Cream Of Fresh Vegetable Soup (vegan!)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh peas (choose one) or 1 1/2 cups fresh broccoli (choose one) or 1 1/2 cups fresh asparagus (choose one)
• 2/3 cup diced fresh peas (same vegetable as selected above) or 2/3 cup fresh broccoli (same vegetable as selected above) or 2/3 cup fresh asparagus (same vegetable as selected above)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup onion, diced
• 1/4 cup celery, diced
• 1/8 cup carrot, shredded
• 4 cups water
• 2/3 cup raw cashews
• 2 tablespoons vegan chicken seasoning (i use mckay's vegan chicken seasoning) or 2 tablespoons vegetable stock powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon celery salt

Recipe

• 1 steam 1 1/2 cups vegetables in a small amount of water until cooked.
• 2 place steamed vegetables in blender and blend until smooth. place blended vegetables in a small bowl.
• 3 pour olive oil in the bottom of a 2-quart saucepan and saute onion, celery, and carrot.
• 4 add 3 cups of water to saucepan and bring to a slow boil. add blended vegetables and 2/3 cup of chopped fresh vegetables. simmer for 5 minutes.
• 5 place cashews, 1 cup of water and seasonings in blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
• 6 slowly add to soup and bring to a boil. serve.