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  Discover 100 vegan ways to thicken watery soups without flour, plus tips to adjust flavors, reduce liquid, and achieve perfect consistency! Perhaps you have followed a delicious-looking recipe for homemade soup and found, after the prescribed cooking time and more, that the soup is still very watery. While you were not necessarily in quest of a cream soup, did you want something more... substantial? Well, with a better ratio of chunkiness to liquids? And if you are against using wheat flour, whatever the reason might be, what can you do? If you have potatoes or carrots in your soup, you can separate them, cooked soft, and blend them up to return to the soup-- that will help thicken. Same with other starchy vegetables-- blend up at least a portion of the cooked soup and you will see the results you are looking for.  Cooking down the soup over a longer period of time-- say, an hour or so on simmer-- will also reduce the fluid levels. Keep an eye on the soup so that the pan doe...

Cube or chop into bowl while warm: 6 large, cooked Potatoes Add: 1/2 C. chopped Celery 1 C. chopped Red and Green Peppers 1 C. chopped Green Onions Optional:  Chopped Olives, Raddish, Cherry Tomatoes, etc. DRESSING: In blender, whiz: 1 C. Rice or Soy Milk 2 T. Chicken-Style Seasoning (No MSG) 1 cooked Potato 2 T. Sunflower Seed Oil Mix dressing into Salad... Enjoy warm or cold. **Image courtesy of Treblrebl at Wikipedia  CC BY-SA 3.0

Definitely the Gourmet Burger in the Vegan Burger World:  Mushroom-Walnut Burger Hi-- for years now, I have run the following recipe. Please see a bit of an update/alternate recipe (using a food processor instead of grating, and a couple of other subs that might make it easier or folks== the "updated" or alternative recipe follows this one: IN FOOD PROCESSOR, COARSELY GRIND: *1 C. raw Walnut Pieces GRATE: *5-6 Mushrooms of choice *1 medium onion *1 raw potato MINCE: *2 cloves GARLIC COMBINE ALL ABOVE with: *2 T. Soy Sauce *1 T. Caflib (chicory coffee) *4 C. fresh Bread Crumbs LET STAND as the moisture in the grated Mushrooms will release into the bread crumbs in about 30 minutes FORM into burgers GRILL in Sunflower Seed or Grapeseed Oil for about 5 minutes per side (Makes about a dozen bun-sized burgers) Your favourite Burger Spices.   Here is a make-ahead recipe that has enough spices for several burger recipes: Combine together in a glass jar with an a...

Winter Vegetable Pie with Gluten-Free Crust (see bottom GL recipe)-- and my friend gave me some local-grown Bay Leaf! SAUTE: *2 T. Oil *2 medium Onions, chopped *2 Potatoes, diced *2 Carrots, diced *1 Parsnip, diced (or, as in picture, dice an additional carrot if you have no parsnips) ADD: *1/2 C. - 1 C.Water *2 Tomatoes, diced *1 C. Frozen Baby Peas *2 Bay Leaves (discard after heated) *1/2 tsp. Salt *1/2 tsp. Savory *1/2 tsp. Cumin *1/4 tsp. Nutmeg SIMMER until veggies are tender, then thicken with slurry of: *1 T. Flour (or 1 T. Potato or other Starch if Gluten-Free) *1/2 C. Water POUR into BAKED Savory Pastry pie shell and hold in warm oven until serving time. ALTERNATE: GLUTEN-FREE SAVOURY PIE CRUST Ingredients ½ cup Coconut Oil or other solid, all vegetable non-dairy shortening 2 to 4 T. ice water *1¼ cups All Purpose Gluten Free Flour Blend (and 1 tsp. Xanthan  Gum if there is none in the mix) plus more for rolling 1 tsp. Celtic Sea Salt 1 ...

Here is a simple recipe for a yummy, healthy veggie burger, along with my adaptation for a delish savory waffle (scroll down to the bottom of this recipe).  GRATE together: *1 Zucchini Home-made BBQ Sauce (Click) *8 medium button mushrooms *1 large Onion *1 Carrot *1 Potato ADD: *4 c. packed Whole Wheat Bread Crumbs *1 T. Parsley *1 tsp. Paprika *1 tsp. granulated or minced Garlic *1/2 tsp. Savory *1/2 tsp. Oregano or Poultry Seasoning *1 tsp. Salt *1 T. Mrs. Dash Original or Cajun MIX ALL THE ABOVE together and LET STAND. Mushrooms will release their moisture. If too wet to form burgers, ADD some cracker crumbs. BAKE about 15 minutes at 450F or fry on griddle. Savory Veggie Waffle Recipe Adaptation for the Savory Veggie Waffle INGREDIENTS: *8 medium button mushrooms *1 large Onion *1 Carrot *1 Potato *1/2 to 1 cup of broth or carrot juice or celery juice, etc. *2 c. rolled oats *1 T. ground flax or chia seed OR 1 tsp. ground Psyllium seed (OPTIONAL) *1 T...

Carrot-Mushroom Loaf smothered in Delicious Mushroom Gravy SAUTE: *1/4 C. oil *2 large onions, chopped *2 C. grated mushrooms (or fine-chopped) ADD ABOVE TO: *4 C. whole wheat bread crumbs or 4 C. oat flakes *2 C. raw carrots, grated *1 C. raw potato, grated *2 C. raw cashews, ground or fine-chopped *2 T. Mrs. Dash Original *1/2 tsp. turmeric *1 tsp. cumin *1/2 tsp. salt MIX WELL with 1 C. hot water PLACE into well-greased loaf pan or silicone pan(s) BAKE at 375F for 1 hour SERVE with mushroom gravy (see Below) MUSHROOM GRAVY RECIPE: INGREDIENTS: * 2 T. coconut oil * 1/2 large onion, minced *  10 regular-sized or 6 large Crimini mushrooms, sliced or chopped *   2 cloves garlic, minced *   2 C. mushroom broth (1-2 mushroom boullion cubes dissolved in 2 C. water) *   1/2 tsp. dry thyme powder *   1/2 tsp. dry rosemary powder, or ground fresh rosemary *   1/2 tsp. dry sage powder *   1 T.  nutritional yeast (not...

    Steamed Carrot Pudding MIX all ingredients together: *1 C. Brown Sugar *1 C. Flour *1 C. Margarine (or Coconut Oil) *1 tsp. Non-aluminum Baking Powder *1 C. Raisins *1 C. Currants *1 C. shredded raw Potato *1 C. shredded raw Carrot *1/2 tsp. Salt *1 tsp. Cinnamon *1/4 tsp. Nutmeg *1/4 tsp. Cloves *1/4 tsp. Ginger STEAM for at least 3 hours in a double boiler-type pot or in wet cheese cloth bag hanging over steaming heat.   SERVE with Lemon Sauce. LEMON SAUCE: *1 c. Water *1/2 C. Sugar *1 tsp. Lemon zest *1/4 C. Lemon Juice *1 T. Cornstarch Heat to thicken Steamed Pudding image by Linda Taylor, Pixabay.

Lentil Potato Patties   Image @ Pixabay  SAUTE in 4 T. Oil: *1 medium Onion, chopped *1/2 tsp. Sage *1/2 tsp. Savory Flakes ADD: *2 C. cooked mashed Brown Lentils *2 C. mashed Potatoes *1 C. ground Pecans *1 T. Egg-replacer or Corn Starch MIX well and let stand 15 minutes SHAPE and FRY Patties in pan. OR; BAKE at 360F for 15- 25 minutes. (Baking allows them to hold together better as patties) Yupik Jumbo Pecans, Halves, 1 kg, Kosher, Gluten-Free, Raw Nuts, Half Pieces, Unsalted, Unroasted, Oil-Free, Crunchy, Source of Fiber, Healthy Snacks, Ideal... AmazonAffiliate Disclosure: This is an Amazon affiliate ad. If you purchase from this ad I receive\ a referral commission (at no additional cost to you). Thank you for your support!