Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup
Soups are the best. The warmth and the flavors of a soup do not compete with anyone. The soups are super rich in flavor, nutrition and are a bowl of health. The Vegan broccoli soups are no exception. It is creamy, made with nutritious broth, a bowl of happiness, and perfect to start with on a dinner evening. The Vegan cream of broccoli soup recipe is an easy recipe that’s so good to suit everyone’s flavor. And don’t judge the green vegetable in here; Taste the soup first! And do not confuse it with Vegan broccoli soup. It is different from the Vegan Cream of Broccoli soup.
What is the recipe for the Vegan cream of broccoli soup?
The recipe for the Broccoli soup includes a lot of nuts for the creaminess and a nutty taste. We are omitting any use of Diary milk since the soup recipe is vegan.
Preparation Time for the soup: 20 Minutes
Cooking Time: 30 Minutes
Total Time: 50 Minutes for the recipe
Serving: The below quantity serves seven to eight servings.
All that goes into the recipe of Vegan creamy soup
Ingredients
- Cashews: 3/4th Cup
- Olive oil: 2 teaspoons
- Onion: 2 Onions, diced
- Celery: 2 Celery stalks, finely chopped
- Carrots: 3, chopped
- Garlic: 3 cloves of Garlic, Minced
- Broccoli: 7 cups
- Water: 6 cups of water
- Salt: As per your taste
- Pepper: Freshly grounded
For the Vegan cream of broccoli soup recipe, soak the cashew nuts well in advance. The nuts, not soaked, do not creaminess, gives a gritty taste. It is essential to soak nuts for at least 6–8 hours before making the soup.
Steps to make the soup
- Take out all the cashews and put them in a small bowl. Fill the bowl with water till all the cashews submerge in it. Soak them in the water for 6 hours at least. Or if you are making this recipe urgently or as an immediate requirement, Take the cashews and add boiling water to the bowl of cashew nuts. Soak the cashews for around half an hour.
- Get a large pot, add olive oil to it and place it over medium to high heat. When the oil is hot enough for cooking, add the chopped onions, a little salt (a pinch), and saute them for some time till the onions turn transparent. Add the carrots at this point, and the finely diced celery sticks too. Add the broccoli to the pot, and before adding broccoli, add the garlic. After cooking these ingredients, we need to add water to the pot.
- The Vegan cream of broccoli soup recipe requires lots of water since it is a soup and has a gravy-like texture. Place 5 cups of water in the pot. Add the salt and the grounded pepper as per your taste. Mix them by stirring and let the mixture boil. When the mixture starts boiling, reduce the heat to a low flame. Cover the pot and allow it to cook.
- To make the cream of the vegan recipe, take the cashews, drain them and put these in a mixer grinder. Grind the cashews till they turn creamy. The mixture shall not be grainy, so make sure to soak the cashews before making soup. Blend until smooth and keep the cream aside to use.
- When the soup is ready, make the puree of the cooked ingredients before adding the cashew cream. Take the soup in a blender and puree it. You might need to do this in turns because of the quantity. Use a high-speed grinder or a food processor to make the puree.
- Add the cashew cream to the pureed soup and add a little more salt and some more pepper, if required.
Additional Points:
- The main ingredient for the Vegan cream of broccoli soup recipe is cashews. These add creaminess to the soup in the absence of cream. There is no substitute for the cashew nuts.
- You can add a vegan cream, but it will not bring a nutty taste to the soup.
- You can also add Zucchini to the recipe. It adds more flavors to the soup and is healthy too. It is smooth and result in creaminess.
- The soup has a lot of water, but it is creamy and not broth due to the cashews.
- The broccoli used for the recipe is packed broccoli.
- Before you start making puree or start blending, allow the soup to come to room temperature.
- You can keep it in the fridge for use for some three or four days and heat it when you need to use.
