Starting the new year off - I plan to post a easy, nutritious and delicious recipe each Monday! I've been asked several times to do this and here's my solution!
This is
a recipe that is PERFECT for a
PLANT BASED Diet
that is completed in an
Instant Pot!
(this recipe can be made without an instant pot - just not as fast! Why purchase an instant pot? Click here!
that is completed in an
Instant Pot!
(this recipe can be made without an instant pot - just not as fast! Why purchase an instant pot? Click here!
This recipe has
NO dairy,
NO meat &
NO oil!
Here's a healthy method of making a creamy & tasty soup that is PERFECT for any time! It's convenient to use a few ingredients along with the ease of the instant pot and BOOM! A quick hot soup to serve along with a salad or sandwich!
CASHEWS are the key to this creamy soup! Often in a dairy-free dish - cashews are soaked and used to add a needed creamy texture. In an instant pot, cooking cashews for 1 minute on manual with a little water is a substitute for soaking cashews overnight. This was a great timesaver for me to discover because I would always forget to soak the cashews!
In this dish, just cook the cashews along with everything else and blend well! No need to soak!
CASHEWS are the key to this creamy soup! Often in a dairy-free dish - cashews are soaked and used to add a needed creamy texture. In an instant pot, cooking cashews for 1 minute on manual with a little water is a substitute for soaking cashews overnight. This was a great timesaver for me to discover because I would always forget to soak the cashews!
In this dish, just cook the cashews along with everything else and blend well! No need to soak!
4 1/2 cups vegetable broth
5 large carrots; chopped
1 onion; chopped
3 cloves garlic; chopped
2" fresh ginger root; chopped
1/2 cup raw cashews
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
In the instant pot, on SAUTE' setting - add 1/2 cup of the broth, chopped onions and garlic and saute' for 3-5 minutes. Add all the other ingredients.
Switch to MANUAL mode - set for 6 minutes (along with a natural release of 6 minutes) and cook. Following the instant pot cooking manual - release the remaining steam. Remove lid carefully, with an immersion blender, blend the entire soup until smooth. Then move soup (in batches) to a high speed blender and blend - this adds the creamy texture that is SO GOOD. Adjust salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle a tiny amount of chopped parsley on top and serve!
Interested in more "Plant-based" recipes? Here's a link to a great Pasta salad recipe. Like roasted vegetables - here's a link for this recipe! Here's another INSTANT POT soup recipe for Spicy Black Bean Soup here.
Thanks for stopping by - wishing you an AWESOME day - Remember to hug the ones you love, until next time...
