Veggie soup (with meat or vegan)

Some ideas for veggie soup ingredients. You can use whatever you have in the house. Add meat/broth or skip it... it's all up to you! All ingredients are optional! Add whatever you like/whatever you have.

Chicken broth (optional- when I use it I prefer to make my own just boil organic free range chicken bones in water to cover for an hour and strain through a sieve)

Diced or shredded chicken/beef or other meat (optional)

beans - any type you like

tomatoes or tomato sauce

carrots

zucchini (green squash) or yellow squash

fennel- if you like the taste

kale, collards or spinach , escarole or a combination

butternut or acorn squash

sweet potatoes

white potatoes

brown rice or quinoa

celery

peas

string beans

any herbs you like-- I like cilantro

onions or scallion or leeks

garlic

stir in some hummus for added flavor

stir in some hot sauce for added flavor 

kombu or other seaweed a small amount gives the soup extra minerals

seasalt and pepper to taste

Vegan Means...

Vegan means egg free and dairy free (and also meat free/animal product free). I personally am intolerant to eggs and dairy but sometimes eat meat/fish/honey. So many of these recipes can be made either totally vegan or for meat/animal product eaters.

Collard wraps

take any filling you like, wash a collard leaf and dry it, rip or cut out the think vein from the bottom to about the middle of the leaf. Put the filling of your choice on the collard wrap and wrap the collard wrap around your filling like wrapping a burrito or a present and enjoy!

I like to add veggies with the mock egg salad recipe posted on this blog...or the mock egg salad AND the coleslaw on this blog is even more delicious together on the collard wrap!

Mock "Egg Salad" chickpea/garbanzo salad (vegan and gluten free)

cooked chickpeas pulsed in a food processor til broken down into pieces but not into mush

scallions or shallots

red cabbage

shredded carrots

chopped cilantro or other herb of choice

any other  finely chopped veggie  you choose

brocolli

bell peppers

celery

lettuce chopped fine (like herbs)

Vegenaise

Mustard

Hot Sauce

Red Wine Vinegar

sea salt and pepper to taste

Cole Slaw (vegan and gluten free)

thinly sliced green cabbage

thinly sliced red cabbage

shredded carrot

finely sliced scallions


sauce

Chalula  Hot Sauce (dash)

Vegenaise

Your favorite mustard (I love spicy brown)

red wine vinegar

sea salt and pepper to taste

You can add beans to this as well to make it hardier, or if not vegan add some shredded cooked chicken. Add some toasted sesame seeds or raw or toasted pumpkin seeds as well for a nice crunch.