Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegan butter such as Earth Balance
- 6 cloves fresh garlic, minced
- 3 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and rough-chopped
- 4 cups fresh broccoli, cut into florets
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1/2 cup non-dairy milk such as almond or oat
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat a large saucepan over medium-low, Add vegan butter and allow to melt. Then, add the garlic and cook for 1 minute, or until slightly golden. Add the sweet potatoes and stir to coat.
- Add broccoli, vegetable broth, salt and nutritional yeast. Bring this mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to low. Cover saucepan and cook for about 15-20 minutes, until the vegetables are tender.
- At this point, remove two cups of the broccoli and place it in a medium soup pot, draining as much broth from it as possible. Set aside for now.
- Now stir the non-dairy milk into the broth/sweet potato mixture. Carefully spoon this mixture into a blender in batches, and blend until smooth. Pour blended soup in soup pot with set aside broccoli.
- Heat soup to serving temperature, adding desired amount of salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!