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Wild Rice Soup

This creamy wild rice soup recipe is hearty, cozy, and comforting. Filled with vegetables like carrots, celery, and mushrooms, it's the perfect nourishing meal for a cool fall night.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 4
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Creamy base
  • 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • ⅓ cup raw cashews
  • ¼ cup cooked cannellini beans drained and rinsed
  • 2 tablespoons White miso paste
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
Soup
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 bunch scallions white and light green parts, chopped
  • 1 celery stalk chopped
  • 1 large carrot chopped
  • 8 ounces cremini mushrooms sliced
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 tablespoons minced rosemary
  • 1 bunch of thyme bundled
  • 1¼ cups cooked cannellini beans drained and rinsed
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper more for serving
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 cup cooked wild rice
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 4 cups chopped kale
  • Chopped parsley for garnish optional
  • Pinches of red pepper flakes optional

Instructions

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  1. Make the creamy base: Place the almond milk, cashews, white beans, miso paste, and Dijon mustard in a blender and process until smooth. Set aside.
  2. Make the soup: Heat the olive oil in a medium-large Dutch oven or large pot over medium heat. Add the scallions, celery, carrot, mushrooms, and salt and stir. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms are tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
  3. Add the garlic, rosemary, thyme, cannellini beans, pepper, and water and stir. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
  4. Remove the thyme bundle and stir in the cashew mixture, rice, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and kale. Simmer over low heat until the kale is wilted, about 5 minutes. Season to taste and serve with more lemon juice, parsley and pinches of red pepper flakes, if desired.

Notes

  • Note: If you're not serving the soup right away, it'll thicken as it sits. If desired, stir in up to 1 cup additional water if it gets too thick.