Root Vegetable Soup

Root vegetable soup is a hearty, simple soup to use up those veggies sitting around your kitchen. It’s great for chilly fall days!

Root vegetable soup in black bowls.

This easy recipe is perfect for a soup course during Thanksgiving or Christmas! This recipe yields about 5 cups but can easily be doubled for a large gathering.

Savory, thick, creamy, and loaded with delicious flavor to warm the body and soul! Root vegetables simmered in a sage-flavored broth, then pureed into a velvety smooth concoction.

It’s vegetarian too! Which in our house is always a plus for our daughter.

soup in black bowls

Root Vegetable Soup

You can use any hard, starchy root vegetables you want for this soup. Carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes, russet potatoes, rutabaga, and celery root. You can even use butternut squash, although not a root vegetable it still adds good flavor.

root vegetable soup in black bowls

Ingredients Needed for Root Vegetable Soup

  • Unsalted butter
  • Onion – we like to use a sweet Vidalia onion
  • Carrots
  • Parsnips
  • Celery
  • Russet potato
  • Sweet potato
  • Fresh sage
  • Fresh ginger (optional)
  • Vegetable stock or broth
  • Kosher salt
  • Black pepper
  • Heavy cream
  • Fresh chives – optional
Soup ingredients.

How to Make Root Vegetable Soup

The most time-consuming part of this soup is peeling and chopping the vegetables. Cut all the vegetables roughly the same size for even cooking.

It’s ready and on the table in about 30 minutes!

Vegetables cooking in a large pot.

In a large pot over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Add the chopped onion, carrots, parsnips, and celery. Stir to coat evenly. Saute for about 10 minutes stirring occasionally, until they start to soften.

Add the peeled and cut russet potato, sweet potato, sage, fresh ginger (optional), salt, and pepper. Saute for about 1 minute or until the sage becomes fragrant.

potatoes added to soup pot

Stir in the vegetable stock, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer. Cover, and cook until the vegetables are tender and cook through about 15 minutes.

cream being added to the pureed soup

Remove from the heat. Discard the sage. Puree the soup with an immersion blender. Or puree in batches in a blender or food processor until smooth and creamy.

Stir in the heavy cream and taste for seasoning.

soup in black bowls

Garnish with chopped chives and a little extra cream, if desired.

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Storing

Let the winter vegetable soup cool completely, and store it in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Can you freeze root vegetable soup?

Soups that contain milk or cream don’t hold up well in the freezer. They tend to separate when defrosted and rewarmed. They can also have a grainy texture to them. You could make it through the pureeing step. Then add the cream when you reheat the soup.

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Root vegetable soup in black bowls.

Root Vegetable Soup Recipe

Savory, thick, creamy, and loaded with delicious flavor to warm the body and soul! Root vegetables simmered in a sage flavored broth, then pureed into a velvety smooth concoction.
5 from 4 votes
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Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 5
Calories: 268kcal
Author: Leigh Harris

Ingredients
 

  • 3 tbsp Unsalted butter
  • 1 medium Onion diced
  • 2 medium Carrots chopped coarsley
  • 1 large Parsnip chopped coarsely
  • 2 stalks Celery chopped coarsely
  • 1 medium Russet potato chopped coarsely
  • 1 medium Sweet potato chopped coarsely
  • 8 large Fresh sage leaves
  • 1/2 tsp Fresh ginger grated
  • 1/2 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp Black pepper, ground
  • 3 1/2 cups Vegetable stock
  • 1/2 cup Heavy cream
  • Fresh chives chopped – optional

Instructions

  • In a large pot over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Add the chopped onion, carrots, parsnips, and celery. Stir to coat evenly. Saute for about 10 minutes stirring occasionally, until they start to soften.
  • Add the russet potato, sweet potato, sage, ginger, salt, and pepper. Saute for about 1 minute or until the sage becomes fragrant.
  • Stir in the vegetable stock, bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer. Cover, and cook until the vegetables are tender and cook through about 15 minutes.
  • Remove from the heat. Discard the sage. Puree the soup with an immersion blender or puree in batches in a blender until smooth and creamy.
  • Stir in the heavy cream. Taste and add more salt and pepper if needed.
  • Garnish with chopped chives and a little extra cream, if desired.

Notes

Yields about 5 cups. 

Nutrition

Calories: 268kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 961mg | Potassium: 621mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 11473IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 1mg

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4 Comments

  1. Hi! This looks great, thank you for the recipe! I have all the ingredients except vegetable stock- do you think I could just use water? If I use water do you recommended adding any other seasonings? Thank you!

    1. Hi, Anna. You can use water. I don’t think you will need any other seasonings since it already has onions, celery, and carrots. I would just suggest tasting it before you add the heavy cream.

  2. This soup is to DIE FOR!! It’s so easy and tastes like 5 star restaurant quality soup. My family devours this soup every time I make it. My 14 year old, who hates all vegetables, loves this soup. Highly recommend trying it out. Make it for your family or impress your dinner guests. It’s that good!5 stars

5 from 4 votes (2 ratings without comment)

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