17 tasty, textural things to put on soup:
Oyster crackers
Butter-toasted nuts. Add spice + herbs if you like!
Pomegranate seeds, quick pickled onions, parsley / mint
Fried sage or curry leaves
Fried shallots, onions, or garlic (can be store-bought!)
Roasted mushroom slices
Pita chips, bagel chips, tortilla chips, potato chips
Sev or other crunchy Indian snacks
Olive oil-crisped croutons—you could even season them with bouillon like this: thedinnerplan.substack.….
Roasted chickpeas or white beans
Toasted spiced breadcrumbs
Spiced pepitas
A swirl of lemony, garlicky yogurt
A few poached shrimp
Hunks of avocado sprinkled with Tajín
Quickly charred frozen corn
Crisped chorizo