Of course, how healthy such a soup is will depend on the presence or absence of the other ingredients.
The five most commonly used ingredients in potato-free soup recipes:
Few people can picture life without potatoes today, right? But our distant ancestors somehow managed to get by without them and still cook wonderful dishes. Nearly all of the old soups, cabbage soups and chowders were made without this vegetable. The main ingredients back then were cabbage and turnips. Fans of healthy eating prefer to skip potatoes not only in first courses but in mains as well — because of their high starch content and elevated glycemic index. And the wish to stock up on potato-free soup recipes is one to be encouraged!
How to replace potatoes in soup
What can you put in soup instead of potatoes? Any vegetables you like. But if you're going for the texture and density of this root vegetable, then an excellent substitute would be:
- cauliflower
- turnip
- pumpkin
- zucchini
- celery root
- white beans
You can make potato-free soup based on grains (buckwheat, semolina, rice, millet), noodles and small pasta shaped like rings, shells or flowers. It's cooked like any other soup — in vegetable, mushroom or meat broth. By the way, fresh cucumbers sound very interesting in first courses. And so does canned green peas.
The five fastest potato-free soup recipes:
| Name of the dish | Cooking time | Calories per 100g | User Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakame soup | 5 min | 20 | +67 |
| Everyday cold beet soup on kefir | 5 min | 37 | +20 |
| Cucumber soup | 10 min | 80 | +46 |
| Sour milk soup | 10 min | 152 | +27 |
| Milk soup with noodles for baby | 10 min | 106 | +172 |
If you're making a pureed soup, its base can be peas, beans, lentils, any kind of legume, pumpkin, or cabbage with florets like broccoli. The dish will be hearty and full of vitamins and trace elements. It's also not a bad idea to replace potatoes with croutons or crackers added right to the bowl before eating.