{"id":270055,"date":"2010-02-03T04:01:01","date_gmt":"2010-02-03T09:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d48a69e20120a8559b06970b"},"modified":"2010-02-03T04:01:37","modified_gmt":"2010-02-03T09:01:37","slug":"simple-4-ingredients-creamy-dairy-free-harvest-medley-soup-with-a-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/270055","title":{"rendered":"Simple 4-Ingredients: Creamy Dairy-Free Harvest Medley Soup With a Twist"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I got creative with the soup action this week. I wanted to make a simple butternut squash soup, and headed over to Trader Joe’s to buy a bag of pre-cut butternut squash. I love how TJ’s will cube and package in a handy bag those hard to cut veggies like squash. The hardest part of cutting up a whole squash for me is skinning it. I lose patience and end up driving to Trader Joe’s. On this day though, I found something new…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

I get to TJs and they do not have any butternut squash. I am crushed because my mouth had been watering for butternut for a couple days now. Instead, TJs had this Fresh Harvest Medley which contained a mix of yam, butternut squash, and turnip. It looked interesting so I thought I’d give it a try since there was at least some chunks of my favorite butternut squash in there. I’m glad I tried it!<\/p>\n

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The creamy twist<\/strong><\/p>\n

I love cream based soups but because of the dairy allergy, I have had to be creative and simulate the experience of creamy soup without it actually having cream in it…or more specific cow milk cream. I have however found another cream that is vegan, gluten-free, tasty, and will create a creamy like experience. That is what I mean by a twist because you will hardly see this ingredient in a soup recipe…yet. Oh yeah! I think more people will be trying it out, says the trend predictor in me.<\/p>\n

Also, I’ve discovered like many others who cook vegan or dairy-free that with the right amount of boiling, pureeing, and liquid, you can whip almost anything up into a frenzy until it’s creamy. If you’ve ever owned a Vita-Mix blender, you know what I’m talking about.<\/p>\n

5-ingredient or less dishes are in the trend now so this soup fits right in this mix with 4-ingredients. In fact, you could make this soup with 3-ingredients but the 4th is one of my favorites because I like things on the sweeter side. Also, there is no cutting involved. All you need is a can opener and food processor or blender.<\/p>\n

Ingredients (serves 4 medium size bowls):<\/strong><\/p>\n