Meatless Monday! Kale and Potato Soup with White Bean and Roasted Red Pepper Crostini!
Meatless Monday! was a huge hit tonight. It may have been the best to date.
The soup and sandwich idea was inspired by a cold and rainy day
This meal was not just meatless but vegan deliciousness.
My kale obsession continues and I have made it kid friendly and so satisfying.
I had planned to put the white beans in the soup and serve with a gourmet toasted cheese sandwich. When I mentioned this to my daughter she turned up her nose at the cheese sandwich idea, which actually made me happy as I am all about vegan meals.
So I began “deconstructing”. What to do with the beans? What do we get from cheese that we like so much? The creamy, filling, salty goodness! I can do that with white beans!
A baguette thinly sliced and lightly coated with fragrant organic olive oil was the beginning.
I then lightly toasted them and put them aside.
I sautéed ¼ of a white onion with 5 cloves of garlic and about 2 big tablespoons of rosemary in ¼ cup of olive oil until the onions were transparent.
Then I placed the cooled mixture into the food processer with 2 cans of white northern beans and pureed and set this aside, also.
I then sliced 1 large roasted red pepper.
I also had a large bunch of fresh basil. I used 5-6 cloves of garlic and toasted about a half cup of pine nuts and combined in the food processer with ¾ cup of olive oil and set that aside to assemble right before dinner so that the crostini did not become soggy.
The kale soup was easy plus I cheated with vegan soup bullion.
In a large soup pot I sautéed ½ a white onion with 5-6 cloves of garlic and about ½ cup of olive oil.
I chopped the kale and sautéed it for a bit, then added cubed yellow organic potatoes.
I then added about 8-10 cups of water and 2 tablespoons of vegan bullion and allowed it to cook for about an hour and a half.
Parmesan cheese tops my daughters soup.
This wine was great with the soup.
This was my “cheat” ingredient!
My food processor was my best friend today. I couldn’t have done it without her! I could have but it wouldn’t have been as easy or as fun!
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