Name: Vegan Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 head small green cabbage (- shredded); 16 oz sauerkraut (- shredded); 1 onion (- diced); 1 carrot (- diced); 2 ribs celery (sliced); 1 green bell pepper (- diced); 15 oz canned fire roasted tomatoes (- crushed); 2 leaves bay; 2 tbsp smoked paprika; 1.5 tbsp caraway seeds; 1 tbsp peppercorns; 1 pinch sea salt; 10 cups water or vegetable broth ((low-sodium)); 1 bunch fresh dill; 2 tbsp parsley (- roughly chopped); 2-3 tsp olive oil or water; 2 tbsp maple syrup ( (optional))

A simple sweet and sour cabbage soup recipe using both sauerkraut and some fresh shredded green cabbage. Slow cooked smoky flavors from fire roasted tomatoes, caraway and smoked paprika are coming through in every bite, no meat ever!

Simple Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup with Smoked Paprika and Caraway

100% Vegan Plant-Based!

1 Pot, low calorie, gluten-free, pure vegetarian soup you want to serve with whole-grain brown rice, quinoa or lentils. Like a healthy quick version of stuffed cabbage soup but ready in about 30 minutes. Magic!

Polish, Greek, Italian, Romanian, German, Russian, Hungarian, Jewish, believe it or not they all claim the rights to the best version of this easy soup. I say: you decide!

By combining two different kinds of cabbage you effortlessly achieve the perfect balance between sweet and sour. However, once it is all done you can tweak that balance with some apple cider vinegar and maple syrup to ultimately make your taste buds happy.

Don’t forget the fresh dill! Both as a garnish and to deeply flavor the soup during the cooking process, dill is an absolute must.
To make it a heartier meal you might like to add in some spicy vegan Italian sausage like Beyond Meat and serve with some crusty bread.

Simple Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup with Smoked Paprika, Caraway and Dill

Soup or Stew ?

Friends, it can be whatever your heart desires. Add more liquid and you have a simple cabbage soup, cut back the liquid and you made yourself a stew.

Why Is Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup Good for You ?

helps with weight-loss

anti-inflamatory

warming and nutritious

cabbage is the lowest calorie food on the planet

antioxidant + anticancer benefits.

P.S. If you give this soup a try make sure to report back, leave a comment rating below and tag me with #VeggieSociety on Instagram, it always makes my day ~ Florentina Xo’s

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Vegan Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup

A simple cabbage soup recipe using both sauerkraut and fresh shredded green cabbage. WFPB vegan!

Course Soup

Cuisine Italian

Keyword plant based, Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup, vegan,

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings people

Calories 91kcal

Author Florentina

Ingredients

1 head small green cabbage - shredded
16 oz sauerkraut - shredded
1 onion - diced
1 carrot - diced
2 ribs celery sliced
1 green bell pepper - diced
15 oz canned fire roasted tomatoes - crushed
2 leaves bay
2 tbsp smoked paprika
1.5 tbsp caraway seeds
1 tbsp peppercorns
1 pinch sea salt
10 cups water or vegetable broth (low-sodium)
1 bunch fresh dill
2 tbsp parsley - roughly chopped
2-3 tsp olive oil or water
2 tbsp maple syrup (optional)

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Instructions

Heat up a large heavy bottom pot on medium flame. Add a drizzle of olive oil or a splash of water and sautee the onion with a pinch of sea salt for a couple of minutes.
Stir in the carrot, celery and bell pepper together with the caraway seeds and sautee another 3 minutes or so.
Stir in the fresh cabbage and cook 5 minutes until wilted.
Add the smoked paprika, sauerkraut, tomatoes, bay leaves, 1/2 bunch of the dill and peppercorns. Cover with the water or vegetable broth and bring to a simmer. Cook for about 25 minutes until the cabbage is cooked to your liking.
Taste and adjust seasonings with sea salt. The soup should be sour enough from the kraut but If you prefer more sweetness add the maple syrup at this point.
Serve hot garnished with the remaining fresh dill and parsley.