Vegan Creamy Potato Leek Soup

You will need an Immersion Blender or high powered blender for this recipe.

3-4 med leeks, Cut lengthwise, cut into smaller pieces, washed WELL

1 Scallion

1 bag Little Potato Company Gold Potatoes, washed and cut in halves

1 tbsp coriander

1 tbsp Crushed Red pepper

1 tsp salt

tsp black pepper

2 tbsp avocado oil

1/2 cup plant-based whipping cream

1 jalapeno

3 cloves garlic

8-10 cups broth/ water

Fresh Dill

Topping:

Fresh Dill

Heat large soup pot with avocado oil and add chopped scallion until golden, add garlic, stir until fragrant. Add leeks, little by little, stirring while you go. These will cook down. Add halved potatoes, jalapeno, salt, peppers, dill (save some dill for garnish) and coriander. Add water or broth to mixture and cook until potatoes are tender with a fork. Add plant-based whipping cream. Use immersion blender to blend soup. Season to taste. Served great with Sourdough Bread!

If you don’t have an immersion blender you will need to safely scoop soup into blender and transport back into pot. Soup will be very hot. You may want to let it cool before doing this.

Vegan Coconut Curry

Very easy curry to make at home. You can modify and add your favorite vegetables (like peppers, broccoli, and cabbage) that you have on-hand as well. Harvest the rest of your summer garden and add to this warming, nutritious soup

1 tbsp avocado or grape-seed oil

3-4 carrots, peeled and chopped into coin size pieces

3 bell peppers, any color, diced

1 poblano pepper, diced

1 large red onion, diced

5 cloves garlic, diced

2 cans garbanzo beans

1-2 inch of ginger, ground/ zested

1 tbsp paprika

1 tbsp chili powder

1 tbsp fenugreek

2 tbsp curry (I use yellow Jamaican yellow curry or a sweet curry, but use whatever curry you like)

1 tbsp coriander

1 tbsp salt

6-8 cups broth

1 can Ro-tel diced tomato with chilies

2 handfuls of kale or spinach

Cilantro, chopped (optional, for serving)

Heat cast iron Dutch oven or large  soup pot, add avocado oil, diced onion and sautee until slightly brown (about 5-7 minutes), add diced garlic, stir. Add carrots, stir. If vegetables feel like they are sticking to the pan,  add a little broth to deglaze the pan.

Add remaining diced vegetables and all the spices, plus the broth and the garbanzo beans. Bring to simmer, cover, and cook for about 20 minutes or until carrots are tender. Turn off heat

Add coconut cream. Stir

Add chopped kale or spinach. Stir well until greens are a little wilted (this will take a couple minute longer for kale than if you use spinach)

Taste, season to your liking