Vegan French Onion Soup
October 6, 2016
This vegan French onion soup tastes just like the conventional version. The secret is an incredible blend of broth and other ingredients. Don’t miss it.
Vegan French Onion Soup
This vegan French onion soup tastes just like the conventional version. The secret is an incredible blend of broth and other ingredients. Don't miss it.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Servings 6 to 8
Ingredients
soup:
- 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
- 2 1/2 pounds yellow onions, cut into 1/4-inch slices (4 medium)
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic (3 cloves)
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/4 teaspoon Celtic sea salt, plus more to taste
- 1 cup (240ml) red wine
- 8 cups (2l) Massel beef-flavored vegan broth (or vegetable broth)
- 3 tablespoons wheat-free tamari
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley, to serve
cheezy bread: (sauce makes 1 3/4 cups (440g))
- 3/4 cup (180ml) Massel vegetable broth
- 1 cup (140g) raw unsalted cashews, soaked
- 3/4 cup (56g) nutritional yeast
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, plus more to taste
- 1 teaspoon Celtic sea salt, plus more to taste
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon onion powder, plus more to taste
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder, plus more to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste
- Pinch of smoked paprika, plus more to taste
- 10 slices of gluten-free sandwich bread
- 5 tablespoons grapeseed oil
Instructions
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In a large pot over medium heat, sauté the grapeseed oil, onions, garlic, thyme, bay leaf, and 1/4 teaspoon salt, and cook the onions for about 30 minutes until the onions turn golden brown, and caramelize. Add the wine to deglaze the pan, increase the heat to high, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium, and simmer uncovered for about 5 minutes until the wine has evaporated.
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Add the Massel beef-flavored broth, tamari, balsamic vinegar, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, increase the heat to high, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium, and simmer, uncovered, for about 15 minutes to allow the onions to melt into the broth and the flavors to mesh. Season with the remaining 1/4 pepper and salt to taste.
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To make the cheezy bread, set your oven on very low to the warm setting.
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Pour the Massel vegetable broth, drained cashews, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, salt, mustard, onion powder, garlic powder, pepper, and paprika into your blender, and blast on high for 30 to 60 seconds, until smooth and creamy.
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Pour the batter into a large shallow baking dish. In batches, place slices of bread into the baking dish on one side and soak for 8 to 10 seconds until coated evenly. Turn over for another 8 to 10 seconds until coated evenly.
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Into a small skillet (that fits two slices) or on a large griddle that holds all of the slices over medium heat, pour 1 tablespoon of grapeseed oil per two slices of coated bread and fry for about 2 minutes on each side until golden brown and crispy on the edges. The amount of time and oil required will depend on your skillet and stove. Resist the urge to use less oil, or the bread won’t get crispy. Transfer this first batch of bread to the oven to keep warm, and repeat the process, frying the remaining slices of bread, if doing so in batches. Keep the bread whole to serve on the side, or cut each slice into quarters or in tiny crouton-sized squares to place on top of the bowl.
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To serve, ladle the soup into bowls and top with cheeze bread, or serve family style at the table.
Recipe Notes
Find more recipes using Massel broth
Photo by Trent Lanz; styling by Alicia Buszczak
Comments 3
Do you use the consentrated liquid stock or the cubes? I’d love to try this but don’t know which kind to order! I’ve been using Better than Boullion no chicken but this sounds lovely!
Thank you!! 🙂
Do you use the consentrated liquid form or the cubes? Would love to try this!
Thank you 🙂
I’ve tried this with the liquid, the cubes, and the powder. I think you get the best flavor with using the cubes (1 cube diluted into 2 cups water) or by diluting the concentrated liquid in water to taste. Let me know how you go. This is so delicious.