Gluten-Free Comfort Food and Tomato Cannellini Bean Soup
This guest post is from Heather at Gluten-Free Cat.
When diagnosed with gluten intolerance, one of the first things that we mourn is our comfort foods. It may be a stack of steaming pancakes, gooey cinnamon rolls, a sticky peanut butter sandwich, or a chicken pot pie that parts the grey clouds on a dreary February day, letting the sun shine in. Whatever our happy-making foods happen to be, when we can no longer eat gluten, we mourn these mood-altering dishes. Thankfully, we don’t have to lose these foods forever. We can still create gluten-free versions of our comfort foods, and we can even make healthier versions that we can feel good about eating.
Keep reading for Heather’s creamy, dairy-free tomato soup recipe!
Six Tips To Make Delicious, Healthy Soups and a 20 Minute Vegan Cream Of Spinach Soup
We are in the thick of “bug-in-a-rug” soup season! For me, soup is the ultimate comfort food. It nourishes body and soul. Soup also levels the playing field in the kitchen. Soup can be as simple as “chop, simmer, and devour.”
Vegetarian soups make a quick healthy meal, and are a great way to utilize left over vegetables. Soups also freeze really well for last minute meals later, and are relatively inexpensive.
I wanted to share some of my top tips for making quick easy show stopping vegan soups every time!
1. Use good quality vegetable stock / broth.
Not all stocks are created equal. If I don’t make my own veggie stock, I use Massel vegetable stock, which is superior in quality and flavor. Massel stocks are vegan, gluten free, lactose free, kosher, and free of MSG. I prefer Massel stock cubes so I can control the strength. As a general rule, I use 1 stock cube for every 2 cups of filtered water.
2. Create a simple flavor base at the beginning and season to taste at the end.
I start almost all soups with a base of chopped onion or leeks, raw or roasted garlic, olive oil, Celtic sea salt, and fresh or dried herbs. This gives the pot a nice flavor boost that blends with any vegetables that are added. I only add a small amount of salt at the beginning, and season to taste once the flavors have had a chance to infuse.
Keep reading for more tips & Tess’ Creamy Vegan Spinach Soup recipe!
Mighty Minestrone Soup
Never underestimate the power of a humble bowl of vegetable soup.
On bone-chilling winter days, nothing says comfort like a steaming bowl of warm broth and vegetables. A treasure-chest of nutrients, this easy minestrone soup packs loads of vitamins and minerals into every spoonful. If, like me, you’re continually making an effort to incorporate more fresh produce into your diet, than you’ll definitely want to add this nourishing one-pot meal to your arsenal!
With colds and flus spreading like wildfire through our communities this time of year, we have all the more reason to support our immune systems with megawatt nutrition so that our bodies can combat whatever bug comes their way. Vegetables are the foundation of an immune-boosting diet.
Let’s take a look at a few of the vegetables you’ll find in this soup and just what it is that they do for our bodies:
Keep reading for health benefits and Hallie’s recipe!
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