Dumplings are a broad classification for a cute bundle of joy made with pieces of dough wrapped around a filling. Fillings are classically meat, fish, or cheese, but also fruits, or sweets. Dumplings can be made in a variety of different ways such as baking, boiling, steaming, etc. but for this recipe, we’re going to not only make vegan dumplings but dumplings that can be made easily in your vegetable soup. They’re delicious!
❤️ Why You’ll Love Vegan Dumplings
Quick: Prep time is only 20 minutes for this recipe Comforting: If you’re looking for the ultimate comfort food… this is it! Nutrient-Dense: Full of veggies and healthy goodness that will keep your body in tip-top shape Versatile: Use the veggies you have available on hand or need to use up in your fridge
🍲 Ingredients
Dumplings: These dumplings are really easy to make and made with simple ingredients you’ll have in your pantries such as flour and baking powder Vegetables: I’ve used celery, carrots, and onion as my key ingredients here, but you can use whatever you have on hand to make different flavor profiles for your soup. This recipe is also a great way to use up veggies in your fridge that may be starting to go bad or will go to waste.
👩🍳 How to Make Vegan Dumpling Soup
🪄 Tips and Tricks
Simmering: Let the vegetable soup base simmer a lot to develop the flavor, don’t rush this step Quality Herbs: You want to use fresh, quality herbs in your dumplings for the best flavor Sweat It Out: By sweating your veggies on a lower heat vs. blasting them on high heat, you’ll really bring out their flavor into your soup
🗒 Substitutions
There are definitely a few substitutions we can make in this recipe. For starters, you can switch up the veggies to whatever you have in the fridge. This can be a fantastic soup to make when you’re trying to use stuff up. Toss in broccoli, squash, kale, whatever!
🗒 Best served with
Stir-Fried Noodles Warm Ramen Salad Asian-Inspired Broccoli Salad
👝 How to Store Leftovers
Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for up to two days. When you’re ready to eat it, gently warm it up on the stove until it’s warm. The dumplings may break down a bit and change consistency, but generally, they’ll still be delicious and stay intact.
🤔 Common Questions
