-tight container for 3 - 4 days. No need to let the soup cool on the counter. Our modern refrigerators can adjust themselves when hot food is placed inside. Refrigerating your soup quickly will prevent bacteria growth.
Most soup will keep well in the fridge without changing texture except for soups with pasta and rice. Pasta and rice tend to continue sucking up liquid so you may find that your soup is now a pasta dish!
If you are meal prepping or know that you will have leftovers, you can adapt your recipe to cook the pasta or rice separately from the rest of the soup and simply combine them in one bowl when you're ready to serve.
Soup can be frozen for 3 - 6 months.
Again, soups with pasta and rice may suffer from texture issues after being frozen, thawed and reheated. If you can, make the soup without pasta and rice and then quickly cook some fresh to add to the soup when you're ready to serve it.
To avoid ice crystals, cool your soup in the refrigerator with the lid open to allow condensation to escape. Once cooled, close the container and transfer to the freezer.
You can save a lot of space in your freezer by using freezer bags. Nowadays, there are silicone re-useable freezer bags available if you are concerned about the environmental aspect of ziplock bags.
Freezer-safe glass containers and heavy mason jars intended for canning can also be used to freeze soup.
Souper Cubes are a fantastic option for freezing soup in individual portion sizes. They're basically large ice cube trays that come in one or two cup sizes. You can keep the soup frozen in the Super Cubes or, once frozen, you can transfer the soup to a freezer bag.
What to Serve with Vegan Soup
Here are some ideas for side dishes you can serve alongside your favourite vegan soup recipe!
- Fresh green salad
- Bean and lentil salad
- Vegan grilled cheese sandwich
- Crusty bread
- Vegan breadsticks
- Garlic and herb vegan pull apart bread
- Tofu salad
- Potato salad
- Avocado pasta salad
- Vegan cornbread
- Multiseed crackers
- Veggie wraps
Hot Soups
Vegan Corn Chowder
This vegan corn chowder is the way corn chowder should be made! No dairy, no cashews, no coconut milk. The broth is made from blended corn for a super creamy texture and super corn flavour!
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Creamy Vegan Tomato Soup
This easy vegan tomato soup recipe is the richest and creamiest tomato soup recipe out there. Made with three tomato products from your pantry for ultimate depth of flavour, this vegan soup is nut-free, soy-free and can be made oil-free!
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Vegan Minestrone Soup
This vegan minestrone soup recipe is easy and healthy with a plethora of veggies, pasta and hearty beans. The addition of a sun dried tomato and basil pesto (with a secret "cheesy" ingredient) adds an umami rich layer to the broth.
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Vegan Ramen with Creamy Sesame Broth
This vegan ramen features a creamy and spicy sesame broth, fresh bok choy, crispy fried tofu and frizzled scallions. Delicious, quick and easy to make!
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Vegan Curry Lentil Soup
This one-pot vegan curry lentil soup is easy to prepare and perfect for a quick dinner on a chilly evening. It’s packed with a mix of economical and wholesome ingredients and is super delicious! Serve it as is in a bowl or over rice to get even more meals for just pennies more!
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Pasta e Fagioli Soup
This pasta e fagioli soup recipe is true to its rustic Italian origins as a thick stew of pasta and beans in a creamy broth. It’s a simple one-pot meal that’s incredibly economical.
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Vegan Pho
This vegan pho recipe will appease all your cravings for a delicious, intensely flavoured vegetarian pho. A bowl of soup so good you won’t believe that this vegan pho is made 100% from scratch in less than one hour!
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Vegan Hungarian Goulash
Vegan Hungarian goulash is a hearty and satisfying soup flavoured with paprika and ready in 30 minutes. This vegan goulash is the closest you’ll ever have to the real thing!
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Pinto Bean Soup
This easy and economical vegan pinto bean soup is packed with flavour and spice. This creamy soup uses canned beans for a quick meal that’s ready in 30 minutes.
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Pasta e Fagioli Soup
This pasta e fagioli soup recipe is true to its rustic Italian origins as a thick stew of pasta and beans in a creamy broth. It’s a simple one-pot meal that’s incredibly economical.
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Vegan Broccoli Soup
This vegan broccoli soup is super rich and creamy without nuts, potatoes, or dairy. It’s easy to make with a short list of ingredients and is packed full of healthy broccoli!
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Vegan Chicken Noodle Soup
This vegan chicken noodle soup is full of all the good stuff. This hearty little soup is packed with veggies, noodles and chickpeas and is totally oil free. The key to a great soup starts with the stock and this recipe takes advantage of vegetable scraps which would normally be thrown away!
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Spicy Roasted Corn Soup (Gluten Free, Vegan Soup)
This Spicy Corn Soup is a comfort food recipe that is simple to make, but that’s not all. Made with roasted sweet corn, this vegan soup is also nourishing! Serve warm or chilled.
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New England Vegan Clam Chowder
Warm up on a chilly night with this rich, creamy & hearty New England Vegan Clam Chowder. It takes 30 minutes to make & it’s easy to prepare, too.
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Winter Detox Moroccan Sweet Potato Lentil Soup Recipe
A soul-warming Moroccan sweet potato lentil soup recipe. This soup is made in the slow cooker and requires hardly any work at all. Plus, it makes the whole house smell warm and cozy!
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Vegan Wild Rice Soup
This vegan wild rice soup is rich and creamy, flavourful and comforting with a mix of hearty vegetables and wild rice. It’s super easy to make and perfect for dinner on a chilly evening!
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Vegetarian Cabbage Soup
This vegetarian cabbage soup recipe makes a massive pot from some of the cheapest vegetables available. It’s hearty, it’s comforting and above all it’s economical!
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Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup
If you love mushrooms, this vegan cream of mushroom soup will not disappoint! It uses both fresh and dried mushrooms for maximum mushroom flavour, and coconut milk for a perfectly creamy broth that’s also gluten free!
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Northern-Style Vegan Thai Coconut Soup
This Northern-Style Vegan Thai Coconut Soup recipe is a healthy and easy meal that is made with Thai curry and loaded with noodles!
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Vegan Mushroom Barley Soup
This vegan mushroom barley soup is easy to make, deliciously simple and flavourful.
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Ginger & Turmeric Carrot Soup
This amazing Ginger & Turmeric Carrot Soup is anti-inflammatory and great for digestion! It’s packed with nutrients, easy on the gut and packed with flavor.
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Cuban Black Bean Soup (Hearty & Delicious)
A healthy, hearty, veggie filled cuban black bean soup recipe that’s absolutely delicious! Vegan & gluten free recipe.
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Vegan Borscht - Connoisseurus Veg
This cozy vegan borscht is made with vibrant beets, hearty veggies and flavored with zippy lemon juice and dill.
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Pumpkin Tahini Soup
This creamy pumpkin tahini soup is made with just six ingredients but is filled with aromatic Moroccan flavours. It’s vegan, super easy to prepare and makes great use of everyone’s favourite seasonal vegetable!
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Easy Healthy Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup
The creamiest, healthiest Easy Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup there ever was...comforting fall food in a bowl!
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Vegan Wonton Soup
This hearty and comforting vegan wonton soup is just what you need on a chilly day.
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Easy 1-Pot Vegan Tom Yum Soup
Easy, sweet and sour vegan Tom Yum Soup made entirely in 1 pot with ingredients you likely have on hand right now! Weeknight comfort with tons of flavor!
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Vegan Lasagna Soup
The most comforting deconstructed Vegan Lasagna Soup packed with veggies! This healthy one-bowl-meal is easily gluten-free and on the table in 30 minutes!
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Best Vegan Tortilla Soup
Easy to make with simple ingredients and ready in 20 minutes! Enjoy topped with avocado, cilantro and tortillas for a healthy and delicious plant-based meal. Vegan and gluten-free.
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Vegan Hot and Sour Soup
Vegan hot and sour soup is just as tasty as takeout and guaranteed to be totally plant-based. Great for a chilly fall or winter evening, this soup is ready in only 40 minutes.
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Creamy Vegetable Soup (without cream)
Creamy Vegetable Soup (without cream) is a vegan and gluten-free favorite. Filled with fiber and protein, this hearty & healthy soup is pure comfort.
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Easy Vegan Potato Soup
A simple but delicious vegan potato soup recipe that can be made in the Instant Pot or on the stovetop. So creamy, comforting and easy to make!
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Vegetarian 15 Bean Soup
With a variety of colors, fresh vegetables, and vibrant herbs and spices make this Vegetarian 15 Bean Soup flavorful, filling, AND incredibly good for you.
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Italian Orzo Spinach Soup
This Italian Orzo Spinach Soup is simple to make, full of classic Italian flavors, and oh-so-comforting.
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Vegan Roasted Cauliflower Soup
This 6-ingredient vegan roasted cauliflower soup is rich, creamy and without dairy! Roasted cauliflower is another level of delicious and when you treat simple and cheap ingredients right, you get the best vegan cauliflower soup recipe you’ve ever tasted!
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Roasted red pepper and garlic soup
Roasted red pepper soup enhanced by harissa and mellow roasted garlic makes for a delicious, healthy and comforting meal. Naturally vegan and gluten-free.
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Cold Soups
Watermelon Gazpacho
Watermelon gazpacho is a refreshing and summery raw soup. It takes just minutes to whip up and is perfect for the hottest summer days when you definitely do no want to turn on the oven!
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Vegan Vichyssoise
While a non-vegan vichyssoise is loaded with butter and heavy cream, this dairy-free vichyssoise is so creamy and delicious you wouldn’t even realize that it’s totally plant-based.
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Vegan Cucumber Avocado Soup Recipe (Raw & Gluten-Free!)
This chilled vegan cucumber avocado soup is raw, gluten-free, and so simple to make! All you need to do is blend a handful of basic ingredients.
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Cucumber-Tomatillo Gazpacho Recipe
This gazpacho recipe yields a cool green zingy soup; you can pack it in a thermos on ice and take it picnicking or to the beach.
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Strawberry Watermelon Gazpacho
Our summery strawberry watermelon gazpacho is made with fresh strawberries and watermelon, cooling cucumber, ripe tomatoes, jalapeño & basil.
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Farmers’ Market Chilled Soup with Cucumber Salad
A raw, vegan chilled soup made with your farmers’ market best like tomatoes, bell peppers and sweet corn, and topped with a bright, herby cucumber salad.
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Salmorejo
Ask me to name my favorite summer dish, and I’ll tell you: Salmorejo! Originally from the south of Spain, salmorejo is similar to gazpacho, but (in my opinion) yummier, with a thicker, creamy consistency.
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Cold Honeydew Soup
Cold Honeydew Soup is loaded with honeydew melon, fresh herbs, and lime juice and it’s served chilled as the first course or appetizer
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Ultimate Gazpacho Recipe
This gazpacho recipe is the best! It’s a refreshing chilled summer soup, perfect for your garden tomatoes and cucumber. Vegan and gluten free.
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Zucchini Basil Soup
This light and creamy chilled zucchini basil soup is perfect for warm weather meals.
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Ajo Blanco (Spanish Chilled “White Gazpacho” Bread and Almond Soup) Recipe
Sometimes called “white gazpacho,” this elegant cold soup is thickened with almonds and bread and brightened with a splash of sherry vinegar.
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Green Corn Soup
This silky, cool corn soup gets its great flavor and fun color from spinach and jalapeños. Food & Wine’s Laura Rege brightens it up with a touch of fresh lime juice as well.
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Cherry and vegetable gazpacho
This is an original, yet typical Spanish recipe. It’s a gazpacho unlike others prepared with cherries and I am sure you are going to love it!
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Chilled Asparagus Soup
It’s a perfect solution for the hot weather. Light, flavorful, cool and refreshing.
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Sweet Corn Gazpacho
This beautiful corn gazpacho is made with fresh, sweet summer corn. It’s a chilled, creamy soup that is 100% dairy-free and so perfect on a hot day.
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Chilled Tomato and Stone Fruit Soup Recipe
This Chilled Tomato and Stone Fruit Soup is a riff on gazpacho and gets unexpected sweetness and great color from the addition of cherries and a peach.
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Chilled Fennel-Grapefruit Velouté with Lemon Olive Oil
At Sola restaurant in Paris, chef Hiroki Yoshitake cleverly uses grapefruit oil to boost the flavor in his chilled four-ingredient soup. Lemon olive oil is a terrific alternative, and easier to find in the US.
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Creamy Roasted Tomato Gazpacho Recipe
A creamy summer soup that’s made with roasted tomatoes, peppers, marcona almonds and thickened with bread.
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Cucumber Gazpacho with Watermelon and Mint
Refreshingly light and just a little bit sweet and spicy, this cool, colorful soup is a novel twist classic gazpacho.
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Ginger, Turmeric Spiced Spring Carrot Soup Recipe
This bright, vibrantly spiced soup is velvety smooth and light. It’s the essence of spring kicked up with a hit of heat, a little sunshine in a bowl.
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Simple Delicious Beet Gazpacho
Beet Gazpacho- a simple, delicious chilled beet soup with cucumber, avocado, and fresh dill - healthy and low calorie! Vegan and Gluten free!
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Chilled Cream of Basil Soup with Corn + Cucumber Salad
Cream of basil soup made naturally vegan with raw cashews and herbs. Topped with a fresh, crunchy summer salad of corn and cucumber. Creamy, chilled, summer soup.
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Vegan Soup Recipes
Hot and cold vegan soup recipes are included in this definitive collection of the best plant-based soups the internet has to offer.
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Servings: 4
Ingredients
How to make stock from vegetable scraps
- Onion skins
- Celery leaves
- Carrot peels, tops and bottoms
- Mushrooms stems
- Leek greens
- A couple cloves of garlic
- Ginger skin
- Herb stems like parsley or cilantro
- Peppercorns
- Bay leaves
- Salt
- Water
Instructions
- Collect vegetable scraps throughout the week and place them in a large freezer bag. Keep adding to the bag as you accumulate more scraps.
- When you have a good amount of scraps, transfer them to a large pot and pour over enough water to cover.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and simmer for 45 minutes.
- Set a colander over a large bowl and strain your stock into the bowl.
- Divide the stock into storage containers or glass jars. Homemade vegetable stock can be refrigerated for up to one week or frozen for 3 months.
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