Blender Soup Recipes for Quick and Easy Meals (2024)

FAQs

How long should you blend soup for? ›

To achieve a silky-smooth texture, keep the blender running for at least 1 to 2 minutes in order to fully break down the solids. A common mistake is to not run the blender long enough. This results in a grainy-textured soup. The soup should be blended long enough to create a silky-smooth texture.

Hearty soups like Russian Borsch, Vietnamese pho, and Italian Minestrone are considered as main courses. They have an apt mix of vegetables, protein and carbohydrates in a single bowl. Thick soups that carry not only the broth, but also toppings that make them sumptuous, can be had as your dinner.

If soup is the only thing you are eating, it may not provide you with enough nutrients. It is best to eat soup as part of a balanced meal that includes a variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean protein sources.

Since soups are mostly liquid, they're a great way to stay hydrated and full. They give your immune system a boost. Soups can help you stave off cold and flu, and they're a great antidote for times when you are sick, too!

Broth-based soup diets generally last for 7 days. However, some can last as long as 10–14 days. Over that time, proponents of a broth-based diet claim you can lose up to 10 or even 20 pounds (4.5 to 9 kg). On a broth-based soup diet, cream-based soups are restricted, as they're higher in calories and fat.

As the soup diet usually only lasts for 7-14 days, it's not recommended in the long term. The NHS also highlights how very low-calorie diets like this often lead to short term weight loss, but it's likely that you'll put some or all of the weight back on once you go back to eating normally.

Use fresh, good quality ingredients like vegetables and herbs. Add a little bit of vinegar or lemon juice to your soup to make it taste better. Use a high-quality broth or stock as a base for your soup. Roast or caramelize your vegetables before adding them to your soup to bring out their natural sweetness.

For clear, brothy soups, stock is your most important ingredient. If you want to make a good soup, you need to use an excellently flavored stock — otherwise, the entire pot could be tasteless.

As long as your blender's owner's manual states that the jar is made of heat-resistant plastic and can handle hot liquids, then you should be able to blend hot soup. Glass jars are a great option for hot ingredients since glass is naturally heat resistant.

Blender soups are great because, often, you need just a few ingredients. Start with one all-star, seasonal ingredient like winter squash, broccoli, tomato, or asparagus. Beyond that, perhaps an onion, some broth or water, some herbs or spices, boom - you've got what you need to make a beautiful, silky blended soup.

What liquid do you add to soup? ›

The liquid can be stock, broth, water, wine, or a combination. Anything really. Note that if you add alcohol-based liquids, the alcohol will likely cook off by the time the soup is finished. So if you want a tinge of that alcoholic brightness, wait until the end to add your booze.

Bottom line is… the average soup serving as a side dish is between 3/4 and 1 cup. (8 oz) When the soup is served as the main course, plan on a bowl being about 1 1/2 cups. (12–14 oz) I hope that this answers your question.

If soup is being served, place soup bowl on top of salad plate (or charger plate). Place the bread plate to the top left of the charger (between 10 and 11 o'clock). Lay a napkin to the left of the charger. On the left of the charger, place the salad fork on the outside, and the dinner fork on the inside.

Soup Is Filling

A person looking to reduce portion sizes is well served by a good bowl of soup in this fashion. This effect also induces you to feel more satiety (feeling full) despite consuming fewer calories! That's also why a hearty bowl is so satisfying.