Why you’ll love this Vegan Potato Soup recipe:
It’s incredibly easy to put together You’ll likely have a lot of the ingredients already in your pantry It’s budget-friendly It’s so creamy and delicious but healthy too
How do I make this Vegan Potato Soup?
The beginning:
I said it was easy, and I’m not lying. Here’s how to pull together this creamy VeganPotato Soup. In a large pot add your olive oil and butter, and heat it up for 20 seconds before the next step where you’ll add the onions and cook them so they are translucent. This could take around ten minutes but just watch them as every stove is different! Don’t forget to stir them often to avoid burning.
The middle:
After your onions are cooked, add in your garlic and cook for another 5 minutes. This is where you’re getting all your flavour, so don’t skip these steps! Next up, SEASONING!! Throw the seasoning and spices in with the veggie stock paste and potatoes to cook for another 5 minutes. Don’t forget to keep stirring often! Increase your heat to high, add water, and bring it all to a boil to let those potatoes really cook.
The end:
Next, you’ll add the cashew cream and cook for 3 minutes. This is such a good substitute to real cream to make it healthier and add protein. When you’re done, transfer the soup to a blender and blend until smooth.
What sort of toppings should I add?
Get creative and add any toppings you want such as:
chives vegan bacon olive oil herbs (I love dill) pepper lemon cheese
Why do you soak cashews?
For the cashew cream in this recipe, all you’ll do is add your soaked cashews to water in a blender. It’s really easy and a great healthy alternative to non-vegan options. However, so many people wonder why you need to soak cashews first. There are a few reasons, for starters, it makes blending them a lot smoother, and creamier. But the most important reason is that it helps us better digest them and absorb the healthy fats and protein they have to offer. Nuts have phytic acid, which is also found in grains and beans. That’s why we soak those too! By soaking, you’re breaking down that acid so you can absorb the healthy benefits of the cashews properly.
How to soak cashews
It’s simple to soak cashews or other nuts. All you have to do is get a bowl of warm water, add in some salt and let it dissolve, then throw in your nuts. Within 7-24 hours many of the enzyme inhibitors are broken down. Which means you can reap in the benefits in this recipe.
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