It’s been too long! I’ve had a lot on my plate (no pun intended) these days and so I haven’t had a chance to get adventurous in the kitchen. I recently took over ownership of Northern Colorado Writers and have been working nonstop since January on our upcoming writers conference that’s next month. Any writers out there? Fort Collins is all about books, bands, and beer (and beards, it seems) so make a fun weekend of it and join us for 32+ workshops and an awesome keynote speaker. Okay, this concludes my shameless plug for the conference! I’m thrilled with this new venture, but a gal (and her family) has got to eat! So here we go. This rich, creamy, and flavorful soup takes no time at all and goes great with a salad and garlic toast. It also tastes even better the next day! I started out using this recipe, but then made several changes as I went along. I love how it turned out!
INGREDIENTS:
5 C vegetable broth, divided
1 head of cauliflower florets, cut into small pieces
2 small heads of broccoli florets, cut into small pieces
3 large carrots, thinly sliced
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp thyme
1 tsp salt
1/4-1/2 tsp black pepper
1/3 C white wine
1/2 C nutritional yeast
1 C canned lite coconut milk
1 C raw cashews, unsalted
1 garlic clove
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 C to 1/2 C water
1 tsp lemon juice
DIRECTIONS:
Soak the cashews in hot water for 30-60 minutes. In a large soup pot, combine 2-1/2 C vegetable broth with the cauliflower. Bring to a boil, then lower and simmer for 15 minutes, or until the cauliflower is tender.
Turn off the heat and puree using an immersion blender. Once pureed, add the rest of vegetable broth, broccoli, carrots, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, salt, and pepper. Return to a simmer and let cook for 10-15 minutes, or until the broccoli and carrots are tender.
Meanwhile, drain and rinse the cashews and transfer to a food processor with the clove of garlic. Add the vinegar, lemon juice, salt, and water. Puree, scraping the sides of the bowl a few times, until you have a thick and creamy consistency. This may take about 3-4 minutes. Set aside.
I then used the immersion blender to puree the soup a little more—not too much; I wanted to still have chunks of broccoli and carrot. This step is certainly optional. Next, whisk in the white wine, coconut milk, cashew cheese, and nutritional yeast; blend well. Heat on medium-low until hot.
Serve with some crusty bread and maybe some vegan cheddar shreds, croutons, and green onion. So delicious! Enjoy!
- 5 C vegetable broth, divided
- 1 head of cauliflower florets, cut into small pieces
- 2 small heads of broccoli florets, cut into small pieces
- 3 large carrots, thinly sliced
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp thyme
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼-1/2 tsp black pepper
- ⅓ C white wine
- ½ C nutritional yeast
- 1 C canned lite coconut milk
- 1 C raw cashews, unsalted
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ C to ½ C water
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- Soak the cashews in hot water for 30-60 minutes. In a large soup pot, combine 2-1/2 C vegetable broth with the cauliflower. Bring to a boil, then lower and simmer for 15 minutes, or until the cauliflower is tender.
- Turn off the heat and puree using an immersion blender. Once pureed, add the rest of vegetable broth, broccoli, carrots, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, salt, and pepper. Return to a simmer and let cook for 10-15 minutes, or until the broccoli and carrots are tender.
- Meanwhile, drain and rinse the cashews and transfer to a food processor with the clove of garlic. Add the vinegar, lemon juice, salt, and water. Puree, scraping the sides of the bowl a few times, until you have a thick and creamy consistency. This may take about 3-4 minutes. Set aside.
- I then used the immersion blender to puree the soup a little more---not too much; I wanted to still have chunks of broccoli and carrot. This step is certainly optional. Next, whisk in the white wine, coconut milk, cashew cheese, and nutritional yeast; blend well. Heat on medium-low until hot.
- Serve with some crusty bread and maybe some vegan cheddar shreds, croutons, and green onion. So delicious! Enjoy!
