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Vegan Wild Rice Soup is easy to make in the Instant Pot pressure cooker. It’s creamy and comforting while being dairy-free, gluten-free, and oil-free.
Just look at that creamy goodness!
About 25 years ago I visited Minnesota for the first time.
I was really excited to try wild rice soup since I had heard so much about it.
While I wasn’t vegan back then, I was lactose intolerant.
And I was so disappointed when I learned it was a cream-based soup.
But it looked so delicious!
I had major food envy.
Thankfully, now I know how to make traditional creamy recipes dairy-free by using plant-based ingredients such as cashews.
And now I get to enjoy Vegan Wild Rice Soup whenever I want since it’s so easy to make in the Instant Pot!
Do you have an Instant Pot electric pressure cooker? I highly recommend it!
I bought mine many years ago.
In fact, the model I have is the original version which has since been discontinued.
But it still works great!
I use my Instant Pot several times a week.
I love it for cooking beans and grains.
For example, I always use it for making quinoa when I want to make recipes such as Avocado Quinoa Salad, Tabbouleh, and Cilantro Lime Quinoa because it turns out perfectly every time.
All varieties of rice cook perfectly as well, even wild rice!
I regularly use it to make Wild Rice Salad with Apple and Pomegranate, Coconut Jasmine Rice, and Basmati Rice Pilaf.
And you can also use to to make easy and healthy Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes.
But let’s get back to talking about how to prepare Vegan Wild Rice Soup in the Instant Pot.
Making it is very simple:
Saute onion, garlic, carrots, and celery in a little water.
Add the uncooked wild rice, soaked dried chickpeas (garbanzo beans), vegetable broth or water, and some seasonings.
Close the lid and set the manual function (pressure cook) for 25 minutes.
Let the pressure release naturally.
Meanwhile, blend raw cashews and water to make cashew cream.
Add the cashew cream, salt and pepper, to taste, and enjoy your Vegan Wild Rice Soup!
Doesn’t that sound easy?
Plus you won’t miss the dairy or oil!
And if you’re looking for more soups to make in the Instant Pot, check out the recipes for Indo-Chinese Corn Soup, Instant Pot Lentil Soup, and Vegan Potato Corn Chowder.
Now let’s make Vegan Wild Rice Soup!
Vegan Wild Rice Soup in the Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 1 cup diced onion
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 1 cup diced celery
- 1 cup dried chickpeas (garbanzo beans) soaked for a few hours or overnight
- 1 cup wild rice
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 5 cups vegetable broth or water
- 1/2 cup raw cashews (soaked for 30 minutes in hot water if you don't have a high speed blender)
- 1/2 cup water
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
Instructions
- Using the Saute function, saute the onions in a splash of water until they are softened and slightly translucent.
- Add the garlic and saute for about 30 seconds more.
- Add the carrots and celery and a few more splashes of water, as necessary, if the pot is dry. Saute for a few minutes until the vegetables are softened.
- Add the chickpeas, wild rice, bay leaf, thyme, and vegetable broth or water and stir to combine.
- Close the lid and set the timer for 25 minutes on Manual.
- Allow the pressure to release naturally.
- Meanwhile, in a high-speed blender such as a Vitamix, blend the cashews and 1/2 cup water until very smooth.
- Remove the lid once the pressure has released. Add the cashew mixture and stir well. Add salt and pepper, to taste, and enjoy!
MaryB
Would like to try this soup, but I don’t have an Instant Pot. I could cook on the stove top or I do have a slower cooker. Do you have alternate instructions for someone who does not have an instant pot? Thanks. Looks delicious!
Amy
Thank you, Mary! You can make it on the stove top. I haven’t tried it myself, but another reader left a comment with how they successfully did it: ” I made this tonight on the stove, cooked according to the directions for my wild rice (added 2.5 cups of water, bring to a boil, simmer covered for 45 min) It came out delicious!”