"Did I Mention This Was Vegan?" Creamy Winter Soup

Time:

1.5 hours

 

Serving: 

4-6

 

Level:

Medium Difficulty

 

Ingredients:

1 acorn squash

1 lb red potatoes

1 sweet yellow onion

4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 tsp sea salt

1 tsp smoked paprika 

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp onion powder

1 tsp fresh grated ginger root

1 13.5 oz can of coconut cream

3 tbsp vegetable bouillon

3 cups of hot water

 

Directions:

 

1)    Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Using a large baking sheet or casserole dish line with parchment paper. 

 

2)    Rinse and cut the acorn squash into quarters along the length of the vegetable and set aside in a large bowl. Rinse the and dry off the red potatoes and place in the same bowl. Quarter the sweet onion and add to the rest of the vegetables. In the same bowl add the extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, and grated ginger. With yours hands, mix the ingredients together making sure each vegetable is evenly coated with seasoning.

 

3)    Evenly lay the vegetables out onto the parchment paper in the baking dish and roast in the oven on the middle rack for one hour.

 

4)    Once the vegetables have finished roasting, remove the vegetables, and turn off the oven. Place on the stove to cool. In a large pot over low-medium heat add the coconut cream and stir making sure the cream is an even consistency. 

 

5)    Using an electric blender or an electric food processor, add about 1/2 of the roasted vegetables and 1.5 tbsp of vegetable bouillon and 1.5 cups of hot water. Puree on medium appliance setting making sure the contents are a smooth texture (about 30-45 seconds).

 

6)    Using a fine strainer or cheese cloth, take the contents of the vegetable puree and sift into the coconut cream on the stove making sure larger particles stay in the strainer/cheese cloth. 

 

7)    Repeat steps 5 and 6 with the remaining roasted vegetables, hot water, and vegetable bouillon.

 

8)    Stir together the vegetable puree with the coconut cream. At this step, check for flavor and add more sea salt to suit your pallet, otherwise your soup is complete. Serve with croutons and add
roasted paprika as a garnish. 

 

** For added heat serve with red chili flakes as a garnish or add them to the seasoning in step 2