Millet-cauliflower soup

16 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2tablespoonsOil, plus oil for sauteing
½cupMillet
cupWater
3Celery stalks; chopped
1Green pepper; chopped
1smallOnion; chopped
2Garlic cloves; chopped
1largeCarrot; grated or chopped
6cupsWater
1mediumHead of cauliflower very coarsely chopped
1Bay leaf
2tablespoonsDry vegetable soup base
½teaspoonBasil
½teaspoonMint
½teaspoonChervil
½teaspoonThyme
½teaspoonGround celery seed
2tablespoonsWhite miso
¾cupRaw cashews
1cupWater
½cupNutritional yeast
Salt; to taste

Directions

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a soup pot and toast millet until golden brown and beginning to pop. Remove from heat, add 1-½ cups water, bring to a boil, and simmer for 20 minutes. In a medium skillet, heat oil and saute celery, green pepper, onion, garlic, and carrot until onion is translucent. To millet pot add 6 cups water (for thick soup), cauliflower, bay leaf, sauteed mixture, soup base, and herbs and celery seed. Simmer for 20 minutes. In a blender, process miso, cashews, 1 cup water, and yeast. Add to soup and simmer 10 minutes.

Taste for salt and adjust consistency with more water if you like.

Makes 2 quarts

Source: Diet for a Small Planet, by Frances Moore Lappe. Typed for you by Karen Mintzias