recipe: vegan [broccoli] soup

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegan butter or olive oil

• 1 large leek or brown onion

• 1 tablespoon thyme or/and rosemary

• 1 large broccoli

• 3/4 tablespoon veggie stock powder

• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

• 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast

• 3 large cloves of garlic, crushed

• 1 cup of soy milk

method

1. sweat the leek or onion in the vegan butter or oil with a pinch of salt.

2. divide the stalks from the florets of the broccoli and cut them into small cubes.

3. when the leek/onion is slightly browned add the cubed broccoli stalk, thyme/rosemary, garlic, nutritional yeast, veggie stock powder, and enough water to cover by 2 inches.

4. when the stalks are half cooked, add the florets of the broccoli along with the soy milk, and continue to simmer until the broccoli is easily pierced with a folk.

5. let it completely cool, then use a handheld blender to puree it thoroughly into a smooth soup.

6. then reheat and serve with toast and vegan butter.

7. enjoy.

olive wood vegan is the brainchild of katie white, a west australian born singer songwriter turned vegan chef and food photographer. passionate about eating from the heart for a more sustainable life, katie was one of the first to be accepted into the plant based culinary arts, le cordon bleu diploma. katie shares with her community just how easy it is to create simple, beautiful and delicious, garden to plate seasonal vegan food. katie writes and sings about her love of animals, gardening, harvesting, and cooking on instagram and facebook or olive wood vegan.