Welcome to the journey of creating a delicious and comforting vegan avgolemono soup. This classic Greek soup is traditionally made with chicken broth, eggs, and lemon juice, but we'll be crafting a hearty and flavorful plant-based version. Whether you're a vegan, have dietary restrictions, or simply want to explore new culinary horizons, this article will guide you through the steps of preparing a rich and satisfying vegan avgolemono soup that will delight your taste buds and warm your soul. Let's dive into the world of plant-based cooking and discover the secrets of making a delectable vegan avgolemono soup.
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VEGAN AVGOLEMONO SOUP
This vegan avgolemono soup is a plant-based version of traditional Greek Easter soup. It's made with lots of lemon, rice or orzo, and dill. It's bright and hearty, and it tastes even better after a day or two in the fridge!
Provided by Gena Hamshaw
Categories Appetizer side Soup starter
Time 1h5m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, and celery. Cook the vegetables for 8 minutes, or until the carrots are tender. Add the garlic and for one more minute, stirring constantly.
- Add the rice to the pot. Swirl it around for a minute to toast it, then add 7 cups (1.65L) of the broth and the salt. Bring the mixture to a boil and turn the heat to low. Cover and simmer the soup for 25 minutes if using white rice or orzo. Simmer for 40 minutes if using brown rice, or until the rice is tender.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, miso, tahini, nutritional yeast, and 1/4 cup of hot broth from the soup. Add this slurry back to the soup. Stir well. Next, stir in the dill.
- Simmer the soup, uncovered, for a few more minutes. If the soup is too thick for your liking, add the additional 1 cup/240mL broth. Taste the soup and adjust the salt and lemon as needed. Add freshly ground black pepper to taste. Serve
VEGAN AVGOLEMONO SOUP
A veganized version of the Greek favorite from the awesome blog of one chubby vegan. Posting here for posterity.
Provided by mandilovell
Categories Greek
Time 40m
Yield 6 cups, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Add vegetable broth, rice, nutritional yeast, and tamari (if using) to medium stockpot. Bring to a boil, and then lower heat, cover, and simmer for 25 minutes, until rice is cooked.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix the soymilk, cornstarch, and tumeric with a fork or whisk and set aside.
- When 25 minutes is up, re-stir the soymilk mixture, and add to soup. Stir well, until thickened.
- Add seitan, margarine, lemon juice, and lemon zest to soup. Mix well, and test for tartness. If more tart flavor is desired, add extra lemon juice.
- Add parsley, salt, and pepper to taste. Stir well.
- Serve with some freshly snipped dill, if desired. This recipe will double well.
VEGAN AVGOLEMONO SOUP
This Creamy Vegan Lemon Rice (Avgolemono) Soup is a cozy fall soup recipe that is healthy and plant based. Filling vegetarian meal prep lunches or make ahead meals! Its loaded with veggies and has a bright refreshing lemony broth, without eggs!
Provided by The Herbeevore
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Begin by soaking the cashews in hot water. Place the 1/2 cup of nuts in about 1 cup of boiling water, and soak for 1 hour. When ready, blend the cashews and water together until you get a thick cashew cream! Set aside.
- Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot. Finely dice the onion and garlic, and sauté in the oil for 10 minutes on low heat. Meanwhile, dice the carrots, and add to the pot with the garlic and onion. Sauté for 5 more minutes. Dice the roasted red pepper and add to the pot. Add the 8 cups of vegetable stock, and the white and arborio rice to the pot and simmer for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Once the rice is cooked and the soup thickens, stir in the spinach and cashew cream in. Juice the 3 lemons into the soup, and add some zest for extra flavor. Serve hot and crack fresh pepper and fresh dill to the top!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 272 kcal, Carbohydrate 47 g, Protein 7 g, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 710 mg, Fiber 5 g, Sugar 6 g, ServingSize 1 serving
VEGETARIAN AVGOLEMONO SOUP
This is a wonderful recipe for a hearty, yet refreshing, lemon orzo soup. Comes together quickly and makes for a very flavorful dinner! We eat it by itself with some crackers but it would be lovely to accompany a Greek leg of lamb.
Provided by IEatWhatILike
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Greek
Time 1h40m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add carrots, celery, and onion; cook until veggies soften and flavors have mingled, about 3 minutes.
- Add water and bring to a boil. Cook for at least 1 hour, or longer for a more flavorful broth.
- Use a slotted spoon to transfer vegetable chunks to a food processor. Blend until smooth and return to the pot.
- Add orzo and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.
- Meanwhile, whip eggs in a bowl. Add lemon juice. Add a few tablespoons of hot broth to the lemon-egg mixture, whisking constantly to avoid curdling the eggs. Continue until lemon-egg mixture is hot, then add to the broth.
- Reduce heat and cook, without boiling, until soup thickens a bit, about 3 minutes. Allow soup to cool slightly before serving; it will become even thicker. Season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 179.4 calories, Carbohydrate 27.4 g, Cholesterol 69.8 mg, Fat 5.8 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 6.8 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 80.9 mg, Sugar 4.1 g
AVGOLEMONO SOUP - EASY AND AWESOME!
I've been chasing the perfect avgolemono soup for the past year. This recipe is a labor of love, made probably about 45 times to get it to it's soupy perfection. I had tried a few recipes I found online, but found they were sub par to my avgolemono soup standards. After searching, testing and tweaking, this is my soup that I've come up with, and my picky friends approve. I hope you enjoy!
Provided by Jiggita
Categories Low Protein
Time 30m
Yield 5 Cups, 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Notes: The outcome of soup really depends on the quality of the chicken base you use. I have found that broth is too weak for the most part, so I highly recommend avoiding broth for this recipie. I have found better success with bullion. The bullion gives you control over the strength of the chicken flavor. If you have a good chicken base, the soup will be good. If you have bad bullion/broth, the soup will be sub-par. A good test is tasting the broth on it's own. If it tastes like a soup you'd eat on it's own, it's a good place to start!
- Place 5 cups of tap water in a large pot. Set pot on stove and heat on Med-High.
- Meanwhile, using a large bowl, rinse the 1/2 cup white rice in cold water 3-4 times. Remove any excess water from the rice after rinsing.
- Once the water begins to boil, add the rinsed rice into the pot.
- Immediately after adding the rice, add 2 1/2 cubes of Knorr Chicken bullion to the boiling pot, stirring until the bullion dissolves. Allow the soup to boil for 1 minute.
- Cover the pot with a lid, and turn the temperature of the stove down to simmer. Set a timer for whatever the recommended cook time of the rice LESS 5 minute (So if the rice cooking instructions say 20 min, set the timer for 15).
- Now, in a large mixing bowl, break open three eggs and add 3 TBS of lemon juice. Lemon lovers, hold your horses at this step. You can add more lemon at the end to your lemony liking. This is just to set the eggs. Using an electric mixer on LOW, or a handheld manual mixter, thoroughly blend the lemon and egg together until very smooth. The more blended this mixture, the less likely you will have egg separate in the soup. If you are mixing by hand, make sure you get it as smooth as possible mixing very well. Allow the lemon egg mixture to rest in the bowl about 15 minutes stirring occasionally.
- When the timer for the broth goes off, remove the pot from the heat source. Take one cup full of the HOT chicken broth and slowly stir it into your mixing bowl containing the lemon egg mixture. Repeat this 3 times, or for as much broth as you can safely transfer.
- Now, take the contents of the mixing bowl and pour it back into the pot. Stir the mixture well.
- Bring the soup in pot to a boil on a med/low heat and allow to boil for 3 minutes.
- Add more lemon to your liking 1 TBS at a time. It's easy to over lemon, so make sure you take it slow. I usually like about 2 extra TBS.
- Serve hot and Enjoy! (re-heating the soup will cause it to become very thick).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 297, Fat 8.1, SaturatedFat 2.6, Cholesterol 279.6, Sodium 1321.5, Carbohydrate 40.9, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 1.8, Protein 13.5
VEGETARIAN GREEK AVGOLEMONO SOUP
This vegetarian Greek lemon soup (also known as Avgolemono soup) is comforting and delicious.
Provided by Jamie Lang
Time 1h10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Combine water, leeks, and vegetable base in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 20 minutes. Add rice. Cook at a simmer, stirring often to make sure rice doesn't stick to the bottom, until rice is tender and cooked through, 30 to 45 minutes. Remove from the heat.
- Beat eggs and 6 tablespoons lemon juice together in a medium bowl until combined. Ladle some hot broth from the pot and pour it slowly into the egg mixture, whisking while pouring. Add one more ladle of broth and whisk to combine. Pour the egg mixture into the soup and stir to combine.
- Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with dill.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 130.2 calories, Carbohydrate 22.9 g, Cholesterol 93 mg, Fat 2.7 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 6.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 691.1 mg, Sugar 2.7 g
Tips:
- To make a rich and flavorful broth, use a variety of vegetables such as carrots, celery, onions, and leeks. You can also add herbs like bay leaves and thyme for extra flavor.
- For a creamy and tangy sauce, use a combination of plant-based milk, lemon juice, and cornstarch. You can also add a touch of nutritional yeast for a cheesy flavor.
- If you don't have any silken tofu on hand, you can blend regular tofu with a little bit of water until it reaches a smooth and creamy consistency.
- To make the soup extra hearty, you can add cooked rice, quinoa, or lentils.
- For a more vibrant color, garnish the soup with fresh herbs such as parsley, dill, or chives.
Conclusion:
Vegan avgolemono soup is a delicious and nutritious plant-based twist on the classic Greek soup. It's made with a flavorful vegetable broth, a creamy and tangy sauce, and tender pieces of tofu. This soup is a great source of vitamins, minerals, and protein, and it's perfect for a light lunch or dinner. Whether you're a vegan, vegetarian, or simply looking for a healthier alternative to traditional avgolemono soup, this recipe is sure to please.
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