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Soup #1: Alphabet soup

Alphabet soup

I recently purchased Bob’s Red Mill Vegi Soup Mix in an attempt to broaden my dietary range of proteins. It is a simple mix of “green split peas, yellow split peas, barley, lentils and vegetable pasta”. If you do not have to worry about cross-contamination, I would suggest making your own mix from bulk goods to save a little money.

Ingredients (2 servings):

• ½ c onion, coarsely chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 tomato, coarsely chopped
• 1 c zucchini, cubed
• ½ c carrot, cubed
• ¼ c Bob’s Red Mill Vegi Soup Mix
• 1 c water or vegetable broth
• 1 t garlic salt and peper

Directions:

1. Sauté onions and garlic until transparent. (I did this with water instead of oil.)
2. Add water or broth, tomato, other vegetables and the soup mix. Bring the mixture to a boil.
3. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 60 minutes.
4. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Other vegan vegetable soup recipes:

• The FFVK‘s Garden Vegetable Soup
• Vegan Vegetable Soup
• Vegan Vegetable Soup Recipes
• Ezmy‘s Gorgeous Goulash
• Vegan Bean Soup

Soup #2: Black bean soup

Black bean soup

Black beans are an excellent source of both protein and fibre. Although black beans and other legumes are an incomplete source of protein, one can easily combine them with grains to form an excellent source of complete protein.

Ingredients (2 servings):

• ½ c onion, coarsely chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 c black beans, canned
• 1 tomato, coarsely chopped
• 1 c zucchini, cubed
• ½ c corn
• 1 c water or vegetable broth
• 3 T nutritional yeast
• 1 t cumin
• garlic salt and peper
• ½ avocado

Directions:

1. Sauté onions and garlic until transparent. (I did this with water instead of oil.)
2. Add the beans and a little bit of water. Fry for a few minutes.
3. Add water or broth, tomato, other vegetables, cumin and 2 T’s of yeast. Bring the mixture to a boil.
4. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30-45 minutes.
5. Add remaining yeast. Add salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with avocado slices.

Other black bean soup recipes:

• The FFV‘s Stormy Black Bean Soup
• The HH‘s Crockpot Black Bean Soup and $1 Black Bean & Salsa Soup
• Vegan Black Bean Soup
• Easy Black Bean Soup
• The PPK‘s Spanish Black Bean Soup

– Aly

Articles of interest:

• Eating quarter pound of red meat a day raises mortality risk: study
• Protein From Yellow Peas May Lower Blood Pressure
• 10 nutrition myths: balanced eating tips
• What the nails know: Fingernails can provide early warning of health problems
• Fighting 50: Boosting exercise can extend life of older men

PS Let me know if you have an awesome soup recipe that should be included!