Spring Onion Soup

Spring onion has other names like green onion or scallion. Some has bigger bulb at the bottom while some are thin like I am using here. It depends on where you live. But all are same just the different size. Addition of potato makes the soup thick and creamy. I have used homemade vegetable stock here. This vegetable stock adds extra flavors to the soup. But of course you can use water instead. It will still taste good. But the stock is better. I have been making this soup since past 7-8 months. Earlier I was using canola oil and the taste was good. But after some time I saw spring onion soup recipe in a ‘Vegetarian soup cookbook’ which was made using Olive oil and garlic is sauted in till light brown. I tried this way and it was much much better than earlier version. Since then I am making with olive oil only. This soup recipe requires very few ingredients. It is delicious and has subtle flavor of spring onions. Addition of lemon juice perks up the flavors and taste. So please don’t skip. Check out more soup recipes Roasted tomato soup  //  Broccoli soup  //  Roasted red pepper soup 

Step By Step Photo Instructions:

1. Heat the olive oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add sliced garlic. Saute for a minute or till it gets light brown in color.
2. Then add chopped scallions or spring onions. Saute for a minute.
3. Add potatoes and salt.
4. Pour in the vegetable stock or water.
5. Crank the heat to high and bring it to a boil.
6. As it starts boiling, lower the heat to medium-low and let it simmer.
7. Simmer it till potatoes are cooked and soft.
8. Let it cool down a little bit and make smooth puree in grinder or blender. Or use immersion hand blender. The soup is thick yet right consistency. If yours is too thick then you can thin it out as per your liking by adding more stock or water.
9. Bring it to a boil, so soup will be nice and hot. Mix in freshly crushed black pepper.
10. Turn off the stove and lastly mix in lemon juice. Soup is ready to serve. Garnish with some spring onions greens or some bread croutons. Serving suggestions – Serve as a starter with some croutons for crunch. Or serve as a side dish with pasta (e.g. roasted red pepper pasta, parsley pesto pasta). Did you try this spring onion soup recipe? I’d love to hear about it! Leave a review in the comment section below.