RECIPES: More hearty soups to add to your winter menu Share At the start of winter, we shared easy soup recipes to try, and we have more. Winter soups are a great option for a wholesome yet nutritious lunch or dinner, packing in vegetables and vitamins. They are also filling, especially when enjoyed with a wedge of fresh bread, and can be a relatively inexpensive. There are hundreds of soup recipes using a wide variety of ingredients, and while most South Africans enjoy the likes of butternut soup, chicken soup, mushroom soup, vegetable soup, or tomato soup, thereâs a whole heap of slightly more unusual ingredients people are using to make weird soups.