{"id":7013,"date":"2026-08-01T23:25:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T23:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=7013"},"modified":"2026-08-01T23:25:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T23:25:53","slug":"hearty-vegetable-soup-with-homemade-croutons-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/01\/hearty-vegetable-soup-with-homemade-croutons-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearty Vegetable Soup with Homemade Croutons"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Hearty Vegetable Soup with Homemade Croutons<\/h1>\n<p>A warm, comforting soup packed with fresh vegetables and served with crispy homemade croutons. It&#8217;s perfect for lunch or dinner.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<h3>For the soup<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 tablespoons olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 onion, chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>2 carrots, sliced<\/li>\n<li>2 celery stalks, sliced<\/li>\n<li>2 potatoes, diced<\/li>\n<li>1 zucchini, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 can (14 ounces) diced tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>6 cups vegetable broth<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon dried thyme<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon dried oregano<\/li>\n<li>1 bay leaf<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper to taste<\/li>\n<li>1 cup green beans, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 cup cabbage, shredded<\/li>\n<li>Fresh parsley for garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>For the croutons<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>4 slices of bread, cut into cubes<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons olive oil<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon dried parsley<\/li>\n<li>A pinch of salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<h3>Prepare the soup<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.<\/li>\n<li>Add the onion and garlic, and cook for about 2 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Add the carrots, celery, potatoes, and zucchini, and cook for another 5 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the tomatoes, vegetable broth, thyme, oregano, and bay leaf.<\/li>\n<li>Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat and let it simmer for 20 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Add the green beans and cabbage, and cook for another 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Season with salt and black pepper, then remove the bay leaf.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Prepare the croutons<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat the oven to 375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C).<\/li>\n<li>Toss the bread cubes with olive oil, garlic powder, parsley, and salt.<\/li>\n<li>Spread them on a baking sheet and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring halfway through cooking.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Serve<\/h3>\n<p>Ladle the hot soup into bowls, sprinkle the croutons on top, and garnish with fresh parsley. Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hearty Vegetable Soup with Homemade Croutons A warm, comforting soup packed with fresh vegetables and served with crispy homemade croutons.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7013"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7015,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7013\/revisions\/7015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}