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Loaded Enchilada Soup with Creamy Tomatillo Sauce

Finally, another soup post! If you missed the soup recipe that I made earlier this month, you may not know that this month’s Love bloghop theme is #souplove. This means that I’ll be sharing a few soup recipes throughout the month of February, including this incredibly flavorful one, right here. I’m pretty excited about it, I must say; enough to have run to Sprout’s to grab some ground cumin in the middle of making it! I mean, who runs out of Cumin? Clearly, that person is me, so I bought a bigger jar this time. :D In case you were wondering, it was SO worth it.

Way back in my freshman year of high school, I used to hang out in a little shopping center across from school with a group of punker kids after class was out. I basically had four options of places to eat at, mind you this was pre-veganism, there was Subway, a Donut Shop, a Mexican Food place and a Pizza spot. For the longest time I would always get the cheese enchiladas from the Mexican restaurant; cheese wrapped in a tortilla, topped with cheese and red sauce. Looking back at it, I cringe thinking of all of the greasy dairy in that thing. So, I set out to replace that memory with a lighter, more awesome spin on an enchilada.

The soup has a smooth tomato base, dotted with onions, corn, black beans and spinach. While the spices fill it with flavor, the tortilla strips add a different texture, and then there’s the creamy tomatillo avocado sauce on top. DELISH! Squeeze a little lime over it and garnish with cilantro and some baked tortilla strips to perfect the dish.

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Multiple Personality Artichoke Arugula Soup

Basically, this all started when one of my favorite twitter followers suggested that I make artichoke soup, today. My mind started wandering, thinking back to what I have stashed away in the far reaches of my refrigerator. I definitely had some steamed artichokes hanging out that I hadn’t used yesterday, for an appetizer. Then there were the cute, lil’ wild arugula leaves which seemed like a great companion to make for a creamy soup. Sometimes, you can make some tasty dishes just by improvising!

You may be asking yourself, what do you mean, Multiple Personality soup? After I finished making this warm, filling soup I loved the texture of it. Not too smooth, still needed some chewing, but not like a stew either. Then I started thinking, with less veggie broth this would make a fantastic dip! Another way you could go with it, would be to use less broth and double (or triple) the amount of arugula to make it into a great side; almost like creamed spinach with a few twists.

Today’s recipe is actually the kick off for a soup-filled month of February and National Homemade Soup Day. So, I’ll be making some delicious, fun, and easy soups for our #souplove Bloghop! Have any soups that you’d like to see a vegan recipe for? Make sure to let me know, and I’ll get it done for you, this month! :)

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Cream of Asparagus Soup

The guest blogger that I’m featuring today is the wonderful Kristy from Keepin’ It Kind! You may remember that I did a delicious cookie recipe for her blog, in December; well, now it’s time for her to return the favor! ;) Kristy has some incredibly creative recipes, paired with her husband’s photography they make a vegan food porn dream team! So, welcome her to the site!

I am so excited that Jackie asked me to be here today! It is such an honor being able to do a guest post for one of your favorite blogs and I am so grateful for this opportunity!

When I was younger, my family was all about those “Cream of _______” soups. You know the kind- they come in the red and white can and they’re super thick and overly salty because they’re “condensed.” I was taught very early on that these were very unhealthy and not really to be eaten unless they were mixed into some sort of casserole, usually topped with a crumbled chip or cereal of some sort (because unhealthy casseroles were okay???).

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As I got older, and more conscious of my food choices, whenever I would see a “Cream of Something” soup on a restaurant menu, I would look the other way because anything starting with “Cream of” meant my jeans would be tight for days on end. “Cream of ________” soups became the enemy.

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Now I know that there are ways to get a super creamy soup without little to no milk or cream! You can enjoy the richness of a creamy soup without all the calories and fat, not to mention all of the unnecessary animal products!

Cream of Asparagus Soup

Take this soup, for example. This Cream of Asparagus soup is completely vegan and only has 2 tablespoons of soy creamer (which is an optional ingredient- I usually make this soup without it)! This soup gets it’s decadent creamy texture from none other than cauliflower. The cauliflower, when added to the soup base along with the broth, becomes super soft while cooking, and when you puree the soup, you get a silky, creamy finish. To add some additional flavor and texture, I served the soup topped with toasted hazelnuts and crispy shallots (which are roasted, not fried).

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This soup makes for a very healthy, delicious, and impressive meal, which will not affect how your jeans fit at all. :-)

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Smoky Sweet Potato Soup with Jalapeño Cornbread

A good chunk of this past week’s weather involved drizzling and cool temperatures, and believe me, it was more than welcomed here. I was thankful that there was no torrential downpours or gale-force winds, just stillness and cloud cover. If it was extreme, I wouldn’t have been able to go outside a little and take some photos, and I love taking photos. ;) This weather obviously calls for more comfort food! Which leads me to the 10 lb. sack of organic sweet potatoes that I got at Costco recently. That’s a lot of freakin’ sweet potatoes.

So, I decided to roast them, as I do with almost everything else in the Fall and Winter seasons. But, in the midst of doing so I get a text from my friend Tristan, “Soup Coffee Pie Let’s gooooo!!!”, to which I responded, “I’m actually making soup right now!” I then invited him over to join me in my feasting and decided that corn bread should be made, because duh, it’s cornbread. This is where I paused, because I don’t have a go-to cornbread recipe.

Using my favorite tool, Google, I came upon Pickles & Honey’s Simple Vegan Cornbread recipe and couldn’t wait to switch it up a bit. I honestly changed quite a lot of the recipe, using coconut oil instead of canola, adding 2 tbsp. pickled jalapeños, and using 1/2 cup water with 1/2 cup creamed corn instead of non-dairy milk. In the end I think I could have added a little more maple syrup or salt in it, and next time use a little more corn meal instead of a 1:1 ratio; but, it was still pretty tasty with a little vegan butter on top. It’s even better crumbled over this delicious, smoky sweet potato soup.

Hints of chipotle, smoked paprika and cayenne pepper for a kick, warm you up quickly. While a touch of maple syrup brings out the slight sweetness of the sweet potatoes and carrots. Roasting everything before letting it simmer in broth really caramelizes the veggies and gives their flavors more depth. I used an immersion blender for this recipe, but you can always blend in batches to reach a thickness and texture of your preference.

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