Tortilla-less soup

Modified from Deryn Macey by Corina

3T olive oil

1 tomato diced

1/2 can pasta sauce

1t stock cube

2T tomato paste

Put in a pot and simmer for 5 min, then add…

1 can chili beans

1 lime

1/4C sweet corn

1C water

(*if you are going to add tortillas, add 4 small corn tortillas here)

Serve with avocado

*Adding tortillas changes the taste a bit (need to add more lime if you add tortillas). It is good, but tastes more like an enchilada rather than a sweet and sour thick summer soup.

Tom Yum

based on a recipe from The Spruce Eats   

Modifications:                          - no garlic                 - less stock cube                  - generous amount of dried chili flakes

Ramendrugs

By Dieter

0.5 l boiling water / kochendes Wasser
1 stock cube / Gemüsebrühewürfel
2T sesame oil / Teelöffel geröstetes Sesamöl
3T gluten-free soya sauce / Teelöfel Soyasauce
1t chili powder / Teelöffel Chilipulver
2 kaffir lime leaves / Kaffir Limettenblätter

1T balsamic creme / Teelöffel Balsamico-Vinaigrette-Creme

1T lime juice

3T miso (any type of brown miso)

1 handful/square Mie or Japanese ramen noodles / handvoll Mie- oder Japanische Ramen-Nudeln (use more if you want it to have less liquid)

Mix everything together, stir, let boil for ~5 minutes (until noodles are soft enough). Note: I prefer the Japanese ramen noodles because they soak up more liquid.

Alles in einem grossen Topf vermischen, und für ca 5 Minuten kochen lassen (bis die Nudeln weich genug sind)

Another option: Almost Shio Ramen

0.5 can coconut milk 

1 can water

1t salt

Pour into a pot, add noodles and boil until noodles are soft

2T white miso paste

Stir in after taking the pot off the heat

Oil sauce:

1T sunflower oil 

1T toasted sesame oil

1t chili powder

Stir in a bowl and set aside. Spoon it onto your own personal bowl of ramen as desired

Tofu Hot Pot Soup

Corina found (and modified) this recipe ages ago from a website that no longer exists.

2 T oil
2 T grated fresh ginger
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 lb. firm tofu, cut into 1-inch cubes

4 C broth (warm water)

1 T brown sugar
1/4 C soy sauce
2 t cayenne pepper (or Chinese chile paste/Sriracha sauce to taste)
1 T lemon juice

1/2 lb udon or lo mein noodles

1/2 C chopped fresh cilantro (optional)

• In medium to large pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add ginger and garlic and cook about 4 minutes. 
• Add tofu and fry about 4 minutes.
• Stir in sugar, broth, soy sauce, lemon juice, and chile paste; cover and bring to a boil. 
• Turn heat to high and add noodles, pushing them down into broth. Cook, covered, until noodles are tender. 
• Remove from heat, stir in cilantro 

Cream of mushroom soup

By Dieter

1 clove garlic
250g mushrooms (1 carton)
pinch+ nutmeg
pinch garamasala
1 vegetable stock cube (vegan)
salt
black pepper
250ml Oatley cream

• Fry mushrooms and garlic in oil until soft
• Add spices and stock cube
• Add cream
• Blend in a blender (high for creamy, low for lumpy)

Red Dal / Lentils

By Dieter

1C Lentils
1 block extra-firm Tofu

2 table spoons sunflower oil
1 table spoon ginger
1 tea spoon dried chili flakes (more or less depending on how spicy you like it)
Vegetable stock cube

- depending on the stock cube brand might have to add more salt
1 table spoon coriander powder

2 table spoon yeast flakes

• Optional: cut the tofu into cubes and fry it the sunflower oil at medium heat, alternatively add tofu at the end
• Add the ginger to the sunflower oil, fry briefly for 1 minute (you should be able to smell it); add the chili flakes for 30 secs (the oil will change colour if you stir)
• Add lentils to the oil, briefly fry for 1 minute
• Add boiling water (twice the amount of lentils) and a vegetable cube for flavour
• Let boil for 30 minutes at medium heat without a lid
• It might need more water, keep pouring it in until the lentils are soft and don't stick to the bottom
• Stir at the end to break up the lentils and make it creamy
• Add coriander powder and more salt if needed
• Add yeast flakes if you like - they will also help to bind any remaining water
• Optional: add cubed tofu

Laksa curry

Based on Yotam Ottolenghi's recipe at http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/mar/13/curry-laksa-recipe-yotam-ottolenghi

Dieter’s modifications:

• Use less garlic and onion, more lemongrass and coconut milk
• Make the broth separately from the noodles, then add the noodles at the end so they take on the flavor
• Fry tofu, mushroom, broccoli, and sugar snap peas in a bit of sunflower and peanut oil
• Combine the sauce/noodles with the veggies in the bowl and add garnish (lime, cilantro)

Parsnip Soup

By Lucia Lukas, modified by Dieter

400g parsnip
2 onion
1 clove garlic
2T oil
salt
pepper
1 litre broth
100 ml cream (Oatley cream)

• Fry onions and garlic

• Add chopped parsnip

• Fry until soft

• Add cream, salt and black pepper

• Blend and serve

Broccoli Soup

By Dieter

Enough for 4 people, at least as a starter

4 small or 2 large stems of broccoli
1 can coconut milk
Salt
Pepper
Curry powder
Nutmeg

• Boil broccoli with ~1 cup of water till soft - I have been using the liquid part from 1 can of coconut cream, plus added a bit of extra water if necessary

• Put broccoli and remaining water into blender

• Add the remaining coconut cream (mainly the solid part)

• Add salt, pepper, curry powder and a pinch of nutmeg

• Blend and serve

Pea Soup

By Dieter

~400g frozen peas
3 carrots
1/4 of a small onion
2 potatoes (cubed)
pepper
2 cubes vegetable stock
2 T tomato paste
1 packet of Tofurky hickory smoked, cut into cubes
Olive oil

Fry the potato, onion and Tofurky in oil, add peas, then add boiling water and vegetable stock, add the rest and cook for 10 min.