“There are no hurdles or constraints whatsoever, so If you could arrange a special surprise that totally blows their mind for someone, for whom and what would it be?”
I then think of a chef that changed the world. Julia Child. Wait…
THE Julia Child? Why, yes.
Julia Child.
“… thinking back on it now reminds that the pleasures of the table, and of life, are infinite – toujours bon appétit!”
Wow. Bon appétit!
That was her special catch phrase she uttered at the end of her cooking show! Getting back on track, I would like to propose a special recipe for the second last meal of Julia Child.
What would I use? How would I make it exquisite? Would it be good enough? She is the authority on French cuisine and I am attempting to make her a meal????
What have I gotten myself into?!
Okay, do not panic. Keep Calm and Carry On, or whatever that weird meme is.
For the base…
I imagine a wonderfully rich vegetable broth with carrots and celery, boiled down to a thick consistency.
When you start to sauté the onions, the kitchen will reek with unbelievable scents. Add a bit of garlic and everyone will start to drool…
Place some herbes de provence in the onions and the spirit of France will come alive in your kitchen!
Transfer everything to a soup pot and start to simmer to a boil.
French Onion Soup must be accompanied by bread of some fashion.
Start to toast sliced french baguette in a toaster oven and add a basil pesto halfway through. Once the toast is crispy, remove from the oven and let sit until the soup comes to a boil.
Place the savory soup into individual bowls and top with a slice of the basil baguette. All of the ingredients will be toasty and warm and now comes time to top with cheese!
CHEESE?! But this is a vegan blog!
“You do not consume cheese!” some may say.
Alas, there does exist some creation of a vegan cheese that would adorn this soup most royally.
Daiya makes an excellent vegan havarti cheese that comes from the vegan goddess of cheese! I actually used this on my Buffalo Tempeh Burger awhile back! It was divine.
The soup is almost complete. With herbes de provence, the french scent is heavily apparent. Basil baguettes top the savory soup with a crisp crunch. Heavenly havarti adds a sharp undertone to the top of the soup. All that is left is the garnish.
Take a sprig of rosemary and shed those little leaves upon the melty, gooey, crispy, crunchy, savory, salty soup for the perfect vegan French Onion Soup!
If this intrigues your senses, look forward to the specific recipe coming soon! This super exciting blogging challenge gave me the inspiration to construct a vegan French Onion Soup in real life. I will shop this weekend and try to bring this potential recipe to life!
A huge thank you to Confessions of a Part-time Working Mom for this wonderful prompt! To read more of her stuff, click here!
This challenge has been organized by Karen, her blog HERE!
To see the other entries in the challenge this month, here is a list of the blogs that are participating in this Secret Subject Swap!
(trust me, this was exceedingly fun and made me think of a fun way to write my blog!)
Impoverished Vegan 