Vegan MoFo Day 20: Vegan Corn Chowder with Kale

There's nothing like a bowl of soup on a cold night. I had a craving for corn chowder and decided to give it a try. I've never been a huge fan of creamy soup but there's something so comforting about them. I watched Eat St back in August or September and it featured this food truck that made "bunny chow". Bunny Chow is a South African dish that consists of a hollowed out loaf of bread with curry inside. Well, as soon as I saw that I immediately thought YUM and of Tim Horton's chili in a bread bowl. And my obsession begins......now. lol

Kevin made me curry in a bread bowl already which is phe-nom FYI. I figured corn chowder would be amazing in it also. 

PS: I  bought the biggest phallic symbol in IGA for this soup. Effin hilarious.

That is one BIG carrot

Vegan Corn Chowder with Kale

Ingredients:

1 giant carrot (or 2 small ones)

1/2 onion. chopped

2 stalk kale, leaves removed

2 red potatoes, diced

3 stalks celery, chopped

1 cup almond milk

4 cups water

2 tsp Vegeta

1/2 tsp sea salt

pepper

1 tsp thyme

1 tsp parsley

1 1/2 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp Earth Balance

1 tsp cornstarch with water

Directions:

1. Saute onions in Earth Balance. Add carrots once fragrant.

2. Cook carrots and onions on high for 2 minutes. Add all remaining ingredients except almond milk, thyme, parsley and garlic powder.

3. Cook on medium-high temperature until potatoes and carrots are soft.

4. Add spices, almond milk and cornstarch and cook for 3 minutes or until soup thickens.

5. Fill your bowl or your bun and ENJOY.

TIP: Sprinkle Daiya cheese on top and bake for 5 minutes. YUMMM

Kevin got 2 cuz he's a man who needs more food. LOL

I served it with a great little side salad. Romaine, radishes, cucumber, carrot and sunflower seeds with an Asian style dressing. Soy sauce, mirin, sesame oil and half a lemon. DELISH.

The multigrain whole wheat buns I got were small but perfect for just me. I didn't have time to go to Cobs to pick up something more suitable. But they worked quite well and it looked cute with 2 on the plate anyways. 

I'm not sure what I'll make tonight. Its hard to come up with a new meal for every day of the week. So we'll see what I can come up with for tomorrows post.

Happy Cooking MoFo's!

Peace

xoxo

K