Jamaican Vegetable Soup {Gluten-Free and Vegan}

When I say Jamaican vegetable soup, I mean a soup bursting with all the Jamaican flavours (that I loooooooove) aka the well-known rice and peas, orange sweet potato, fresh thyme, allspice, peppers and chilli. And to top it all off some hot and fresh off the grilled sweetcorn, sliced off the cob and straight into the soup.

Yeap, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall the flavours that I love.

I developed this Caribbean Soup recipe because I wanted a way to bring the Caribbean into my kitchen during the soon to arrive colder months. It is one of my survival tactics; stoking up the fire; putting up pictures of the best beaches I can find; playing some island beats and having a bowl or two of some warming soup. It is almost as if I am in some exotic location right here in my kitchen. Almost 🙂

I really like the textures and contrasts in this soup. Every spoonful is a burst of flavour between the creamy melt in your mouth sweet potato, the mild coconut rice and peas, the warming spices and the slightly chewy and little bit charred sweetcorn. And if you squeeze some lime over your soup, it then adds in a whole other flavour profile.

I actually meant to call this a Jamaican rice and peas soup but since it is loaded with load of other veggies too, I decided that Jamaican vegetable soup explains it sooooooooooo much better. What do you think?

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How to Make Jamaican Vegetable Soup

1. Grill the sweetcorn and cut of kernels.
2. Fry the onion, celery, pepper, sweet potato, bay leaf and a couple of tbsp. water and sauté the onion is softened.
3. Mix in the ginger and garlic followed by the paprika, allspice and scotch bonnet chilli.
4. Then stir in the hot vegetable stock, tomato and thyme, bring to the boil, cover and reduce to simmer until the sweet potato is cooked.
5. Serve the soup with sweetcorn kernels.

Why You’ll Love This Jamaican Vegetable Soup

This recipe is a perfect way to use up any leftover rice and peas that you have in the fridge. Whilst I have used sweet potato you could easily substitute in some pumpkin or various other squashes that you have and also feel free to add in a few extra vegetables to your taste.

It is really flexible. Veggies I have added in include spinach, plantain and I have also served it with some warm toasted cornbread. It all works so test and try away.

It’s naturally vegan and gluten-free.

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Low Carb Instant Pot Cauliflower Soup.

African Pepper Soup.

Healthy Roasted Butternut Squash Soup.

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Jamaican vegetable soup

Jamaican vegetable soup

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time50 mins

Total Time55 mins

Course: Main

Cuisine: African, Western

Keyword: jamaican soup, jamaican vegetable soup

Servings: 6

Calories: 393

Author: Bintu Hardy | Recipes From A Pantry

Ingredients

For the soup:

• 1.5 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 red onion finely chopped
• 2 stalks celery finely chopped
• 1 red pepper deseeded and finely chopped
• 200 g sweet potato cubed
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp minced ginger
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 2 tsp paprika
• 0.5 tsp ground allspice
• Scotch bonnet chilli chopped to your taste
• 450 ml hot vegetable stock
• 450 ml very finely chopped tomato
• 4 sprigs of thyme
• 450 g leftover coconut rice and peas warm

For the corn:

• 2 large corn on the cob

To garnish:

• Thyme sprigs
• Lime slices

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Instructions

Make the vegetable soup base:

• Heat the oil in a pot over medium heat and add in the onion, celery, pepper, sweet potato, bay leaf and a couple of tbsp. water and sauté for about 10 mins so the onion is softened.
• Mix in the ginger and garlic and stir for 30 sec until fragrant, then stir in the paprika, allspice and scotch bonnet chilli.
• Then stir in the hot vegetable stock, tomato and thyme, bring to the boil, cover and reduce to simmer for 35 mins or until the sweet potato is cooked through.
• Then check the seasoning before switching off the heat.

Grill the sweetcorn:

• Just before the soup is done, preheat the grill to medium and grill your sweetcorn for a few mins on each side till they are starting to char. Switch of the heat, slice the corn of the cob and set aside.

Assemble the Jamaican vegetable soup:

• Ladle the soup into bowls, then top with some warm coconut rice and peas followed by some sweet corn, add the garnish and serve.

Notes

Vegan

Squeeze lime over the soup for the best flavour.

Nutrition

Calories: 393kcal | Carbohydrates: 80g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 447mg | Potassium: 541mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 6125IU | Vitamin C: 38mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 2.1mg

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