Help me salvage this soup!

mamaKristin · 04-24-2012, 08:46 PM

I made a black bean quinoa soup tonight...and it was awful. So SO bland. I guess I should have clued in when I read the recipe and thought it sounded lacking

So I've got a huge pot of black bean quinoa soup, made with homemade veggie stock, onion and garlic, and next to no flavour. I tossed in a couple of tbsp of tomato paste.

What would you add to make it actually taste like something good?

backtobasicsmum · 04-24-2012, 08:49 PM

a can of green chilis and "taco" flavorings (cumin, garlic, chili powder, oregano, salt and pepper) might give it some ooomph

bekah · 04-24-2012, 10:29 PM

Vinegar of some variety, worchestershire sauce, tabasco, and whatever seasoning was easiest to reach and didn't clash. Chipotle peppers in adobe sauce have saved many of my soups before.

Atarah · 04-24-2012, 11:07 PM

sea salt

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Indigo · 04-25-2012, 02:10 AM

A jar of salsa? Sounds crazy, but I make a black bean soup w/salsa & it is soooo good.

04-24-2012, 08:46 PM	#1
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04-24-2012, 08:49 PM	#2
backtobasicsmum Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 27,745	Re: Help me salvage this soup! a can of green chilis and "taco" flavorings (cumin, garlic, chili powder, oregano, salt and pepper) might give it some ooomph __________________ Karisa Married to the love of my life for 12 years W- 10 Talking boy E - 8 Doing boy J - 6 Sweet girl L - 4 Funny boy O - 20 months Destructo boy

04-24-2012, 10:29 PM	#3
bekah Rose Trellis Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,498	Re: Help me salvage this soup! Vinegar of some variety, worchestershire sauce, tabasco, and whatever seasoning was easiest to reach and didn't clash. Chipotle peppers in adobe sauce have saved many of my soups before. __________________ "I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." - Elie Wiesel

04-24-2012, 11:07 PM	#4
Atarah Rose Garden Everyone deserves to be treated with kindness. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: long summer days, long winter nights Posts: 14,717	Re: Help me salvage this soup! sea salt Posted via Mobile Device

04-25-2012, 02:10 AM	#5
Indigo Climbing Rose Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,048	Re: Help me salvage this soup! A jar of salsa? Sounds crazy, but I make a black bean soup w/salsa & it is soooo good. __________________ Joyful AP SAHM to 4 amazing children, ages 6, 9, 11, and 13. Celebrating 18 years of marriage to my best friend. "Today is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it."

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