Vegan Apple-Cheddar Broccoli Soup
This Vegan Apple-Cheddar Broccoli Soup is deliciously cheesy with hints of apple, nutritious, and filling enough to keep you going throughout the day.
Servings 4
Calories 285kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup raw cashews
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cups sweet potatoes chopped
- ½ cup onion (1 medium)
- 3 cloves of garlic
- ½ cup apple, chopped
- 4 cups Vegetable broth + 1 cup
- 3 tbsp nutritional yeast flakes
- 4 cups broccoli florets, finely chopped
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Pour boiling water over cashews and set aside.
- Heat a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add olive oil, onion, garlic, sweet potatoes and apple and stir fry for 3-4 min then cover with 1 cup of broth. Bring to a slow simmer until potatoes are soft (about 15 minutes).
- Pour strain out the vegetables and cashews and transfer to blender reserving some of the broth as liquid for blending. Add your nutritional yeast and blend till smooth.
- In your soup pot, add your broccoli florets and the rest of the soup broth and bring to a slow simmer. Cook till your desired tenderness (I prefer a little more crunchy and I simmered it in for about 10 minutes)
- Once the broccoli florets have been cooked to the desired tenderness, transfer in your "cheddar" and stir while keeping a slow simmer for 5 minutes. Add more water if the thickness is to dense or simmer a little longer if it is too watery.
- Serve with croutons or bread, chives and a drizzle of coconut milk for presentation. Enjoy!