Third cheesy recipe in a row?? I promise I’ve eaten things other than dairy lately. Even if you don’t count Easter candy. In fact, Friday’s recipe will be vegan and packed full of fruit. But today, it’s all about cheese. I had a soup like this a long time ago and crave it all the time. At this point, I don’t even remember where I got it from, but I know that it was topped with slivered almonds and loaded with spinach.
I imagine this is true for most people, but I absolutely hated Swiss cheese when I was younger. I’m not sure at what point this changed, but now I can’t get enough. All melty in a grilled cheese, on a veggie burger with sauteed mushrooms – I want it all the time! If you’re still not a fan of Swiss (I know you will be one day!), I’d suggest swapping it out for Gouda and skipping the liquid smoke. This is more of an appetizer or on-the-side kind of soup, not a full meal. If you want to bulk it up and eat it like a meal, I suggest adding white beans or chickpeas, some cooked sliced carrots, and maybe even some broccoli.
See that tasty looking loaf of whole grain bread in the background? Don’t be fooled. I accidentally quadrupled the amount of yeast and it tasted like poison. I’ve since remade the bread and, with the appropriate amount of yeast, it was amazing and came together in just one hour. I’ll definitely be posting this bread later – it looks so pretty and tastes soooo good! I wanted to make it one more time first though, probably so I can feel redeemed and not like a total bread failure 😉
Do you also see that adorable Dusseldorf mustard in the beer mug jar? It’s amazing. I bought it on impulse from the international food section of my grocery store because of the cute jar, but it is no joke the best mustard I’ve ever had. Which is saying something, because I love mustard. I highly recommend you seek it out and give it a try if you have never tried it!
Tagged with: Appetizer • Egg Free • Hidden Veggies • Soup • Soy Free • Vegetarian
[…] end up mysteriously covered in dough bits). The first time I made this bread was to go with my smoky Swiss cheese spinach soup. If you read that post, you’ll know it was a complete and total disaster. I tried to make […]
Welp, I know what I’m making for dinner sometime in the near future. We always have spinach and unsweetned almond milk on hand (as I like both in my morning smoothies!), and my husband LOVES Swiss cheese. As for me? I used to hate it, and it’s OK to me now. Not a huge fan, but I bet it’s lovely here, and I cannot wait to try this!
adding liquid smoke helps keep it from getting overwhelmingly Swiss-y. let me know if you try it out!
This soup sounds so interesting! I love how creamy it looks. I would love to try this, it looks delicious!
Amazing! Thick soups are always the best
What a creamy soup with such wonderful flavours! Loving all the cheese!!
Bring on the cheese recipes! While I am slightly lactose and tolerant, I can’t seem to give the stuff up. And these soup looks so creamy.
If it’s all about cheese I’m for it :). Your soup looks delicious..what an amazing combination of flavors!
I’m always up for a bowl of cheese soup! And I can’t wait to see the non-poision version of that bread 😉
This soup is fabulous! I’m sad we’re almost out of soup season, but I’ll still make it anyway!
What a great soup! And sorry about the bread, but I cannot wait to see the non-poison version 😉
We all need our kitchen failures once in a while, right? Why… I’m not sure, but I’ll pretend it made me a better person or something to feel a little better about it!
This is like creamed spinach in a bowl…nice and cheesy! It looks velvety and delicious! I love mustard, so I’m going to have to try Dusseldorf for sure.
I’ve actually never had creamed spinach, so I didn’t even think to make that connection. If you love mustard, you HAVE to try Dusseldorf. I’ve only tried the one brand, but it’s seriously so good I’ve eaten it with a spoon from the jar.
I’ve been all about the dairy lately also!! I’ve been blaming it on the fact that it’s supposed to feel like spring but so totally doesn’t. What a wonderful soup!
Yes. Let’s blame it on the weather. Totally not our faults 😉
Cheeeese! I’ll never smite you for posting cheesy recipes all in a row. This soup looks like a cozy evening in a bowl to me…we’re having some chilly weather right now and a bowl of soup sounds wonderful. I have actually never made a cheesy soup at home, so I’m thinking this bowl needs to be on the menu!
Cheese soups are my favorite kind, but never meet my dietary restrictions in restaurants (plus they always use heavy cream in addition to cheese, which I just can’t let myself eat when its SO easy to make at home!), so I make them all the time!
Yes. Yes. And more yes. I LOVE soup. I wish my family wasn’t lame and thought of soup as like, an appetizer. It’s TOTALLY A MEAL. And I want to eat this morning, noon and night.
This looks so good and super comforting :). Aren’t the Laughing Cow cheese wedges amazing? I swear they are one of the most versatile foods to cook with. I will definitely have to give this a try! 🙂