Cold days are perfect for a humble homemade soup of few ingredients

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This soup came together on a rainy day when a trip to the store would have interrupted the coziness taking place in my kitchen. There are few ingredients, keeping it pretty simple, and you can easily substitute items for what you have in your pantry. Such as ~

This calls for vegetable broth but can be made with water (just season with more salt, spices, and try adding a little more vinegar or soy sauce if needed).

No golden beets lying around? You can skip that ingredient. It'll just leave the soup more...carrot-y.

The goat cheese adds a creaminess and zest that I love against the earthiness of the root vegetables, but it isn't necessary if you want to go for a vegan option. You could also try with other cheeses like feta.

Don't have fresh thyme? You can sub in a bay leaf instead.

This soup would be fantastic finished with something other than thyme olive oil such as pepitas, crushed cashews, sunflower seeds.

I hope this recipe makes it easy for you to stay in, rest, and eat well on a winter day when your home feels like the ultimate place to be.