With just five ingredients and 10 minutes, you can have this creamy wild garlic soup on the table! Try this simple spring recipe.
Our vegan wild garlic soup is:
- Creamy
- Fresh tasting
- Really quick to make
- The perfect way to use foraged wild garlic leaves
I first tasted wild garlic soup in Austria, where it is known as ‘bärlauchsuppe’. It was good, but not quite as glorious as this recipe!
Most recipes for wild garlic soup contain potato, but here we keep it really simple for you by leaving out the potato. This really lets the garlicky flavour shine! It also means that you don’t need to cook the soup for so long, and you keep more of the wild garlic’s fresh taste.
Where to get wild garlic?
Wild garlic is a green leafy plant with a taste like a spring onion and garlic. In the UK, it’s also called by the names ramsons, buckrams and wood garlic.
You can buy bunches of leaves in spring markets. But the best way to get hold of it, is to forage it yourself. It’s fun and it’s free!
If you are in the US, then 'ramps' is the edible American cousin of European wild garlic, and you can use it in this recipe too.
Head over to our post How to Forage Wild Garlic for all our tips on how to get your hands on this special spring ingredient.
If wild garlic is not in season, there are other greens that have a longer growing time. Why not try our Easy Nettle Soup?
Ingredients
This recipe for creamy wild garlic soup only requires five ingredients - already including the wild garlic. Who thought making a delicious, fresh and creamy soup could be that simple?
- Wild garlic
- Coconut milk
- Onion
- Olive oil
- Stock powder
Onions and stock powder add a nice savoury foundation of flavour to the wild garlic soup, while the coconut milk is for creaminess and a subtly sweet note.
We recommend you choose a good quality, organic coconut milk for best results.
Step by step
Before you start, always make sure the wild garlic is very well washed. This is important as it is a foraged food growing wild and low within reach of forest animals.
Step 1 - In a saucepan, fry the onions in some olive oil until translucent and starting to brown.
Step 2 - Add the coconut milk, water, and stock powder and bring to a simmer.
Step 3 - Add the well washed and chopped wild garlic and let it wilt down a bit.
Step 4 - Take the pan off the heat and blend the soup with a handheld blender, then you’re ready to serve!
TIP: Watch out for splashes of hot soup if you are using an immersion blender, letting it cool slightly and tilting the pan when blending can help!
TIP: The flavour of the wild garlic gets weaker and fades the longer it is simmered. That’s why we just let it wilt for a minute or two to preserve the fresh garlic taste!
Serve it with
We like to garnish the soup with a swirl of coconut milk or vegan cream and a spoonful of this yummy pesto! If it’s later in the season, you can also use the white flowers of wild garlic for a pretty garnish too.
The wild garlic soup makes a great entry course to a dinner, or can serve as a light meal of it’s own with some bread on the side.
We like to have it with our super seedy sourdough bread and some vegan butter for a very satisfying lunch or supper.
Or use leftover stale white bread to make tasty croutons or crispy crostini!
Still have more leaves left after you’ve tried our lovely soup? Then we also have these tasty vegan wild garlic recipes for you to try…
📖 Recipe
Creamy Wild Garlic Soup
Ingredients
- 1 bunch (150 g) wild garlic
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 can (400 ml) coconut milk
- 2 tsp stock powder or bouillon
- ⅞ cup (200 ml) water
Instructions
- Wash the wild garlic very well and then chop it roughly.
- In a medium saucepan, heat up the oil on medium-high heat and fry the onion.
- When the onion is browned, add the can of coconut milk and the water (you can reserve some of the cream to swirl into the soup after).
- Stir in the stock powder and bring the soup to the boil.
- Finally add in the wild garlic and let it wilt down.
- Puree the soup with a hand blender and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve the soup with a spoonful of the reserved coconut cream, a sprinkle of wild garlic flowers, and perhaps even a spoonful of wild garlic pesto!
Notes
Nutrition
This information is calculated per serving and is an estimate only.
Lorna says
Wild garlic everywhere in Devon so I collected a bag whilst walking the dog and made this tonight , so simple and so delicious, can’t wait to have it on my lunch break tomorrow 😋😋
Sophie and Paul says
So glad you enjoyed it Lorna! We actually just moved to Devon and were delighted to find it growing in our own garden. 🙂
Alison Newman says
This is a fantastic recipe, so quick to make and it tastes divine. I’ve just made my second batch in a week. I add some frozen soffrito (frozen diced onion, carrot & celery) in once the initial onion is soft.
Thanks for a great recipe.
Sophie and Paul says
Thanks so much Alison! Extra soffrito is always a welcome addition to a soup. You might like to try out our Nettle Soup too! 🙂
Gail says
I cannot find wild garlic in the states....but I did find dried wild garlic....what do you think and how much would I use?
Sophie and Paul says
Hi Gail, We've never used dried wild garlic so not sure how it will be in this recipe. I expect the flavour may be more mild than using fresh leaves. When using dried herbs as a substitute for fresh it is typical to use around 1/3 so I would start with about 50g / 2oz for this soup and adjust to taste if you want to experiment. Hope that helps! 🙂
Gail says
Thank you, I will give it a try. We had this in Germany a month or so ago and it was delicious.
Phil says
Will this delicious soup freeze ?
Sophie and Paul says
Hi Phil,
the soup should freeze just fine! Be gentle when thawing and reheating, as the fresh wild garlic taste gets less when cooked too long.
You can look forward to enjoying your tasty wild garlic soup any time of the year 🙂
Steven Goldthorp says
Gorgeous! Highly recommended!
Sophie and Paul says
Thanks so much Steven, so good to enjoy the fresh taste of Spring isn't it!
Emma says
Delicious recipe. Loved the garlic and coconut combination. Finished off my hand blender, but it was on the way out anyway!
Sophie and Paul says
Glad you liked it, Emma! I hope the next blender will survive through the recipe better!
To help with the blending, chop any greens well before. Long stringy leaf fibres can catch in the blades. Best wishes, Paul & Sophie 🙂
Bev says
I’m sorry to be Picky but am really frustrated by the quantity given for the wild garlic.
How big is a bunch? A small handful or a big handful.
Sophie and Paul says
Hi Bev, In the metric version of the recipe card you'll see a bunch = 150g. For a visual idea of how big that is - take a look at the first picture with the ingredients in, or have a look in the video. Hope that helps, Sophie
Jo Smith says
Hi
I made this soup but added some mushrooms and it tasted amazing, defo one of the best soups I've ever had. Thanks for another fantastic recipe. 🌱💚🍄
Sophie and Paul says
Thanks so much Jo! We're really happy you enjoyed it so much - so simple but so tasty! Great idea to add mushrooms too - we're looking forward to autumn so we can make our Creamy Chanterelle Soup too.
Alison says
I really liked the combination - a lovely soup. As with anything made with wild garlic - and with many soup, it's one that really benefits with being left a day or so the flavours really merge. It transforms it
Sophie and Paul says
So happy to hear you enjoyed it Alison! Yes you are right, like many things the flavour can really develop and mingle over time. With things like soup we often make double so we can enjoy it on the next day.