Delicious Soup Recipes to Serve for Christmas Dinner

Christmas dinner can be simple and delicious. You can easily manage it with a little bit of meal prep. You can serve soup as an entrée or first course on your Christmas dinner.

Looking for the best soup recipes? Check out these delicious soup recipes:

Parsnip soup with basil pesto

Roast the parsnips with a drizzle of olive oil, salt, pepper. Allow the parsnip to caramelize. Sauté some chopped garlic. Add salt and crushed pepper. Add in the roasted parsnips and sauté gently in low heat for a few minutes. Transfer it in a food processor and blend until smooth. Serve hot with a drizzle of fresh basil pesto.

Minestrone Soup

Sauté onions and garlic in olive oil. Add chopped carrot, celery, zucchini, bell peppers, cannellini beans, thyme, oregano, salt, pepper, and tomato paste. Cook for 15 minutes and add orzo pasta. Add vegetable stock and bring it to a gentle simmer. Cook for 30 minutes on low heat. Add a handful of spinach and basil. Ladle the soup in a bowl and finish with a handful of fresh basil. This delicious Italian soup makes for a hearty meal with a slice of crusty garlic bread. 

You can serve this minestrone as a side dish with basmati rice risotto. Use Daawat super, which is the best quality basmati rice in India. You can check out the Daawat website for rice and biryani recipes.

Cannellini Beans Soup

In a pot, sauté some garlic in olive oil. Add cooked cannellini beans and butter beans. Add tomato paste, oregano, salt, and pepper. Cook for 15 minutes and add the veggie stock. Add a corn tortilla and gently simmer the soup for 30 minutes. Add some baby spinach leaves just before removing from heat. Ladle the soup into a bowl. To make the guacamole, add some ripe avocados in a bowl along with lemon juice, chopped onions, raw turmeric, coriander, green chili, and mix well with a fork. Add a dollop of guacamole on the soup and top with some freshly chopped coriander. Garnish with crushed pepper and serve warm. Cook with Daawat, which is the best quality basmati rice and ladle over this delicious soup. 

You can cook any rice or biryani recipes for the main course.

Roasted Tomato & Basil Soup

Start with grilling tomatoes with salt, pepper, and olive oil. In a separate pan, sauté garlic in olive oil with a handful of basil. Remove the skins of the charred tomatoes. Add everything into a blender and blitz until smooth. Pour the soup mix in a pot and simmer it on low heat for ten minutes. To make crunchy croutons, cut multigrain bread into small squares and sauté it in olive oil with a bit of oregano. Pour a ladle of hot soup in a bowl and top it with crunchy croutons. Garnish with a few chopped basil leaves and serve warm. 

These are some delicious soup recipes to serve on Christmas or any holiday dinners.



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