rutabaga plum soup

Cream of rutabaga soup with Asian plum sauce, topped with a dollop of chili garlic sauce.

carrot ginger soup with roasted potato topping

Carrot ginger soup topped with roasted cubed potato (a great alternative to croutons) and parsley. All ingredients chopped by yours truly (and others) at a fabulous knife skills class at the National Gourmet Institute in New York. After slicing and chopping for hours, we enjoyed this (and other) fruits and vegetables of our labor.

mini-tiffin

A mini-tiffin plate from the canteen at Ganesh Hindu Temple in Flushing, New York City. From top left: mini idli (steamed lentil cakes) in sambar soup, world's smallest dosa, cilantro chutney, curried lentil and veggies, vada (fried lentil donut), orange semolina dessert, and more sambar and coconut chutney. All for $6!

mercimek corbasi (turkish lentil soup)

Mercimek Çorbası, the ubiquitous turkish red lentil soup, silky smooth and perfect for bread-dipping. From a soup shop in Kuşadası.

radish leaf soup & carrot green quinoa

From the Eat Your Greens series...
Radish leaf soup: radish leaves, onions, broccoli stalks, white pepper, nutmeg, celery seed, and soy milk, pureed after cooking.
Carrot green quinoa (with lime juice, cumin, chili & garlic sauce, onion) with roasted broccoli.
Don't throw away your greens - they're tasty if used right!

quinoa soup, andean potatoes, mote provenzal

More Andean food from Tilcara, Argentina! This time from El Patio restaurant. Quinoa soup, mote provenzal (with garlic and parsley), assorted roasted Andean potatoes (each tastes different), and salad.

pho

Veggie pho (Vietnamese rice noodle soup), from Cafe 668 in Toronto.

mongo guisado, lumpia & banana sauce

A Filipino mini-feast, with veganized versions of:
- Mongo guisado: thick mung bean soup with homemade faux pork (marinated and crumbled tofu, broiled till chewy and almost crisp)

- Lumpia: Fried spring rolls stuffed with carrot, onion, faux pork, scallions, cabbage, pepper, soy sauce, garlic powder
- Banana Sauce, purchased in Jackson Heights, New York

Malaysian curry noodle soup

Since people liked the previous posts, one more from Happy Buddha vegetarian restaurant (Flushing chinatown in New York). A rare vegan version of Malaysian curry (usually it has shrimp paste).

Butternut Squash and Chickpea Soup

A comforting blend of creamy roasted butternut squash and nutty chickpeas. View the recipe here.

herbed cauliflower soup and tofu dill hero sandwich

Herbed cauliflower soup and tofu dill hero sandwich at Sacred Chow. The dill was in the vegan mayo.

Watermelon Gazpacho

From Vegetarian Planet by Didi Emmons. Farewell, sweet summer....

vegetable barley soup

Urban Herbivore sells jars of soup. The jars are returnable for re-use. You can see the ingredients on the label, the colour is dominated by the beets, but the taste is a medley!

corn chowder

thick and creamy... a perfect respite from the wintery weather
recipe from vegweb

tom yam soup

Thai hot and sour soup, with mushrooms, tofu, tomatoes, onion, garlic, lemongrass, galangal, lime leaves, chilies, vegetarian fish sauce, lime juice, and cilantro
adapted from The World of Street Food by Troth Wells (an excellent stocking-stuffer!)

Philly potato chowder

from The Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook by Joanne Stepaniak

Tuscan White Bean Soup

1. Cook 2 cups cannellini beans w/ 4 bay leaves and 2 tsp. rosemary in 10 cups water until the beans are tender. In the last 15 min. of cooking (no idea how to determine that) add 2 tsp. salt.
2. Heat olive oil in soup pot, add 1 diced yellow onion, 1 tsp. salt and chile flakes. saute till onions are golden, then add garlic and 2tsp. rosemary. Cook for several minutes, add the cooked beans, and their cooking liquid. Simmer, add 4 diced Roma tomatoes and simmer gently for 20 min.
3. Remove stems from kale, tear up leaves, rinse in cold water. Add leaves to the soup and cook until wilted. Season soup w/ balsamic vinegar, pepper and salt.

From Rebar Modern Food Cookbook.

shitake tofu soup & polenta fries

shitake tofu soup with polenta fries

minestrone soup

minestrone soup with kidney beans, carrots, celery, tomatoes, onion, pasta, and nutritional yeast on top

red lentils & roasted leeks

see recipe