Coconut green soup with celery, kale and ginger is creamy, comforting, and restorative with a touch of spice. Plus, check out 30+ more vegan soups and stews in this post!
Prep time: PT15M
Cook time: PT25M
Total time: PT40M
Rating
5 stars (22 reviews)
Keywords
coconut green soup, soup with greens
Ingredients
1 teaspoon whole cumin seeds
1 teaspoon whole coriander seeds
2 teaspoons coconut oil
1 large shallot, chopped
1 medium zucchini, chopped
1 small bunch of celery, chopped ((about 4 cups chopped celery))
1 medium apple, peeled, cored and chopped
3 inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and chopped ((2 tablespoons chopped ginger))
6 cups vegetable stock
4 cups chopped and packed greens ((I used a mix of kale and chard))
1 14-ounce can full fat coconut milk
2 tablespoons lime juice
cooked brown rice
cooked lentils or chickpeas
sliced ripe avocado
extra coconut milk
olive oil or chili-infused olive oil
chopped fresh basil or chives
Categories
Main Course
Soup
Steps
Heat a large, heavy pot over medium heat. Add the cumin and coriander seeds to the pot and toast in the dry pot until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove the spices from the pot and grind them to a powder. Set aside.
Drop the coconut oil into the pot and let it melt/heat up for 30 seconds. Add the shallots to the pot and cook, stirring frequently, until soft and translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the zucchini, celery, and apple to the pot and stir. Add the ginger, ground cumin and coriander to the pot and stir to distribute the spices among the vegetables.
Add the vegetable stock to the pot and stir. Season with salt and pepper. Bring the vegetables and broth to a boil and then simmer, stirring here and there, until the zucchini is very tender, about 10 minutes.
Add the chopped greens and coconut milk to the pot and stir to mix. Keep simmering and stirring until the greens have wilted and are bright green. Remove the vegetables and stock from the heat.
Purée the soup with a stick blender or in batches using an upright blender. Return the puréed soup to the pot and bring it to a boil. Stir the fresh lime juice into the soup and adjust any other seasoning. Serve coconut green soup hot with any garnishes you like.
Reviews
Nisal Nisanthra DeSilva on 2026-01-21 (5 stars): This was delish! thanks so much - Nisal
Jill Eggers on 2025-10-10 (5 stars): I came across this site looking for ways to make an experiment in veganism delicious and fun. Tonight I made the Creamy Mushroom Kale stew. It is amazing. I didn't have farro so I subbed barley which I prefer anyway. I made the rest of the recipe as given. This is unbelievably good--so flavorful and tasty! Thank you for this!! Can't wait to make the next soup!
Deepak on 2023-02-27 (5 stars): Wow really great and I am surely going to try this!
Deepak on 2023-02-27 (5 stars): Wow really great and worth trying!
Sabrina on 2022-10-07 (5 stars): really nice set of soups and am really into soups right now, the ginger sweet potato soup especially since sweet potatoes are one of my favorites, but thank you for all of these soups
Becca on 2022-04-20 (5 stars): Excited to try some of these! Any tips on which recipes might freeze best?
Chris David on 2022-04-18 (5 stars): I loved this recipe so much . It's really awesome
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Sabrina on 2022-01-04 (5 stars): thank you, really nice to have so many veg soups in one place, the French lentil soup is really nice with tomato, and other ingredients that to me taste a lot better than the same old plain lentil soup
Emily on 2021-01-28 (5 stars): All of these look amazing! I made the mushroom stew with kale the other day (using short grain brown rice instead of farro because I happen to have some cooked) and it was SO DELICIOUS! Your recipes never disappoint!
sair goldenberg on 2021-01-26 (5 stars): Made this last night. Added carrots and mushrooms, because I only had a small sweet potato. It was AMAZING!!! Your recipes are consistently so great! Thank You!
Aneesha on 2021-01-17 (5 stars): Thank you for these recipes. I want to learn to make soup and was looking for recipes without milk. Do you also have clear soup recipes?
Smadar on 2021-01-16 (5 stars): The Kabocha soup, vegan tomato soup and lentil kale mushroom stew are recipes I've been making for years now. They're a part of our regular rotation for sure. For the Kabocha soup, I buy those small bags of roasted peeled chestnuts and it comes together much faster. Thanks for making this list, I'm gonna try the fennel walnut soup next!
