Something different: Creamy vegan lasagna soup!

Hi everyone!

Normally I write travel post but this time I got a nice recipe for you guys, and it's lasagna soup! When you think about lasagna you probably don't think about soup at all! I can understand that very well. I was also a bit confused when I saw this recipe for the first time, but trust me when I say it's really good. Especially for vegan food.

Because I'm a big cheese addict I'm not a vegan (yet) but I am a vegetarian. And because my mother in law is a vegan she gives me vegan cooking books now and then and this one was a really good one. It's called Kickstart by Lisa Steltenpool. She's a Dutch writer and so the book is also in Dutch. But I'll give you guys the recipe in English.

I really like lasagna but sometimes you just don't have the time to make a whole lasagna. This recipe is perfect for days like that or for when you're just having a lazy day!

Picture: Lisa Steltenpool

What you need for the soup:

• 1 large onion
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 zucchini (in pieces)
• 500 grams tomatoes (in pieces)
• 1 package of soy crumbed minced meat ( or normal minced meat when you're not vegan or vegetarian)
• 1-liter vegetable stock
• 2 tbsp of Italian herbs
• 140 g of concentrated tomato paste
• 100 g whole grain pasta

What you need for the cream sauce:

• 80 grams cashew nuts
• 200 ml water
• some salt pepper and curry
• blender

Instructions

• First Cut the onion and garlic cloves in pieces.

• heat the olive oil in a medium-sized soup pot and fry the onion and garlic.

• put in the minced meat and fry for a few minutes

• then add the zucchini, tomatoes and the Italian herbs

• after 5 minutes add the vegetable stock and the tomato paste. Add the whole grain pasta and cook for 10 minutes.

For the cream sauce:

• blend the cashew nuts, the water and the herbs in a blender and blend it to a smooth cream sauce. I added a piece of (vegetarian) Parmesan but if you're vegan you could also add some noble yeast for a cheesy flavor.

Enjoy your meal!

Let me know what you think of this recipe! If you gave it a try I'd love to hear how you liked it :-)