This Gluten-Free Vegan Creamy Vegetable Minestrone soup is an easy and healthy recipe made with clean, real food ingredients. It's a one-pot meal that's ready in about 30 minutes and perfect for busy weeknights!{ Plant-Based | Vegan | Gluten-Free | Dairy-Free | Soy-Free | Nut-Free | Oil-Free | Medical Medium® Compliant }
Prepare the veggies: dice the onions, tomatoes, celery, carrots and chop the spinach and parsley.
Prepare the veggie saute':
Add all ingredients for the veggie saute' to a large pot or saucepan and saute on medium/high heat for 2-3 minutes, or until the onions are soft.
Prepare the soup:
Add the cannellini beans, vegetable broth and entire can of coconut milk and simmer uncovered on low heat for about 10-15 minutes.
Add the chopped spinach and parsley and stir until everything is well combined, and just long enough for the spinach to wilt.
Taste and adjust the seasonings to your preference.
Store leftovers in an air-tight BPA-free container in the refrigerator.
Notes
Cannellini Beans: (aka White Kidney Beans) Try to buy organic in a BPA-free can. You will need to use the entire can for this recipe but don't forget to drain them before adding to the recipe.Vegetable Broth: You can use "salted" or "low-sodium" vegetable broth, just make sure the brand you use doesn't contain citric acid. Keep in mind that you may need to adjust the amount of added salt in the recipe depending on whether you use "salted" or "low-sodium" vegetable broth.Coconut Milk: I added this ingredient to give the soup a "creamy" base as a replacement for dairy. It does have a slight coconut flavor so if you 100% don't like the flavor of coconut you may want to omit it, however, the soup will have a "broth" type base instead of a "creamy" base. Make sure you use "full-fat" coconut milk and use the entire contents of the can in the recipe - coconut water + coconut fat.Roma Tomatoes: I like to use the "Roma" tomato variety because they don't have as much liquid as a regular tomato. However, you can substitute with your favorite tomato variety. You will need about 1 cup of diced tomatoes.Red Pepper Flakes: If you don't like spicy food or will be serving this to children, you can reduce or omit the red pepper flakes.Himalayan Pink Salt: This is my salt of preference, however, you can always substitute it with sea salt. Feel free to add more salt to the recipe if you prefer.