Description
The best creamy vegan potato soup. An amazing dairy free, gluten free, and paleo-friendly meal!
Ingredients
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- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small or medium onion, finely diced
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 2 large russet potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 4 cups low sodium vegetable broth, divided
- 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp sea salt (more to taste)
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- Red pepper flakes, to taste
- 3/4 cup raw cashews (sea note about soaking)*
- 3 cups kale, roughly chopped and stems removed
- Water, as needed
Instructions
- Heat a large heavy bottom pot or dutch oven. Once hot, add the olive oil and slightly reduce the heat.
- Stir in onion and garlic and cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in the cubed potatoes, then all of the seasonings, then 3 cups of vegetable broth (be sure to set aside 1 cup of the veggie broth for later). Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 10 minutes (until the potatoes are fork tender).
- Meanwhile, blend the cashews with 1 cup of vegetable broth until very smooth.
- When potatoes are fork tender, stir in the cashew cream. Using an immersion blender or your blender, blend about half or so of the soup until smooth and creamy, leaving some chunks of potatoes (as much or as little as you would like).
- Reduce heat to low, stir in the kale, and allow to cook for 5-7 minutes. If soup is thicker than desired, stir in a little water at time until desired consistency is reached. Taste and adjust salt and pepper as needed.
- Serve with desired toppings and enjoy!
Notes
*As long as you have a high speed blender, such as a Vitamix, you do not need to soak the cashews! If your blender isn’t very powerful, soak the cashews for at least 4 hours.