Soups and stews · 30 min
Vegetable Soup with Edamame, Water Chestnuts & Cilantro-Coconut Broth
- 30 min
- 2–6 servings
- 554 kcal / serving
This vegetable soup combines crisp vegetables with edamame and water chestnuts in a silky cilantro-coconut broth. It comes together quickly for weeknights, yielding a comforting, lightly creamy bowl with a fresh herb lift.
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Ingredients
- 1 mediumcarrot
- 16 fl ozchicken or vegetable broth
- ½ small bunchcilantro
- ½ (13.5 fl oz) cancoconut milk
- ¾ cupedamame, shelled
- ½ cupfrozen corn
- 2 clovesgarlic
- 1 (1 inch) pieceginger root
- ½red bell pepper
- 1shallot
- 5 ozwater chestnuts
- 1 mediumyellow potato
- carrots
- edamame
- red onion
- yellow potatoes
- red bell peppers
From the pantry: black pepper, brown sugar, salt, soy sauce, virgin coconut oil
Cookware
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Produce
- 1 mediumcarrot
- ½ small bunchcilantro
- ¾ cupedamame, shelled
- 2 clovesgarlic
- 1 (1 inch) pieceginger root
- ½red bell pepper
- 1shallot
- 1 mediumyellow potato
- carrots
- edamame
- red onion
- yellow potatoes
- red bell peppers
Frozen
- ½ cupfrozen corn
Pantry & dry goods
- 16 fl ozchicken or vegetable broth
- ½ (13.5 fl oz) cancoconut milk
- 5 ozwater chestnuts
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Ingredients for 2, 4 and 6 servings
| Ingredient | 2 servings | 4 servings | 6 servings |
|---|---|---|---|
| carrot | 1 medium | 2 medium | 3 medium |
| chicken or vegetable broth | 16 fl oz | 32 fl oz | 48 fl oz |
| cilantro | ½ small bunch | 1 small bunch | 1 small bunch |
| coconut milk | ½ (13.5 fl oz) can | 1 (13.5 fl oz) can | 1 ½ (13.5 fl oz) cans |
| edamame, shelled | ¾ cup | ||
| frozen corn | ½ cup | 1 cup | 1 ½ cups |
| garlic | 2 cloves | 4 cloves | 6 cloves |
| ginger root | 1 (1 inch) piece | 2 (1 inch) pieces | 3 (1 inch) pieces |
| red bell pepper | ½ | 1 | 1 ½ |
| shallot | 1 | ||
| water chestnuts | 5 oz | 10 oz | 15 oz |
| yellow potato | 1 medium | 2 medium | 3 medium |
| edamame | 1 ½ cups | 2 ¼ cups | |
| red onion | ½ medium | 1 medium |
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Directions
- Wash and dry all fresh produce before cutting.
- Peel and mince the ginger and garlic, then add them to a bowl with carrots and potatoes.
- Peel and finely dice the shallot and also add it to the bowl.
- Heat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and swirl in the coconut oil.
- Add the vegetables from the bowl to the pan with a pinch of salt and pepper; cook, stirring often, until they begin to soften, about 3–4 minutes.
- Slice the bell pepper into thin strips and add it to the pan along with the broth, coconut milk, soy sauce, and sugar; bring to a boil.
- Drain and rinse the water chestnuts in a colander, then add them, along with the edamame and corn, to the boiling soup.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer until the edamame are heated through and the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes; chop cilantro and stir it in off the heat before serving.
Two tips
- Prep the shallot, garlic, and ginger ahead and keep them in the fridge for quick assembly.
- If you’re short on cilantro, finish the soup with a splash of soy sauce to boost the aroma and flavor.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 554 kcal
- Protein
- 19 g
- Carbs
- 58 g
- Fat
- 32 g
- Fiber
- 12 g
- Sodium
- 153 mg
Estimates from the recipe's published nutrition data; they change with the version you pick above.
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