Simple Red Cabbage Soup

This vibrant Red Cabbage Soup is a creamy dream come true, but hold the cream! Packed with flavor and goodness, thanks to red cabbage, potatoes, and a touch of secret magic (don’t worry, it’s healthy!), this soup is surprisingly creamy without a drop of cream.

Recipe video

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Purple cabbage soup is easy to make in one pan, perfect for a light and healthy lunch or cozy dinner. Get ready to mop up that entire bowl – I won’t judge!

This purple cabbage soup is yet another of my long list of no-cream creamy recipes like roasted tomato garlic soup, healthy “cream” of cabbage soup, creamy mushroom zucchini pasta and easy vegetable pasta with vegan garlic sauce.)

If you are wondering what to do with red cabbage, this yummy soup could become your go-to recipe. Unless you’re making honey mustard cole slaw with red cabbage.

The easy purple-colored soup is made with red cabbage and potatoes, topped with simple yogurt-based cream and crunchy toasted seeds.

Spices? Nothing but salt and pepper is enough to season this flavorful soup. Vegetables, nuts, and seeds provide a lot of flavor to this soup with red cabbage.

It is also quite filling on its own as a cozy family dinner like my chicken lemon coriander soup and Indian mutton soup. You might only need some toast to soak up all the deliciousness.

For a more indulging experience, pair this red cabbage soup with crispy cheesy smashed potatoes.

Red cabbage is great to include in your diet as it will improve your calorie intake and help you to lose weight. It is because cabbage is low in calories and high in dietary fiber. Fiber makes you feel fuller and prevents you from overeating.

We’ll talk more about the health benefits of purple cabbage later. Now I’m more excited to share the recipe!

Ingredients

(You can find the exact measurements and instructions in the printable recipe card at the end of this page.)

• Red cabbage or purple cabbage: Choose red cabbage that is densely packed and heavy in weight with firm outer leaves.
• Butter and olive oil: Here we use a combination of both oil and butter. This is the hack I use in many recipes like carrot and celery soup. It helps control calories and saturated fat without compromising on taste.
• Sunflower seeds can be replaced with other nuts/seeds.
• Nigella seeds are also called black cumin or kalonji. They have a slightly bitter, pungent flavor that balances the sweetness of cooked red cabbage. You can substitute them with sesame seeds.
• Stock: Use vegetable stock or chicken stock. You can also use bouillon cubes and water.

How To Make Red Cabbage Soup

Sauté

1. Heat oil in a deep pot. Roughly chop onions and garlic and add. Sauté until the onions turn translucent.
2. Add almonds, diced potatoes and celery. Sauté for about 5 minutes.
3. Shred red cabbage and add to the pot. Stir for a couple of minutes.
4. Add stock.
5. Cook covered until the vegetables are soft.

Blend

Use an immersion blender and blend the veggies until smooth.

Or cool the cooked vegetables and blend them using a regular blender.

Season

1. Transfer the blended soup back to the pot.
2. Add salt, pepper, and water as required.
3. Bring the soup to a boil.
4. Simmer for a couple of minutes and remove from heat.

Toast The Seeds

Heat a small pan and toast sunflower seeds until slightly browned and crisp. Keep the flame low.

Remove sunflower seeds and add nigella seeds. Turn off the flame immediately. Toast the seeds in the hot pan for a few minutes and remove.

Garnish and Serve

1. Pour the soup into individual bowls.
2. Squeeze a tablespoon of lemon juice and stir it with yogurt, salt and pepper. (This is the same topping I used for spicy cauliflower soup recipe and the easy pumpkin and carrot soup.)
3. Drizzle the lemon-flavored yogurt on the soup.
4. Sprinkle toasted sunflower and nigella seeds.
5. Garnish with green onions.
6. Devour!

Recipe Tips

• Use blanched almonds for a more “creamy” soup like the broccoli almond soup.
• For more citrus flavor, you can add lemon zest to the yogurt along with lemon juice.
• DO NOT TOAST the seeds on high flame. They can easily get burned.
• Once you add nigella seeds to the pan, turn off the flame. The residual heat in the pan is enough to toast them.

Common Questions About Red Cabbage

Health Benefits Of Red Cabbage

(Source)

• Cabbage is a very powerful brain food. The presence of vitamin K and anthocyanins within cabbage can boost brain power and concentration.
• It is a low-calorie vegetable rich in vitamins and minerals.
• Cabbage contains powerful antioxidants that help reduce inflammation.
• It is rich in vitamin C which boosts immunity. Red cabbage has 30% more vitamin C.
• Cabbage, especially the purple variety has a high content of glucosinolates which have been associated with anticancer properties.
• It contains insoluble fiber which helps improve digestion.
• The vibrant red cabbage contains anthocyanins that reduce the risk of heart disease.
• Cabbage, especially red cabbage is rich in potassium which helps regulate blood pressure.
• It is a great source of sulfur that helps fight infections and speed up healing.

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