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ani difranco - "loom"]Home-made Vegan-style Asparagus Leek Veggie Soup!1lb chopped steamed asparagus4 leeks, thoroughly washed, and chopped...ignore the leafy bits at the very end2 portabello mushrooms chopped into inch pieceshalf a zucchini chopped into 1/4 discs (1 inch size pieces)half a yellow squash chopped into 1/4 discs4 cloves garlic finely minced4 tsp fresh grated gingerabout 4 cups organic veggie stock (I mostly eyeballed these measurements)about 3-4 cups home made almond milk2 tbsp curry powderfresh ground pepper and sea salt to taste2 bay leavesSteam asparagus until just done, remove from heat and set aside. Sauté all other veggies together in a large frying pan with some olive oil until they begin to look translucent. About 4-5 mins. Ginger and Garlic included. Add the 2 tbsp curry powder half way through the sauté. Transfer veggie sauté into a very large soup pot or available equivalent. Add stock and almond milk and bay leaves. Bring to a simmer on medium for 15 minutes. Add asparagus and salt and pepper. Simmer another 10 minutes. Stir in 4tbsp cornstarch mixed with water to form a slurry into the soup and stir constantly to thicken. Serve it up! I also sautéed some red bell pepper and corn in some olive oil and pepper to add as a garnish to the top of the soup. This is unnecessary but it looked pretty and was pretty damn good!This soup got my father, an avid very vocal hater of mushrooms, to eat them and not even notice they were there! He went back for 3 helpings and didn't once mention them! Pretty proud of myself for this one. If any of you knew my dad you would know what a feat this really is. Hahahaha... I ended up with only about a bowl and a half of left overs at the end of the day. Successful dinner is successful!Suggested tips - if the curry leaves a slight bitter taste to the soup that you can't seem to get rid of, try adding a little agave nectar. Just a touch at a time and taste test your way there. It should get rid of any bitterness. |
gymx2009-08-12 02:46 pm (UTC) (Link) Mmm, leeks. I assume you could substitute cow milk for almond without detriment? Yeah I've been trying to avoid dairy, that was the only reason I used the almond milk instead. The regular milk would be just fine. Fantastic - I will definitely give this one a try - thank you.