Raise your hand if you love soup season! [Both hands energetically waiving!]
I love rich, creamy soups, but the problem is I want delicious, full-flavored soups without all the heavy ingredients like butter, cream, and cheese. Don’t get me wrong, those things are delicious, but not necessarily the healthiest option all the time.
Last week I made my first soup of the season and was pleasantly surprised that this entirely plant-based version turned out so well. It’s full of flavor and packs a nutritional punch. Even my ‘pickier’ eater consumed three full bowls. [Yes! Mom win right there.]
Creamy Vegetable Soup
1 C raw cashews
1 small head cauliflower, chopped
1 T olive oil
1 onion, diced
3 carrots, diced
3 stalks celery, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 mushrooms, chopped fine
1 qt veggie broth
2-3 potatoes, diced
1 t dried rosemary
1/2 C almond milk
3-4 T nutritional yeast
2 large handfuls power greens, chopped fine
3 T chopped fresh parsley
Salt & pepper to taste
Put cashews in a small bowl and cover with very hot water. Let soak while prepping everything.
Steam cauliflower until tender. Set aside to cool.
In a large pot, saute onion, carrots, and celery in olive oil for 5-7 minutes. Add garlic and mushrooms and saute one minute. Add veggie broth, potatoes, and rosemary. Bring to boil and then turn to low heat and simmer until veggies are done, about 15-20 minutes.
While soup simmers, make your creamy soup base. Drain cashews. Place cashews, steamed cauliflower, almond milk, and nutritional yeast in blender and blend until smooth.
Turn heat off and stir in creamy soup base, greens, and parsley. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
The best part about this creamy soup is you can easily customize it and switch out ingredients. For example, you can try wild rice and white beans instead of potatoes, and bell peppers would also be a delicious edition as well. So versatile!
Of course we ate this soup with sourdough. The delicious recipe comes from theperfectloaf.com. Simply search for Tartine Sourdough Country Loaf Bread Recipe and prepare to be amazed at the incredible bread recipes on this site.
