This soup is hearty and filling enough all on it's own, but if you want to make it stretch even further, you can serve it with rice or noodles or an easy green side salad. Cornbread is also a perfect pair with this soup. Cornbread eaten with black eyed peas on New Year's Day has been said to represent gold. Here are are couple delicious and easy vegan cornbread recipes to try: Jalapeño Cornbread or Pumpkin Maple Cornbread.