Darshana Thacker Wendel
Darshana Thacker Wendel is a whole-food, plant-based chef and former culinary projects manager for Forks Over Knives. A graduate of the Natural Gourmet Institute, she is the author of Forks Over Knives: Flavor! She created the recipes for Forks Over Knives Family and was a lead recipe contributor to the New York Times bestseller The Forks Over Knives Plan. Her recipes have been published in The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook, Forks Over Knives—The Cookbook, Forks Over Knives: The Plant-Based Way to Health, and LA Yoga magazine online. Visit DarshanasKitchen.com and follow her on Instagram for more.
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Very messed up quantities
I really liked this but my husband didn’t. I added a can of canellini beans to make it a complete meal. I also used veggie broth instead of water. The hardest part was processing in my Vitamix. It took me 3 batches. The volume the recipe makes is way more than fits the average home cook’s food processor.
The 3 cups of water must be a typo. I needed 9 to even come close to being enough. Used veggie broth as another person mentioned for more flavor.
What could be substituted for the potato—I’m allergic unfortunately.
Wonderful!
Delicious meal
Love healthy recipes for fatty liver
As written, I found this recipe inadequately seasoned. I also noted that 3 cups of water is not enough liquid for 2 pounds of broccoli, two cups of peas, and a small potato to cook in, even if the goal is an incredibly thick puree. I bumped up the liquid to 5 cups water, added 1 TBSP vegan soup base, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/2 tsp mushroom powder, and 2 TBSP of nutritional yeast. After pureeing, I stirred in one cup of unsweetened almond milk. With these amendments, the result is more flavorful and appealing. I topped mine with roasted chickpeas for some added protein.
Yummy additions, I will definitely be using them when I make this. Thank you for sharing, Amy.
Dinner? Or are you all souped out?
Excellent recipe….very filling bowl of broccoli soup….good for your body and soul. I also made the broccoli tater tots to go on the side. A delicious way to load up on cruciferous !!!!!!
What are broccoli tater tots? Asking for a friend.