Hearty Spiced Vegetable Soup for the Soul: A Vegan Gluten-Free Plant-Based Recipe
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November is World Vegan Month. Whether you are a long-time vegan, embrace Meatless Mondays, are curious about a pegan lifestyle or simply appreciate real food in its various forms, today’s vegan soup recipe can fit into a healthy, balanced, delicious diet.
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This Hearty Spiced Vegetable Soup for the Soul can bring everyone around the table! It is simple enough to throw together for a Meatless Monday or everyday meal but festive and delicious enough to be featured on your holiday table! With its warming spices and nourishing veggies, it is the perfect warming, filling dish for cool autumn days and cold winter nights.
Hearty Spiced Vegetable Soup for the Soul
Ingredients
- 1 Tbs. olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion finely chopped (about 2 cups)
- 2 stalks celery diced
- 1 cup fresh fennel chopped
- 1/2 cup quinoa uncooked
- 1 large carrot peeled and chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 6 cups filtered water or organic vegetable broth
- 1.5 cups one 15 oz can cooked white or cannellini beans
- 1/4 tsp Ceylon cinnamon
- pinch ground nutmeg
- pinch cloves
- 1/2 Tbsp fresh thyme
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- fresh ground black pepper to taste
- 1 Tbsp fresh-squeezed lemon juice
- 1 bunch lacinato kale coarsely chopped
- 2 cups pea shoots or baby spinach
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large pot and add chopped onion, celery and fennel. Saute over medium heat until translucent.
- Add chopped carrots and garlic and continue to saute 5 more minutes.
- Add water/broth, quinoa, beans and spices. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add greens and lemon juice, stir and cover to simmer on low for about 20-30 minutes.
- Add additional seasoning to taste and enjoy!
Enjoy this Hearty Spiced Vegetable Soup for the Soul all season long and experience the vitality and flavor you can get from plant-based foods! You will find another perfect fall soup recipe and over 20 other delicious gluten-free, vegan, nut-free, soy-free and dairy-free fall favorites in my Fall Action Plan Cookbook!
What is your favorite warming meal? Do you eat a vegan diet or incorporate vegan meals in your life?
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Comments
Jenny D
Oooh, sounds so simple and warming, just in time for cold weather!
Dr. Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE
Thanks Jenny! I love a warm bowl of soup on a chilly evening!
Emily @ Recipes to Nourish
This sounds delicious! I love hearty soups like this during this time of year. Thanks for sharing this with us at Savoring Saturdays link party! Hope you’ll join us again.
Dr. Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE
Thank you Emily! Soups are the perfect warm-up when the weather gets cooler.
Deborah Davis
So yummy! And the photos are mouthwatering! This is my kind of soul food! Thanks for sharing your healthy and delectable Hearty Spiced Vegetable Soup for the Soul recipe with us on the Healthy Happy Green and Natural Party Blog Hop. I’m pinning and sharing.
Dr. Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE
I love soup too, for the warmth, comfort and nutrition and even better with so many veggies 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing and hosting Deborah!
Easy Peasy Life Matters
This sounds like a delicious and very wholesome soup! Thanks so much for sharing on the Healthy Living Link Party 🙂
Dr. Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE
Thank you! It is one of my favorites with all the veggies!
Marla
Hi Dr Jennifer,
Sounds like a healthy hearty soup filled with a wealth of health. I love all the spices and herbs you added – gives any soup so much flavor and nutritional boost. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned & twitted.
Dr. Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE
Thank you for hosting and sharing Marla! I love spices and herbs as a special way to add medicinal value and flavor!
Bethany
Yum. This looks great.
Dr. Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE
Thank you Bethany! I love soup in the cool weather.
Debbie
Hmm.. It looks delicious!
Thank you for sharing this recipe on Tip Tuesday. It is the perfect way to warm up these colder days.
Dr. Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE
Thank you Debbie! I hope you are staying warm and have a nice week!
Brianna @Flippin’ Delicious
It is definitely soup season! Looks delicious, so warm and nourishing.
Dr. Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE
Thanks Brianna! I love soups at this time of year!
Rachel @ RachelMcMichael.com
Yum!!! This soup looks absolutely fantastic and it’s soup season! Definitely pinning it so I can find it again! 🙂
Dr. Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE
Thank you Rachel! I love a warm bowl of soup during chilly weather. Hope you enjoy it 🙂
Tina Muir
Ahhh I love these kind of soups! SO good for the body and soul! Thanks for linking up lady 🙂
Dr. Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE
It is starting to become soup weather here for sure! Thanks for hosting and stopping by 🙂
Deborah @ Confessions of a Mother Runner
mmmm love the beans and the spinach in there with the fennel. Thanks for linking up with us for Meatless Monday
Dr. Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE
Thank you Deborah! Nothing like a warm bowl of soup as the weather cools down.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Such a lovely soup! I love all that fennel!
Dr. Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE
Thanks Rebecca! I love the flavor and medicinal benefits of fennel!