Creamy Wild Rice Soup
Lenny and I grew up in neighboring Minneapolis suburbs but didn't officially meet until adulthood in Chicago. Occasionally we'll have one of those strange conversations where it's clear we likely crossed paths. In this case, it would have been at Byerly's, the local high-end grocery store — both of us too poor to actually shop there, but making special trips for their legendary Chicken Wild Rice Soup. Twenty years later, we took on the challenge of making it dairy and chicken free. It's also WFPB SOS-Free, which is wild given how rich and flavorful it is. Featured in the Vitamix 100-year Anniversary Cookbook, it's one of our most popular recipes. Midwestern comfort food made vegan, though nobody needs to know. One pot, one blender, one very happy family. xoxo Shalva.
