French Onion Soup

Um…when did it become fall? Last week I was sweating my butt off and now I’m shivering. A couple days ago I came home from work to a house that was 64 degrees! 64 DEGREES!! Needless to say the heat was turned on. I can always tell it’s getting cold when I wake up to cats in my bed. Now, I don’t mind my furry friends keeping my feet warm, but I do mind when they hog the bed and I am forced to sleep in a weird position since they won’t move! They are like bricks when they sleep and no I am not a weird cat lady.

Back to the cold weather. Since it’s cold I am totally craving soup. Here is a recipe for a delicious soup that will warm you to the core. This soup is vegan only.

 Onions are awesome and french onion soup is super awesome but everyone always has to make it with beef stock. Not cool. The original recipe came from Epicurious and with my magical powers I veganized it! Just kidding, it was really simple.  Side note: Feel free to toast the bread with some vegan cheese (I like Follow Your Heart brand cheese the best.) for a more traditional onion soup.

French Onion Soup

Serves 4-6

2 tbsp Earth Balance

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

4 large white onions , thinly sliced

3 sprigs fresh thyme

2 bay leaves

1 tsp salt

2 tsp flour

¾ cup white wine

5 ½ cups vegetable broth

½ tsp pepper

baguette thinly sliced

- In a large pot heat the Earth Balance and olive oil over low heat. Add the onions, thyme, bay leaves, and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are soft and golden brown. This will take about 40-45 minutes.

- Add the flour and cook for one minute.

- Pour in the white wine and cook for another minute, stirring.

- Pour in the broth and add the pepper.

- Raise the heat to medium and bring to a simmer. Cook for 30 minutes.

- Toast the bread slices under a broiler until golden. Serve along side the soup.

I’ll be posting another soup recipe tomorrow. Roasted Tomato & Red Pepper!

-kab