How can I perk up a very bland vegetable soup?

[MrsHollywood]

I made vegetable soup today, with various leftover veg and stock. I did put a few herbs in, but they are undetectable. The result is very, very bland and not particularly appetising - but I was planning on having it for lunch over the next couple of days! What can I do to make it more appealing?!

[rushofbloodtothefeet]

garlic, chillies, parmesan and croutons!

[RoseC]

I always throw in either: random cheese (I get the discounted lumps on the reduced shelf) or Lea & Perrins, which has disguised all manner of my food sins in DP's eyes and he's the pickiest person I know.

[LaVitaBellissima]

Add Parmesan cheese, and a bit of chilli oil

[HerdOfTinyElephants]

Fry onion and garlic to soften, then puree and add to soup?

Add tomatoes (possibly tinned) or passata?

[MrsHollywood]

Ok, thanks! I have onion, chilli and garlic so will definitely try that. If I can get out to get some Parmesan, then will add that, too. Cheers!

[vixsatis]

Sherry!

[JarethTheGoblinKing]

Cumin

[aStarInStrangeways]

A liberal shake of Tabasco.

[RattusRattus]

Worcester sauce.

[studentdesignresearch]

i always add an extra stock cube (or half) for flavour, if i want to bulk it up i cook lentils in it, just adding a bit more salt and pepper always works, you could make it in to a kind of minestrone and cook little pasta peices in it, adding a few different spices to give it more of an asian twist is good. i like cumin, coriander, paprika, turmeric and chilli.
any of those would work?

[MrsHollywood]

Thanks for all these suggestions. In case anyone's interested, I tried some with extra chilli and garlic and some with roasted red pepper pesto stirred in. Both were very good!