So last weekend I was in Victoria, home of some of the best gluten-free and vegan eats in the province (although with places like Bandidas and The Wallflower, Vancouver is still definitely in the race). But anyway, I was at Santé Gluten-Free café (which is on Quadra near Hillside, and I recommend it to anyone gluten-free in Victoria - lots of dairy-free options too!), and I noticed that in their frozen soup section, they had a coconut-kale blended soup. Well, this sounded like pretty much the greatest thing ever, so I made a mental note to try making it as soon as I had a chance. I did a bit of googling for recipe suggestions, but mostly put together a soup with what I already had on hand. The end result was a creamy, rich deliciousness that I haven't experienced since I could have potato-leek soup with real cream. I am in soup heaven. (And to think that two years ago I was convinced that I could never make a decent pot of soup.) Plus, in addition to two bunches of kale, the soup is also full of red lentils, for protein and fiber, and sweet potatoes, which have a shockingly high number of nutrients. So it's delicious AND healthy! (Except for the coconut cream, anyway...)
