Vegan Creamy Potato Soup
Yield: 6 servings
Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 30 MinTotal time: 45 Min
A warm, cozy blanket in meal-form. This potato soup is hearty, comforting, and so nourishing – the perfect late fall or winter meal. Make a giant batch – it freezes well.
Ingredients
For the cheese sauce:
- 1 cup cashews
- 1 cup water
- 2 tbsp white miso paste
- 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 lemon
For the soup:
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 6 celery stalks, chopped
- 5-6 russet potatoes, diced
- 8 cups water
- 2 cups spinach, roughly chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Soak cashews in water for at least 2 hours or overnight. Drain. (If you have a high-speed blender like a Vitamin, you can skip this step and add cashews right into the blender.)
- Heat a large soup pot over medium. Add diced onion and saute for about 2 minutes. Add carrots and celery, season with salt and pepper, and saute for another few minutes.
- Add diced potatoes and water, and increase heat to medium-high to bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce to a simmer. Let simmer until potatoes are very soft.
- While soup is simmering, prepare sauce: Add soaked cashews and all other sauce ingredients to a blender. Blend until completely smooth.
- When potatoes are very tender, reduce heat to low and pour sauce into soup. Add chopped spinach and stir to combine. Remove from heat.
- Using an immersion blender, puree soup to your desired consistency (either completely smooth or left a little chunky). Alternatively, transfer half or all of the soup to a blender and blend to your desired consistency.
To freeze:
- Transfer soup into 2-6 smaller freezer-safe containers (whatever portions you will want to reheat) and let cool. Once cool, seal and transfer to the freezer. Store for up to 3 months in the freezer.
- To reheat, transfer frozen soup to the refrigerator the night before to thaw. Transfer thawed soup to a saucepan or microwave-safe container and reheat on low-medium, stirring frequently until hot.
