Seasonal Soup & Salad Recipes ♥ November

Seasonal Soup and Salad recipes, ideas perfect for the month of November, all from A Veggie Venture's decade+ collection of vegetable recipes. The recipes are mostly vegan, quick to make (make all but one in under 20 minutes) and perfect for healthy, everyday eating.

This is a "loaves and fishes" recipe collection, of sort. Its origin is a newish (twelve months or so) meal prep practice that makes my meal planning, shopping, cooking and even clean-up life so so so much simpler. It's an uncomplicated premise: just keep a soup and a salad in the fridge all the time. ALL.THE.TIME. When stuff life happens, at least there's dinner in minutes.

Is it a meal prep routine that might work for you? Maybe. I'm thinking (hoping!) the answer is yes so without further ado, here are my favorite recipes for Soup & Salad meal prep inspiration for November. By happenstance, most are vegan, most take no more than 15 or 20 minutes prep time, and lucky stars, most are Weight Watchers freestyle friendly!

Happy Soup & Salad time, all!

About November's Recipe Collection

Thirty days has September ... April, June and November. So goes the memory device to remind us which months have just 30 days. Thirty days has November! But for all the hoopla, you'd think that Thanksgiving itself took up the entire month, not just one day. (Or if you're lucky, one day plus leftovers.)

So sure, if you're after Thanksgiving recipe inspiration, A Veggie Venture is packed with that.

NOT TO MISS You mustn't-mustn't-mustn't miss the World's Best Green Bean Casserole! It's the second most popular recipe on this entire site. Plus, it's also life-changing! (On Thanksgiving Day, I'll share why for awhile I was the "green been casserole lady." If that's not a good enough reason to upgrade your green bean casserole this year, I don't know what is!)
SIDE DISH STARS And besides, don't we all a-d-o-r-e Thanksgiving side dishes?! So you'll want to explore my Thanksgiving Vegetable Recipes, all organized with make-ahead tips and more.

But for November's other 29 days? Repeat after me: Soups and Salads, Soups and Salads, Soups and Salads.

Quick Lists for November

(click right through or scroll down for more information on why I've chosen each recipe)

SOUPS of the Month – NOVEMBER
Greek Lentil Soup 20min/90min–ww1–pp2–sp3–fs1–green2–blue1–purple1–carb7 ♥
East African Pea Soup 15min/60min–ww2–pp2–sp4–fs2–green2–blue2–purple1–carb20 ♥
Quick Green Chile Stew 20min/40–ww3–pp5–sp4–fs0–green3–blue0–purple0–carb16 ♥
Turkey & Turnip Soup 5min/5min ♥

SALADS of the Month – NOVEMBER
Marinated Vegetable Salad 15min/24hrs–ww2–pp2–sp3–fs2–green2–blue2–purple2–carb12 ♥
Harvard Beets 15min/30min–ww1–pp1–sp2–fs2–green2–blue2–purple2–carb8 ♥
Celery Salad with Dates & Walnuts 15min/15min–ww4–pp5–sp7–fs7–green7–blue7–purple7–carb10 ♥
Carrot Salad with Pomegranate 20min/20min–ww1–pp2–sp4–fs2–green2–blue2–purple2–carb14 ♥
Simple "Sweet Potato" Potato Salad with Hardly Any Mayonnaise 45min/4hrs–ww2–pp3–sp4–fs4–green4–blue4–purple2–carb18 ♥

BONUS SALAD DRESSING
Apple Cider Vinaigrette 5min/24hrs–ww0–pp0–sp1–fs1–green1–blue1–purple1–carb4 ♥

Want to Know More?

There's more info about each recipe below. Just scroll down!

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Seasonal Soups for NOVEMBER

Greek Lentil Soup Vegan. Naturally Gluten Free. Low Carb. Very Weight Watchers Friendly. Here's my one big piece of advice for dealing with Thanksgiving. Make Soup. Yep, before starting to cook for Thanksgiving, first put a big pot of soup on the stove for Wednesday supper, something hearty and filling, though not too filling because we all know, it's not just the turkey who gets stuffed on Thanksgiving Day. Greek Lentil Soup would be a great choice, it makes such a pretty bowl and the cinnamon seasoning in the broth is an unexpected delight.

East African Pea Soup Vegan. Naturally Gluten Free. Low Carb. Very Weight Watchers Friendly. Some times, you can make soup almost from air and pantry spices plus some little sweet potato and frozen peas. Yeah, that's it. Like I say, almost from air ...

Quick Green Chile Stew Vegan. Naturally Gluten Free. Very Weight Watchers Friendly, zero Freestyle points! Get out the can opener, people, because that's what makes this quick green chile stew so quick and easy! It's just four cans of beans, a can of tomatoes, some green chile sauce and even some canned pumpkin. For all the cans, Quick Green Chile Stew is surprisingly good, it kinda knocked me over the first time I made it!

Turkey & Turnip Soup Great for Thanksgiving Leftovers. Oh dear, this is embarrassing. I've been meaning to update this photo for a long while because Turkey & Turnip Soup is just a great way to use up Thanksgiving leftovers. This is the year!

Seasonal Salads for NOVEMBER

Marinated Vegetable Salad Vegan. Naturally Gluten Free. Make Ahead. Great for Meal Prep. Such an old-fashioned salad! It goes way back to 1986 but I still love it! It's a great combo of winter-friendly canned and fresh vegetables. Do allow 24 hours for the flavors to meld ...

Harvard Beets Vegan. Naturally Gluten Free. Great for Meal Prep. Very Weight Watchers Freestyle Friendly! Low Carb. Another classic recipe, something I did a lot of during the early years of A Veggie Venture. Harvard Beets come with a great story but are no more than soft, earthy beets tossed in an orange sauce, definitely a good reason to roast some beets!

Celery Salad with Dates & Walnuts Vegetarian. Easily Adaptable to Serve One to Many. Good for Thanksgiving or Late-Fall or Winter Entertaining. Naturally Gluten Free. Low Carb. This is the kind of salad I love to serve for a special dinner. But it's also a salad that can be "dinner" all by itself, perhaps on a day when lunch was indulgent. It comes with some calories but to my taste, anyway, is supremely satisfying ...

Carrot Salad with Pomegranate Vegan. Naturally Gluten Free. Weight Watchers Friendly. Whole30 Friendly. Colorful summer salads come easy, winter takes more effort but oh! the lovely color of a carrot and pomegranate salad!

Simple "Sweet Potato" Potato Salad with Hardly Any Mayonnaise Vegan (with vegan mayo). Naturally Gluten Free. Great both for November Potlucks & Meal Prep. Whole30 Friendly (with homemade mayo). Weight Watchers Friendly (compared to many other potato salads). Great Crunch! Wow. We should make a traditional potato salad with sweet potatoes more often!

Apple Cider Vinaigrette Vegan. Oil Free. Naturally Gluten Free. Very Weight Watchers Friendly! Low Carb. A bonus recipe! If you meal prep just one thing every week, make it salad dressing! Here, we eat salads at least twice a day and often use a drizzle of some sort of homemade salad dressing (though not this one) on morning egg-side vegetables too. I use this simple, oil-free all winter long, making sure I put an extra jug of cider in the basement fridge before apple season passes.

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