Creamy Kale Miso Soup

by JL goes Vegan: Food & Fitness with a side of Kale

Instructions

Bring vegetable stock, onion and garlic to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add tofu and bring back to a boil. Add kale, cover and cook on low for 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in miso. Transfer soup from the saucepan to a high-speed blender (I used a Vita-Mix), cover tightly, and blend for 30 seconds to a minute. (If you double and/or increase this recipe, be sure to blend in small batches, 2 – 3 cups at a time.) Spoon into a bowl and top with a few pieces of raw kale, as garnish. Enjoy this hot, creamy soup!

Believe it or not, this was my first hot soup finished off in the Vita-Mix. I thought it would be a terrific way to blend the extra-firm tofu, as well as the miso. I garnished it with a few pieces of raw kale; the combo of a crisp crunch with the hot soup was superb. I am delighted to submit this recipe to Ricki’s Wellness Weekend!

The next morning I found myself at my desk, working, at 6:30 a.m. Three and a half hours later I realized I was still at my desk, still in my pajamas, had not yet worked out and the only thing on my stomach was three cups of coffee — nutrition/fitness fail. I reheated the leftover bowl of this soup (you know I’m a fan of miso soup for breakfast!), served it with a handful of peanuts on top (trust me, yum), and at 11:30 I was powering through a hilly ride on my road bike — nutrition/fitness win!

This soup cooks up so quick and easy and is made with vegan staples so I hope you’ll try it right away and come back to tell me what you think!

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Today, in my I Eat Plants column on LoHud.com I share my Creamy Strawberry Dressing recipe. I hope you’ll pop over and check it out! By the way, yesterday they ran a promo for my vegan column in the print edition of The Journal News.

I’m loving the collaboration with my local paper (food is activism!) and I’m excited to ask you to SAVE THE DATE! I will be participating in a Twitter chat next Wednesday (June 13) at 12:00 p.m. EST with my Small Bites/LoHud.com editor. More details to come!