Soup Maker recipes that don't all taste the same?

[MaraScottie]

I love my soup maker, it's dead handy for mid-week, wfh lunches, but the problem is that no matter what ingredients I use, they all bloody well taste the same.

Do you have any really interesting soup maker recipes that aren't the usual carrot, potato, butternut squash combos?

Tha ks!

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My favourite is broccoli and stilton

I often just make soup up as I go along, but I do use various recipes from Liana’s Kitchen - cauliflower cheese soup is a big favourite.

Treated myself to a soup maker. Watching with interest

butternut squash and chilli is delicious

Curried parsnip

Coconut, sweet potato and chilli

French onion

Potato soup

If you are using a generic stock pot and just the veg, then yep, they will all taste the same - of the stock pot

You need to add the flavour, using herbs and spices. I dont have a soup maker, a saucepan and a hand blender work well enough for me.

I tend to roast the veggies first with the spices and herbs. Before I got the air fryer Id just shove a tray in alongside a roast or whatever it is Im oven cooking , dont need to make the soup the same day, the roasted veg will last a few days in the fridge

I like root veg soups to be really earthy so tend to use cumin, coriander and a bit of chilli for a bit of kick. A bit of thyme in with the leek and potato

Give it a try

I can't imagine that a tomato basil soup, a curried lentil soup, a corn chowder, a leek and potato soup and a chicken noodle soup could all taste the same! (The first 5 soups I love off the top of my head).

When you say the "usual combo of carrot, potato, butternut squash" are you putting that trio into every soup you make?

I've had 2 soup-makers, both were faulty & returned to Amazon. The recipes included were incredibly dull, so I just used ordinary recipes.

Leek and potato soup with added curry powder is lovely. My current favourite is lentil and carrot with dried chilli flakes. Good stock will make a difference to any soup but to get a distinctive flavour you have to add herbs or spices.

Butternut squash with Chinese 5 spice is lovely

A nice summer soup is mint, pea and courgette, really tasty and fresh. It does need the fresh mint to give it flavour.

I chucked a leftover parsnip into a vegetable soup the other day. It really enhanced the flavour.

We got one just before Christmas. Love it, I am doing leek and potato tomorrow, none of my soups have tasted the same.

My favourite recipe soup maker recipe is curried apple and carrot soup - also enjoyed by everyone I have made it for. I use a vegetable stock cube and add some cream when serving if I want to be posh!

I know what you mean - maybe it's that creamy comfort aspect that's popular at this time of year. I'm getting another SM tomorrow (!) as my last one went walkabout a few years ago but I have missed it. I used to make a really nice hot and sour soup but can't remember the recipe but will post it if anyone's interested when I track it down. I also like Asian soups so will be trying to replicate them in the SM when I have time - I lean towards south-east Asian flavours - so bright, light, spicy! If anyone has any recipes do share 😊