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Vegan Broccoli Cheese Soup in a white bowl with a blue and white napkin
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Easy Vegan Broccoli Cheese Soup

What to do with broccoli? How about soup? Creamy savory vegan cheesy goodness!
Course Soups
Keyword dairy free, gluten free breakfast, soup, vegan soup
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 6 people
Calories 126kcal
Author Vegan Gluten Free Life

Equipment

  • Blender

Ingredients

Broccoli

  • 2 cups broccoli steamed, blanched, mircorwaved, or roasted

Soup Base:

  • 1 tablespoons vegan butter
  • 1 cup onion diced
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/2 cup carrots diced
  • 1/2 cup celery diced
  • 1/2 cup white wine optional
  • 2 tablespoons GF flour
  • 4 cups vegan broth
  • 1 cups red potatoes diced
  • 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
  • 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • 2 cups plant-based milk unsweetened or coconut cream
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt optional

Garnish Options:

  • Vegan Shredded Cheese
  • fresh herbs
  • Roasted Broccoli

Instructions

Broccoli

  • Cut broccoli into small florets. Steam, blanch, roast or microwave for a few minutes. Do not overcook, maintaining a bright green appearance and crisp.

Soup Base

  • Melt butter in a large soup pot or dutch oven over medium heat. Add in onions, garlic, carrots, and celery. Sauteé for 8 to 10 minutes stirring to not over brown. Pour in wine bring to a boil reduce by half approximately 8 to 10 minutes. Whisk in flour stir until it makes a roux.
  • Stir in vegan broth, potatoes, nutritional yeast, mustard, and plant-based milk. Bring to a boil reduce heat cook until potatoes are fork-tender approximately 20 minutes.
  • Using a blender or food processor ladle soup into a blender, working in small batches, blend until smooth. Pour back into pot add in cooked broccoli and re-heat. Serve.

Garnish

  • Sprinkle soup with vegan shredded cheese, fresh herbs, lemon zest, or roasted broccoli. You decide.