Coconut Green Soup with Celery, Kale & Ginger | The First Mess (2024)

What kind of apples do you recommend for this recipe?

This was great! My family loved it! I followed the advice of others and used 4 c stock instead of the 6 for a thicker soup. I also threw some cannellini beans, used baby kale (bc I had it in the fridge). This was so tasty on its own, but so fun for everyone to layer on their toppings. We did roasted chickpeas, green onions, avocado, roasted mushrooms, it was perfect!

I can’t wait to try this! Could I just throw a lot of it in the soup maker instead?

Thank you for this recipe! It is absolutely delicious! I did add half a jalapeño and part of a sweet potato along with the beans. (Things I had to use up!)
It is definitely in my recipe book! Many thanks!!!

This is SO good. I had a bunch of kale to use up as opposed to celery which was the pt of why Laura creating this recipe lol but let me tell you whatever your reason is to make this soup it just doesnt matter. It’s so flavorful but light and satisfying at the same time. I read some comments before making the recipe and decided to cut back on liquid by 2 cups. Kept that warm on the side however in case I needed it to thin out the soup after pureeing but I didn’t need it. It was perfect! I also reduced the amt of lime juice to 1 tablespoon. I ate it with toasted bread and topped the soup with chickpeas. Thank you Laura for such a wonderful recipe!

This soup was absolutely mindblowing! I made it for a party and it was a huge hit. I added less broth by 1/3rd and tripled the spices, and it was perfect for us! It had such an interesting and surprising flavor profile, I will definitely be making this again.

I could tell this looked good, but I didn’t think it could be THAT good. I’m sick at the moment, fighting off a cold and this soup couldn’t have been better. I included the zucchini and the white beans to make it extra creamy and it was just perfect. I will definitely be making this again!

I have a question — if I want to freeze this soup after I make it, should I hold off on adding the coconut milk till I’m ready to serve it? Thanks.

I made this delish soup tonight. It was bright, healthy and creamy. We loved it. The squeeze of lime and drizzle of some good olive oil, and black pepper on top, is all we needed. We had some hearty toast with coconut butter on the side. I’ll be making this again and again! It’s nutrient dense and so satisfying.

Tried this one for the first time and I must say I absolutely love it!! Will definitely be adding this one to my soup rotation :)

This sounds great, I tend to avoid apples and have noticed them in a couple of your soup recipes. Does it work without or could I substitute it for something else? Thanks

Oh absolutely love this soup. I made it two weeks ago and it wasn’t quite thick enough so I added an entire cup of cashews and wow did that bring it to nextlevel. I just made it again last night and this time I added a cup of cashews and about Three force cup of pistachios. They really had a lot of bass and richness nobody would ever think this was a vegan non-dairy soup. Out of this world thank you so much for the recipe I made it for my boss and she is blown away!

This was phenomenal! I added the white beans in place of zucchini and I used rainbow chard and a little spinach. Also added turmeric and cayenne. Wonderful alongside homemade bread and butter. Will be making again. Thank you for the recipe!

This was very delicious, but my stick blender really didn’t work. Don’t like the transfer thing, but it was worth it!

I absolutely adore this soup! I have a mast cell disease that makes digestion quite difficult from time to time. Puréed soups are usually a remedy but can be kind of a bummer. This soup though is always comforting and so delicious! Thank you!

We’ve made this twice in as many weeks and I can’t get enough of it. My toddler eats it faster than I’ve seen her eat anything. Ever. Thank you for this recipe, we especially love making it with our backyard chard, kale and zucchini.

Made this soup today w navy beans and their cooking liquid and it was divine! So fresh and flavorful. Thanks Laura!

If I don’t have cumin seeds I can just use cumin powder right? Same amount? Love all your recipes. Your whole site is inspiring!! Xoxo

This is just lovely! My toddler devoured it – I’ve actually rarely seen him eat something so happily as this – bowl after bowl! I puréed it to very very smooth in my vita mix. Topped with nothing at all – was wonderful exactly as is! A definite keeper and felt very nice on this rainy spring night.

The soup was delicious. I couldn’t get it as smooth as the photos show with an immersion or the blender. I topped it with lime, basil and roasted chickpeas.

Yum! Does this soup store well in the refrigerator? I have all day classes 4 days a week so I’m trying to find a soup I can cook on a Sunday and just heat up and take in a thermos with me the rest of the week!

Hello! Can’t wait to make this! If I don’t have whole cumin and coriander seeds on hand, can I substitute 1 tsp ground? Thanks!

Just made a big batch of this soup and I had to comment. The flavor is so bright with the celery, apples and lime juice. Love the flavor and colour. Thanks for sharing!

Amazing! Made this tonight and it may have been my baby girls favorite meal yet. I topped it with roasted black chickpeas (that we grew) and olive oil. Delicious!

I totally agree that celery is underused and I’ve started cooking with it a lot more. But this soup… this striking soup… well, I never could imagine that something so beautiful could come from celery.

Laura, I love that you gave humble ol’ celery a chance in the spotlight versus being a backup dancer all these years. Well done! Love that crunchy soup topping idea :)

I can’t wait to make this…I know I will love it. Thanks for sharing uses for celery, I too always have them on hand for my stock—love me my stock!

This is delicious! I pressed a little garlic in at the end– I just felt the need.
Also, this soup is great cold (well room temp).
Thanks!

Laura, really amazing soup. I am a celery fiend, which all too often presents the dreaded stacks of celery asses in my refrigerator. It doesn’t get prettier than this, woman. xo

Delicious! I think that cooking your own broth at home is incredible for reducing food waste and making healthier alternatives than the store-bought products! I would love to try this–does the coconut taste really sweet in this soup?

Oh girl, I hear you on the celery situation and on needing a reset day. I’m totally stealing this.

I know that feeling all too well. We’ve just recently moved across the country and after a few days in the car, and moving into a new kitchen with only a bag of oats and a jar of harissa, my body is craaaaving a big bowl of something green like this soup. I love this in between season where the days are warm and the nights are chillier, salads for lunch for soups and dinner. Happy days. Good luck with the outdoor renos – loving (addicted?) to all the snapchats x

Story of my refrigerator’s life! I rarely, rarely ignore fresh food so long that it goes bad, but pretty often I’ll keep it around till it’s too soggy to eat raw (guess I’m always waiting for some perfect way to use it, which more often than not, doesn’t come to mind). I was just wondering what to do with my zombie celery and this soup looks like just the thing.

I wish you would post calories and nutritional content. Love your site . Told my doctor to check it out and he is hooked!

What a beautiful recipe! I love the addition of the apple too. I can’t wait to try it out. Thank you so much for sharing

Oh, this sounds delicious! I can’t wait to try it!!! :) xxx

This made me smile in recognition about the celery!!! This recipe sounds wonderful, and I will try it later…I probably have almost everything at home already too, which is even better. I love your recipes and beautiful photos. One tiny suggestion, and I don’t know how you do it, but when I receive an email telling me there’s a new post, both the sender and the subject line is just The First Mess. It would be great if you could put the title of the post in the subject line instead, so I have an idea what it’s about. I usually look anyway, but just a suggestion, as with other similar mails I often just delete them without reading, as we all get so much mail in our in-boxes these days. Off to print the recipe and celery coconut soup will be on the menu very soon. Thank you.

I am totally feeling you on that rainy Ontario spring! Butttttt to be honest I kind of love the cozy factor of it all. Just sipping some tea indoors or splashing around outside in a raincoat are some of my favourite spring activities ;) This soup looks so bright and tasty!

I am so excited to see what is in store for your new deck girl! Loving your snaps of the process too, so fun that you have all that space to play with. And this soup, so clever and comforting. Perfect for lazy veggies and damp, spring nights. And this color, **dreamy** – xo

Love this soup. Love the photos. Love everything about it! I’m feeling you with the whole garden thing. I spent the last week pulling weeds, planting shrubs, etc. and we’ve had a constant supply of pizza in the fridge for snacking. I’m in real need of some wholesome eats. I saw some pics of your new patio on snapchat. Love it. Looks like the ultimate chill zone.

Hey Laura! Wow that soup looks so beautiful. I love celery so much I used to be the same and it’d just sit there but now I eat it every day, as crudité and in green juices. I love its saltiness. It’s so beautiful in soup though isn’t it :)

Hi, if you want to use beans do you delete the zucchini that’s listed in the ingredients list or was the zucchini you added in addition to the one in the ingredients list? Thanks, I LOVE< LOVE< LOVE your site and recipes….

Nothing better than a fresh, clean soup after a weekend of takeout ;) And I love that you let the celery shine in this recipe… so often it’s just in the background in a stock. But I love that fresh celery flavor!!

We are having the wettest/rainiest weather right now and this soup is going to happen to fix all of those problems! I don’t know what it was about last week, but I also fell into a hole of pizza/cookies/coffee as a diet, so I felt BLAH after it too. Cheers to resetting!