Description
A comforting Caribbean-inspired vegetable soup with hearty dough balls (soup balls), simmered in a flavorful broth with root vegetables and herbs.
Ingredients
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 stalk celery, diced
1 medium carrot, chopped
1 small sweet potato, peeled and cubed
1/2 cup pumpkin or butternut squash, cubed
1 small potato, diced
1/2 cup chopped cabbage
1 sprig thyme
1 scallion, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
6 cups vegetable broth or water
1 cup flour (for soup balls)
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup water (or as needed to form dough)
Instructions
1. In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat. Sauté onion, garlic, and celery until softened.
2. Add carrots, sweet potato, squash, and potato. Stir to coat.
3. Pour in the vegetable broth and bring to a boil.
4. Reduce heat, add cabbage, thyme, scallion, salt, and pepper. Let simmer for 10–15 minutes.
5. While soup simmers, make the soup balls: In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add water to form a soft dough.
6. Pinch off small pieces of dough and roll into balls or flatten slightly.
7. Drop the soup balls into the simmering soup. Cover and cook for 15–20 minutes, or until vegetables and soup balls are cooked through.
8. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed. Serve hot.
Notes
You can add other root vegetables like cassava, eddo, or plantain for variety.
For more flavor, add a dash of curry powder or coconut milk to the broth.
Soup balls can be made in advance and frozen before cooking.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 35 min
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Caribbean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: vegetable soup, soup balls, dumplings, vegan, Caribbean soup