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Tag: Gluten Free Vegan Soups
Vegan Tortilla Soup
This tortilla soup is all about the corn flavor. Corn tortillas are cut into strips, fried, simmered in the soup’s broth, and then, completely pulverized by a blender. The result is an intense corn flavor that announces, “This is tortilla soup!” Because tortilla soup often involves chicken, replacing it with soy curls was a no…
Slavic Cabbage Soup
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about my grandma. She could make delicious food out of very little. Everything was hearty. Everything used simple ingredients. Everything made you feel cared for and loved. Recipes lived in her head. She’d add a pinch of this or that. For her, cooking was visual, led by taste, and…
Southwestern Sweet Corn Chowder
This soup is a vegan ode to the U.S.’s Southwestern cuisine. With New Mexican green chiles, sweet corn, chipotle chili powder, lime, cilantro, and squash, this vegan chowder is full of robust, fresh flavor, and comes together in 30 minutes or less. This recipe works terrifically for any season. When sweet corn, tomatoes, and zucchini…
Vegan Broccoli Cheese Soup
When I was a kid, my favorite vegetable was broccoli. Every year on my birthday, my mom would let me pick what I wanted to eat for dinner. With zero hesitation, it was almost always Mollie Katzen’s recipe for The Enchanted Broccoli Forest. But I have to give it to Mollie, how could a veggie…
Butternut Squash and Spinach Soup
Butternut squash, spinach, sage, celery, onion, and garlic. This is a savory vegan soup that’s perfect for the cooler months of the year. Not only that, it cooks up fast, especially if you use frozen butternut squash. The entire soup leaves you wanting more, and that’s the sign of a hit! As a variation, stir in 1…
White Bean Jackfruit Chili
As the kiddos go back to school, I can’t help but think of vegan chili. It tastes great on it’s own, or loaded up with vegan sour cream, scallions, avocado, or with a bit of shredded vegan cheese. For the contrast in textures, I like a few crushed tortilla chips in mine. For this recipe,…
Cajun Black-Eyed Pea Soup
Inspired by Cajun cuisine, this hearty black-eyed pea soup is easy to prepare, cooks up fast, and tastes absolutely fantastic with a piece of cornbread on the side. I like to enjoy it year around. For this recipe, you can use a prepared Cajun seasoning blend. In the past, I have used Spicely Organic Spices…
Seitan Pozole Rojo
Pozole. It’s like the pho of Mexico. A delicious brothy soup is accompanied by piles of fresh garnishes. Traditionally, it’s made with chicken or pork and hominy. And usually, it’s a food of celebration. And it’s easy to understand why, it’s beautiful and tasty! Years back, I had a bowl of vegan pozole rojo at…
Potato Chard Soup
One afternoon, I was riding my bike outside Pescadero, California. I made a stupid mistake, and launched off my bike. The other riders stopped, and rushed over to make sure I was ok. I started seeing all white, and there was some whispering about whether I had suffered a concussion. One of my friends leaned…
Zucchini Basil Soup
Years ago, one of my best friends would go to the farmer’s market, load up on zucchini and fresh basil, and make a batch of soup. I always looked forward to it. Because even in the height of the summer, this soup made complete sense. It was creamy without any cream, used garden fresh ingredients…
Slow Cooker White Sweet Potato, Sweet Corn and Green Plantain Stew with Cilantro and Lime
Sancocho is a Latin American stew, which can be found in Puerto Rico, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Columbia, Peru, Venezuela, and a number of other countries. It is often a stew of celebration. Traditionally, it is made with a variety of meats and root vegetables. Many say the secret to a delicious sancocho is allowing it to…
Spiced Carrot Soup
This soup is spicy in a warming curry way, bright from the lemon juice, savory from the fennel bulb, and a bit sweet from the carrots. All in all, it uses few ingredients, cooks up fast, and is very easy to make. And best of all, it tastes absolutely delicious. Ras el hanout is a…
Shiitake Mushroom Soup
Whenever I feel the slightest bit of illness coming on, this is my go-to soup. While some people may believe in chicken noodle soup, I believe in the power of shiitake mushrooms. Considered a medicinal mushroom, shiitakes boost immunity, are a powerful antioxidant, and offer a fair amount of vitamin B and D. During this insane flu…