Turkish vegetable and rice soup

Turkish vegetable and rice soup

Appetizers

A hearty Turkish soup with rice and fresh vegetables: beans, green peas, spinach, carrot, zucchini, tomato, and potato, all simmered in a broth.

Enlarge photo
↓ Jump to recipe

This Turkish soup features a variety of fresh vegetables and rice, simmered in a flavorful broth seasoned with basil and parsley.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Total1 hr 25 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$17.42 $2.90 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.15
  • $0.15
  • $1.09
  • $0.25
  • $0.42
  • $3.79
  • $0.38
  • $2.04
  • $1.03
  • $1.30
  • $0.30
  • $2.08
  • $1.59
  • $0.06
  • $2.04
  • $0.21
  • $0.18
  • $0.36

Prices from US supermarkets for 11 of 18 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel the carrots and zucchini, then wash them with the peeled apples and chop everything into small, dice-sized pieces. ≈ 8 min
  2. Wash the new onion and finely chop it, along with the thoroughly washed spinach and celery stalks. ≈ 8 min
  3. Cut the green beans into small pieces, as well as the peeled and seeded tomatoes. ≈ 8 min
  4. Place the grated onion in a pot with the chopped basil and parsley. Add the oil and tomato paste, then bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring constantly.
  5. Once the onions have softened, add the carrots, zucchini, potatoes, new onions, spinach, celery, tomatoes, green beans, broad beans, green peas, and rice. ≈ 3 min
  6. Season with salt and pepper, and return to the heat for a moment, then pour in the hot broth.
  7. Let the soup simmer over low heat until it is fully cooked, then serve.

The bill

Turkish vegetable and rice soup

  • 1 grated onion$0.15
  • 1 new onion$0.15
  • rice$1.09
  • oil painting of a sunflower$0.25
  • shelled green peas$0.42
  • Spinach$3.79
  • Baby carrots$0.38
  • zucchini$2.04
  • tomato$1.03
  • earth apple$1.30
  • Basil$0.30
  • green bean$2.08
  • parsley$1.59
  • salt$0.06
  • Hot meat broth$2.04
  • black pepper$0.21
  • Celery stalks$0.18
  • Tomato concentrate$0.36

Total$17.42

that's $2.90 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 grated onion
  • 1 new onion
  • rice
  • oil painting of a sunflower
  • Fresh, peeled broad beans
  • shelled green peas
  • Spinach
  • Baby carrots
  • zucchini
  • tomato
  • earth apple
  • Basil
  • green bean
  • parsley
  • salt
  • Hot meat broth
  • black pepper
  • Celery stalks
  • Tomato concentrate

The screen stays on while cooking mode is open.

🎬 Have a video of this recipe? Suggest a YouTube link

Did you film this recipe, or do you know a video that shows it? Axelle watches it before adding it to the page.

Nothing is published before approval.

✏️ A mistake, an idea for this recipe? Suggest a correction

Reviews (0)

Rate this recipe Be the first to rate it!

Your rating

On our Facebook page

0 reactions · 0 comments

Comment on Facebook ↗