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Another quick and easy soup that’s perfect for an unprocessed lunch or dinner.
You’ll have to make one batch of coconut bacon for this recipe, then stir in as much as you’d like right before serving.
Quick smoky bean and kale soup
Makes 2 large or 4 small servings
1 bunch kale
1 T. (15 ml) olive oil
2 T. (30 ml) white wine
2 15-oz. cans (425 g each) organic Great Northern beans
1 C. (250 ml) almond milk
1/2 t. (1 g) smoked paprika
1/8 t. (pinch) white pepper
5 springs of fresh thyme
sea salt to taste
1/4 C. coconut bacon (1 handful per serving)
Wash the kale, spin or shake it dry, and remove the stems. Roughly chop.
Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan and add the kale when it’s hot. Saute the kale until wilted, adding the white wine to deglaze the pan, stirring until it is all absorbed.
Rinse and drain one can of beans and add to the blender with the almond milk, paprika, and white pepper. Blend until smooth. Rinse and drain the other can of beans.
Stir everything together into a saucepan and heat until warm. Add the coconut bacon right before serving (don’t cook it with the soup or it will lose its flavor and color).
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I use Wright’s Hickory Liquid Smoke
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Quick + kale are two of my favorite words!
I linked up to you today in my week 2 round-up of awesome Vegan MoFo posts!
Thanks for linking to me JL, I really appreciate it. I am blown away by all the Vegan MoFo posts… it’s such a great idea!
I love this site!
What a boon to find.
It is definitely soup weather and this looks so so good
Thanks CJ. It’s finally cool here, too. I’m eyeing that butternut squash I bought two weeks ago…
Ahhhh, perfect as the weather changes and welcomes fall. The smokiness mixed with the hearty beans and one of my favorite greens makes for a lovely combo. One thing is I’ve had trouble finding liquid smoke in the store. Where do you get yours?
Hi Michaela, I use Wright’s Hickory Liquid Smoke. I added a link to it on Amazon, although they only sell it by the 12 pack. A 5 year supply?
Oops. I looked again and saw your link to making the coconut bacon. Sorry.
No worries! Glad to have you stop by and ask a question, always.
I’ve never come across coconut bacon. Is this something you prepared yourself or is it something you can buy? I love bean soups and I would love to make this.
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