Ingredients

Produce

Celery: Celery is made up of a long stalk that has leaves at the top. Celery is packed with fiber is a very common vegetable used in many cuisines. It has a very distinct earthy flavour.

Carrots: This root vegetable is slightly sweet, bright and filled with vitamin A and fibre. Baby-cut carrots are just smaller pieces cut from a larger carrot. Carrots are rich in potassium, fiber and vitamin C and antioxidants.

Onion: Onion is a very common vegetable that is used both raw and cooked in food preparation. It has a sharp flavour raw that often sweetens once cooked. There are many varieties of onions, some that are milder than others. We use the common onion or yellow onion in this recipe.

Cabbage: There are many varieties of cabbage the most common, in North America, being the green cabbage and purple, also referred to as red, cabbage. This is an annual vegetable that grows in a head with dense leaves. Cabbage is packed with nutrients and is low in calories making it an excellent addition to most meals.

Baby bok choy: Bok choy is a type of Chinese cabbage. It has white stems and light to dark leaves. My preference is to use baby bok choy as it is more tender and cooks down faster. The smaller leaves also make chopping easier for this recipe when we want a relatively small size.

Garlic: Garlic is a bulb that is edible and is grown in soil. Though the green shoots it sprouts, called garlic scapes, are also edible, we are referring to the actual bulb that the scapes grow from.  Garlic bulbs are made up of multiple cloves and depending on the variety you may have anywhere from 4 to 10 cloves, if not more. This is important to know because recipes will often call for a specific number of cloves which can vary in size greatly.

Pantry

Vegetable stock: I use vegetable stock in this recipe because of its mild flavour. It also makes this soup vegetarian. Vegetable stock is made by cooking vegetables and some spices to release the flavours. The liquid is the broth or stock that is then used for other means, such as the base for this cauliflower soup.

Maggi seasoning: Add umami flavour to your soups, stews and sauces with

Olive oil: I use olive oil for this recipe because of its mild flavour. Olive oil is the fat extracted from olives. The least processed is extra virgin olive oil, which I use in this recipe.

Quinoa noodles: Quinoa Noodles: Quinoa is a whole-grain seed that is rich in protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals. Quinoa noodles are noodles made from the quinoa flour and rice flour and are both gluten-free and vegan.

Canned white kidney beans: Kidney beans are a type of legume. They are named kidney beans because their shape looks like a human kidney. There are different kinds of kidney beans, here we use red kidney beans. Kidney beans are a good source of protein and fiber.

Canned diced tomatoes: These tomatoes are chopped and cooked then canned. Canned doesn’t necessarily mean in a can although this is how you are most likely to find them in the grocery store. Canning is a process of preserving food like the ones I used which are in a jar that  I canned myself.

Sugar: White or granulated sugar is refined sugar made from either cane sugar or beet sugar. It is completely freed of molasses through the refining process and ground to granules smaller than salt.

Herbs

Dried thyme: Made from fresh thyme, this herb has an amazing flavour that goes so well with most meats and veggies. It is part of the mint family and is a small bush, with branches that are covered in small leaves. These leaves are picked and dried to make dried thyme.

Dried basil: Basil, also called sweet basil, is an annual herb that is grown for its fragrant leaves. It is part of the mint family and is native to Asia. It is used in cooking all over the world for its slightly sweet and very distinct flavour.