Finnish Summer Vegetable Soup

Prepare a bit of Finnish cuisine in your own home!  Finnish Summer Vegetable Soup is a traditional recipe you will have no problem making on your own.  Ingredients that are common in every cuisine but with a flavor that is definitely Nordic – YUM!

If you want a complete Finnish theme for your meal, try having this summer soup with Finnish meatballs and carrot bread rolls.

Undoubtedly one of the simplest vegetable soup recipes I have in the blog – no sauteeing, no blitzing, and you don’t even need to use any stock. 

You just have to rely on the natural flavor coming from the vegetables in season. 

You can serve a bowl of this summer soup as an appetizer or a light meal.

You want to enjoy it like the Finns?  Serve it with a platter of mixed cheese and some bread — simply delicious!

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Ingredients

• Vegetables – you can use any seasonal vegetables for making this summer soup.

Although personally, I always use carrots, peas, and potatoes; then I just add whatever else I have on hand — like green beans in this instance.

• Cream – I know some people use heavy cream (also called double cream) while others like to keep it light, so they use milk instead.  

I generally use heavy cream for my summer vegetable soup, as shown in the image above — and I use it warm to dissolve the flour.

• Butter – make sure it’s chilled.

• Flour, salt, and pepper – just use your favorite brand for seasoning.

Instructions

Start making your summer vegetable soup by combining two cups of water and the potatoes in a medium-sized saucepan.

Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.

Adjust the heat to medium-low and cook the potatoes until they’re tender.

Combine the cream and flour.

Mix until the flour has completely dissolved, then set aside.

Once the potatoes are slightly soft, add the carrots, green beans, green onions, butter, salt, and pepper.

Simmer and cook until the carrots and beans are slightly cooked.

Mix green peas with the rest of the vegetables into the pan.

Add the flour and cream mixture and mix to combine.

Bring summer soup to a quick boil. 

Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.

Remove the pan from the heat and transfer it into bowls.

Serve your Finnish summer vegetable soup and enjoy!

Helpful tips

• Try not to chop the vegetables into small bits.  The vegetables should remain intact when serving the soup.

• To make it easier to dissolve the flour, heat the cream first — no need to boil.

• Do not skip the butter.  It makes a noticeable difference to the flavor of this summer soup if you do.  You can try this yourself if you don’t believe me. 🙂

Recipe variation

• Milk.  Some locals prefer to use milk instead of cream.  

If you want something in between, use light cream (half & half in other countries) instead of the heavy cream I used in this summer soup recipe.

• Fresh peas.  Use fresh green peas if you have them; otherwise, frozen peas will do just fine.

• Stock.  You can use vegetable stock if you prefer.  I use water in this recipe because that is how the Finns traditionally make this summer soup.

Easy peasy, right?  So try Finnish summer vegetable soup this week and let me know! 🙂

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