This quick fix dinner is minimal prep, deceptively high in protein and a great way to empty your fridge. It's teeming with veggies and nutrients making it a very nutritious option and a great way to tick off your 5 a day.
The best part is? It's on the table in just 15 minutes.
Creamy Vegan Minestrone
Nut free, High protein, legume free
Serves 1
Ingredients
Low sodium vegetable stock cube dissolved in 500ml of boiling water (I used Kallo)
1/2 cup of tomato passata
1/2 capful of red wine vinegar (~ 1 tsp)
1 tsp of mixed herbs / herbes de provence
50g of short vermicelli pasta (any short, thin pasta will do)
1/3 large brocolli head chopped into small florets
1 medium carrot diced into chunks
4 medium sized chestnut mushrooms (May use other varieties)
1/2 small bag of spinach
1-2 tbsp of nutritional yeast flakes
Cornstarch slurry: 1/2 tsp of cornflour and 1 tsp of water mixed well
Any other vegetables of choice (The beauty of minestrone is that you can use whatever you have in the fridge!)
2 sprigs of basil leaves
OPTIONAL: 1 scoop of unflavoured protein powder, lemon juice
Method
In a medium sized pot, pour all of the stock and passata and simmer on medium heat until the broth starts to boil.
Add the herbs, red wine vinegar and increase the heat to high. Boil vigorously to concentrate the flavour of the vinegar.
Pour in the pasta and reduce the temperature to medium-high, allowing the excess water from the stock to evaporate. Do not cover.
After 5 minutes, add the brocolli florets, carrots, all the cornstarch slurry and nutritional yeast flakes. Stir well.
When the carrots and broccoli stems have softened (~ 5 minutes later), toss in the quartered mushrooms, spinach, half the basil leaves and boil until you’ve reached your desired consistency. Add more water if necessary and the protein powder if using.
Garnish with the remaining basil leaves, black pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice
Serve in a large bowl and enjoy!
Make it your own
Add some of your favourite vegetables such as cherry tomatoes, aubergine, sweetcorn etc
To make it more substantial, cut a potato into small chunks and add the soup at the same stage as the brocolli
Protein:
Instead of protein powder, try alternative protein sources such as tempeh, soy mince, beans, lentils, chickpeas or tofu!
If you're not vegan, add an alternative protein such as chicken, beef, lamb etc
I hope you try this recipe out and enjoy it!! I have a feeling it's going to become a staple in my kitchen :)
Noor xoxo
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