I like to make this soup when I have leftover fresh herbs. The roasted garlic adds a large amount of flavour to the soup and is a delicious compliment to the herbs.
Roasted Garlic and Fresh Herb Noodle Soup

Freshly flavoured and delicious.
Ingredients
- 2 bulbs of garlic
- 3 tsp olive oil, divided
- 2 cups dried gluten free rotini pasta
- 2 medium carrots, diced
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 1 medium sweet onion diced
- 6 cups unsalted gluten free vegetable broth
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 3/4 cup fresh parsley or cilantro chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh oregano chopped
- 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves
- 1 tsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 cup frozen chopped kale
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 425f.
- Remove the outside paper from the garlic bulbs, leaving the paper on the individual cloves and the bulb intact.
- Cut the very top of the bulb off revealing the tops of the cloves.
- Place the bulbs on a piece of foil and pour 1 tsp of oil over each garlic bulb.
- Wrap the bulbs up in foil ensuring they are sealed inside.
- Bake for 40 minutes.
- While the garlic is roasting, in a medium saucepan, cook the pasta to al dente according to the package instructions. Once cooked, drain and set aside.
- While the water is boiling for the pasta, heat 1 tsp of olive oil in a large pot on medium high heat. Add the carrots, celery and onions. Sauté for about 5 minutes.
- Add the chicken broth, salt, pepper and bay leaves and bring to a boil. Reduce to medium heat.
- Add the herbs to the soup and let simmer for 10-15 minutes.
- Once the garlic has finished roasting, remove the bulbs from the foil. Carefully remove each clove from the bulbs. Smash the cloves to make a paste using the back of a spoon.
- Add the garlic paste and frozen kale to the soup and continue to cook for 5 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and add the lemon juice.
- To serve, place the pasta noodles in the bottom of the bowl and ladle the soup over top.
- Recipe Notes
- For a non-vegan option, substitute chicken broth for the vegetable broth.
- 3 cups of fresh kale, cut into 1 inch pieces, can be used instead of frozen. It should be added at the same time as the herbs.
