Vegan French Onion Soup

This vegan French onion soup is just as tasty as traditional French onion soup, with no taste and/or texture differences whatsoever! It’s also really easy to make, with no special cooking skills or equipment needed. 

I wanted to make vegan French onion soup for quite a while, but I don’t know why I never had the courage to do it. The recipe always seemed too sophisticated to me, but it turned out I was wrong! This is not only extremely easy to make but also incredibly delicious! You don’t need any special cooking skills or equipment, this French onion soup is super basic and made with only a couple of ingredients.

As you probably know, French onion soup is usually served with broiled, melty cheese on top. I opted for the easy way and bought some vegan cheese from the store, but if you don’t want to buy it and plan on making your own vegan cheese at home, this book is the best for teaching you everything about artisan vegan cheese recipes.

I’m a huge onion fan, I use it in almost every savory meal I make, so this soup easily went straight to the first place on my top favorite soup recipes list. Next, I’m planning on making garlic soup. I’m curious which one I’ll like more. 😉

Vegan French Onion Soup…with beer?

Instead of adding wine, I used blonde beer. Unfortunately, it turns out I may be allergic to wine (will talk more about this in a future post), so I stopped drinking it or using it for cooking. Beer is a great replacement in this recipe and adds a really nice flavor.

Hope you’ll try my vegan French onion soup recipe! Let me know how it turned out for you, by leaving a comment below.  😉

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Yield: 6+

Vegan French Onion Soup

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This vegan French onion soup is just as tasty as traditional French onion soup, with no taste and/or texture differences whatsoever! It's also really easy to make, with no special cooking skills or equipment needed.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Ingredients

• 5 onions, julienned
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 fresh thyme sprigs
• 240ml (1 cup) blonde beer, or white wine
• 4 Tbsps olive oil
• 2 Tbsps flour or cornstarch
• 1L (4 cups) vegetable broth
• salt and ground pepper, to taste
• toast slices, 1-2 / serving
• vegan cheese slices, 1 / serving

Instructions

1. Peel and thinly slice the onions.
2. Heat the oil in a pot.
3. Add the onions, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, and salt and pepper and cook until the onions are very soft and caramelized, for about 25 minutes.
4. Add the beer/wine, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the wine has evaporated - about 5 minutes. Discard the bay leaves and thyme sprigs.
5. Add the flour/cornstarch and stir. Turn the heat on medium-low. Cook for 5 minutes, while stirring.
6. Add the veggie broth. Bring the soup back to a simmer, and cook for 10 minutes. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
7. Add a slice of bread in a pan and toast it on one side without burning. Flip it on the other side and place a slice of vegan cheese on top and cover with a lid. Let it melt at low temp for 1-2 minutes.
8. Serve hot, with the toast and cheese in the middle.

Nutrition Information

Yield

6
Amount Per Serving Calories 372Total Fat 12.5gCarbohydrates 58.8gProtein 6g

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