Vegan French Onion Soup
Rich, savory and totally delicious, this Vegan French Onion Soup is going to be your go-to comforting soup recipe.
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp vegan butter
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 4 large yellow onions sliced
- 2 cloves garlic diced
- 4 fresh thyme sprigs
- 3 bay leaves
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 cup red wine
- 3 tbsp flour
- 8 cups vegan beef broth* or veggie broth
- 1 baguette sliced
- 8 oz vegan cream cheese or spreadable vegan cheese
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add olive oil, onions, garlic, thyme, bay leaves and a pinch of salt & pepper to the pot and stir to combine. Cook, stirring frequently, until onions are tender (approx. 25 minutes).
- Add the wine and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer until most of the wine has evaporated (approx. 10 minutes). Remove the bay leaves and thyme.
- Dust onions with flour and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
- Add broth to the pot and bring to a boil. Lower heat and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place bread slices on a baking sheet and cook until toasted. Remove from the oven and increase oven heat to broil.
- Spread cream cheese on each bread slice. Ladle soup into oven safe containers and place them on a baking sheet. Top each bowl with bread slices and carefully place in the oven. Bake until the cream cheese begins to brown.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
*You can get this at Whole Foods or online here. If you are worried about salt content, just lessen the bouillon to water ratio. This brand calls for 1 tsp of bouillon for every cup of water. Start by cutting the bouillon amount in half and then taste and add more bouillon if flavor is lacking.
**Recipe inspired by Tyler Florence.