HEARTY VEGAN SAUSAGE AND COUSCOUS SOUP
Hearty vegan sausage and couscous soup. Loaded with kale, carrots, mushrooms, and fennel.
Ingredients
FOR COUSCOUS
- 1 Cup Dry Couscous I used Tricolored
- 1 1/4 Cup water Might vary with type of couscous. Read instructions on packaging.
- 1/2 tsp salt
FOR BROTH
- 4 cups No-Chicken Vegan chicken broth
- 4 cups Water
- 1 cube Not-Chick'n Vegan Bouillon Cube Can cut in half or omit if desired
- 1/4 cup Tahini
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp smoke paprika
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- zest and juice of one lemon
FOR SOUP
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 vegan sausage links, chopped I used Beyond
- 1/2 red onion, chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 3 large Portobello mushrooms, chopped
- 8 carrots, chopped I used purple carrots
- 1/2 fennel bulb, chopped
- 1 bunch of kale, de-stemmed and chopped
OPTIONAL TOPPINGS
- vegan parm cheese optional
- chopped parsley optional
Instructions
PREPARE THE COUSCOUS
- Prepare one cup of dried couscous according to instructions on label
- **One cup of couscous makes about 2 cups of cooked couscous
- While couscous is cooking, continue to prepare the rest of the soup in a separate pot
- When finished cooking, set aside
PREPARE ALL INGREDIENTS
- Wash and chop all of the vegetables and set aside
- Chop sausage into small pieces and set aside
START THE SOUP
- In a large pot add olive oil, onions, and chopped sausage
- Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until sausage is slightly browned
- Add garlic and mushrooms and continue cooking for another 5 minutes
- Add carrots and fennel and continue cooking for another 5 minutes
- Add all ingredients listed under broth and cook for about another 10 minutes. Stir occasionally and be sure not to let the veg overcook. You do not want soggy vegetables!
- When veg seems perfectly cooked, remove from heat
- Stir in kale
- Add salt and pepper to taste if desired
SERVE
- In a bowl place 1/4 cup of cooked couscous. Top with 1/8 of the soup (makes 8 servings)
- Top with vegan Parmesan cheese and parsley if desired
- Enjoy!
