Vegan Corn Chowder
Quick simple and comforting this Vegan Corn Chowder is creamy without all the fat and packed full of veggies for a delicious and satisfying meal.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ tbs olive oil
- 1 onion diced
- 2 celery diced, stalks
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp cumin ground
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 sweet potato peeled and diced, approx 300g (10oz
- ½ cup red capsicum bell pepper, roughly chopped, chargrilled
- 1.25 cups vegetable stock 5
- 3 corn kernels removed, cobs
- salt
- black pepper
- To serve:
- lime wedges
- cashew cream vegan; or sour cream
- leaves Coriander cilantro
- smoked paprika
Instructions
- Preheat a large saucepan over a medium low heat. Add half the oil along with onion and celery and cook until the onion is golden. Add the spices and cook until fragrant before adding the sweet potato. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes before adding the stock and capsicum (pepper).
- Meanwhile, add the remaining oil to a frying pan over a medium heat and cook the corn until tender and golden.
- Add ⅔ of the corn to the soup. When the sweet potato is tender use a blender or immersion blender and puree until smooth. Add seasonings to taste.
- To serve divide the soup between 4 bowls and garnish with the remaining corn kernels, cashew cream, coriander, smoked paprika and a big squeeze of lime.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 185
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 185kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Sodium | 344mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 501mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 10335IU | 207% |
| Vitamin C | 33.1mg | 37% |
| Calcium | 30mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1.4mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.