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Vegan Creamy Broccoli Cauliflower Soup

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We recently started using Imperfect Foods, which is great because it sends me vegetables and fruits that I didn’t plan to get, and then once I do, I think about what to make with them! Last night, it was this rich and delicious soup.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup vegan butter
  • 3 carrots, peeled and sliced
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 head cauliflower, broken up
  • 2 bunches broccoli or broccolini, chopped
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 qt veg broth
  • 2 cups unsweetened non-dairy milk (I used soy)
  • 1 bunch of kale, chopped roughly
  • 1/3 cup nutritional yeast flakes
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Process

Sauté onions and carrots in butter until carrots start to soften.

Add flour and stir until vegetables are coated and no lumps remain.

Add broth and milk and whisk or stir to be sure butter and flour are distributed.

Add cauliflower and broccoli and cook until tender.

Using an immersion blender (or regular blender with top vented), blend to desired level of smoothness.

Add kale, salt, and pepper and simmer until kale is tender.

Serve with fresh bread.

Southwest Vegetable Soup – Vegan Recipe

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I like soup, regardless of the weather, but this is a nice transitional soup for the seasons. It’s not heavy like a winter soup, but the spices give it a warming kick. This makes a TON of soup, so you may want to half it or prepare to freeze a bunch.

Instructions below are for doing this in a pressure cooker. If you don’t wish to cook it that way, presoak the beans overnight and then the rest is the same except cook on stovetop until beans are done.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb dry pinto beans
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 red pepper, diced
  • 5 stalks celery, chopped
  • 3 carrots (or a couple of handfuls of baby carrots), chopped
  • 5 potatoes, chopped
  • 1 lb fresh green beans, cleaned and ends removed (or frozen)
  • 12 oz bag of frozen corn
  • 2 large cans diced tomatoes
  • 3 cups V-8 or tomato juice
  • 6 cups vegetable broth
  • 4 TBSP dried cilantro
  • 3 TBSP cumin
  • 1 TBSP chili powder
  • 2 TBSP red pepper flakes
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • lime wedges (1 per bowl)
  • tortilla chips crushed or tortilla strips (optional)
  • avocado sliced or diced (optional)
  • vegan sour cream

Process

Place everything but the frozen corn (and green beans if you use frozen) in a large pressure cooker. If it will be too much liquid for your cooker to be safe, leave out some of the veg broth to add in the second stage. Bring to high pressure and cook 20 minutes. Turn off and allow to depressurize.

Check the pinto beans. If they aren’t done, return to a boil for a little longer without re-pressurizing until done. Once the beans are done bring to a low boil, add the frozen corn (and green beans if you didn’t use fresh) and any remaining veg broth, and simmer for an additional 10-15 minutes.

If it isn’t broth-y enough (I have to admit that I’m not 100% sure how much veg broth I used), you can definitely add more. Salt and pepper to taste.

Serve with tortilla chips/strips, diced avocado, sour cream, hot sauce, and the juice from a lime wedge. Yum!

Veggie Bean Barley Soup in the Pressure Cooker

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Soup Season!

I love soup in the cold months, especially on a rainy day. Do you? This hardy soup is easy and can be frozen, as well. It can be cooked in a pressure cooker (or Instapot) or a standard pan.

Ingredients

  • 10 cups of vegetable broth or water and broth mix
  • 1.5 cup uncooked barley
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 1 onion, diced (sauté in the olive oil if desired)
  • 2 cans canned diced tomatoes
  • 2 carrots, peeled and sliced
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 2 zucchini’s, chopped
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons of dried parsley
  • 1 bag of frozen corn kernels
  • 3 cups cooked navy beans (or 2 cans)
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Process

Sauté onions in olive oil if desired. Add onions, oil, and other ingredients except corn, beans, salt and pepper to the pressure cooker. Bring to high pressure and cook 10 minutes. Lower temperature to low and bring pressure down. Add corn and beans and continue to simmer until cooked. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Delicious!