Tomato soup: pure vitamin.
**1) VEGA TOMATO SOUP ** _(Calle de la Luna 9, Madrid. T. 91 070 49 69) _
One of the vegan restaurants in Madrid that seem to be here to stay it is Vega , next to the Plaza de Santa María de Soledad Torres Acosta, better known as "the one at Luna Cinemas" , but still far from the hubbub. Small, cozy, charming and even intimate, of exquisite treatment , offers homemade food made with organic products and without going overboard with prices. We like many things about Vega: organic wines, Beetroot hummus , the seaweed salad, the Thai-style vegetable curry... But Today we have come here to talk about soups . First, because we are big fans of the spoon, second because, in winter, is there anything that tempers us better than soup? And it is healthy, very healthy how are you? Better!
In Vega they prepare a tomato soup whose fame we could say that begins to cross borders (at least those in the neighborhood) : they make it, as they explain, with " roasted ripe tomatoes; leek; onion ; agave syrup; oregano; thyme; ground chili; toasted sesame oil and black sesame seeds to decorate".
For Nicolás, the cook, "what special of this tomato soup basically it's the fresh product, and then the way to do it, roasting the tomatoes in the oven , with herbs and agave syrup . To finish it with the rest of the ingredients to simmer" . Huuum (it's one of those that you end up sucking on the spoon after).
The pumpkin and vegetable cream from Punto Vegano.
**2) PUMPKIN AND VEGETABLE CREAM VEGAN POINT ** _(calle Luisa Fernanda, 27. Madrid. T. 91 294 08 40) _
Close to the Temple of Debod , this charming, tiny, vegan restaurant run by two Uruguayans passionate about veganism , usually has a spoon dish on its menu. If we don't fancy your stew red beans, rice and spinach and we want vegetables in their purest form, these days they offer us their pumpkin and vegetable cream . "We do it with pumpkin, bell peppers, onion, carrot, cauliflower, zucchini, broccoli, and green beans Vero explains to us.
"To prepare the cream sauté the peppers (red and green) and the onion in a splash of extra virgin olive oil And then we add the other ingredients. Lastly, the water. Cook over very low heat and then we grind everything very well. Ground chilli is optional ". More nutritious, impossible.
"I believe that in cold weather nothing comforts more than a hot cream ", he concludes. And we agree.
Botanique apple vichyssoise.
**3) BOTANIQUE APPLE VICHYSSOISE ** _(Calle Santa Isabel 5, Madrid. Antón Martín Market T. 616 11 74 58) _
On the **top floor of the Antón Martín market**, this small restaurant offers us what we could describe as "vegan signature cuisine" . If you hear Mushroom cream with boletus, chanterelle, shiitake and mushrooms, Magret de seitan, or Cucumber and avocado cream or, the name of the dish in question (and one of its hits), Vichyssoise Of Apple , don't you know that you are in front of a vegetable artist?
Nacho is constantly changing his menu , since he cooks with what he finds every day in the market , plus some products brought to you by eco-brand suppliers. But not all of his raw materials carry this certification, which (it must be said) also allows him to p oner menus at a more than reasonable price and authentic market cuisine ( menu without dessert, 9 euros, with dessert 11 € ) . At least a couple of times a week, there is cream of the day.
Botanique's vichyssoise change the potato of the traditional recipe for apple . But there are more secrets: "I cook with a titanium pot thanks to which the food is free of heavy metal residues", explains Nacho. "The proportion would be an onion, about three or four leeks , which are cooked first with very little water, for seven minutes and at 170 degrees. Then I lower the pot to 100 degrees, and the onion is caramelized , but without frying. Apples are added about two for this amount of onion and leek, organic rice cream and a little water". The water, by the way, is filtered "and free of any toxins", says the cook. The result is outstanding. A real hit.
oh! Important: Although they are on the market schedule of the restaurant and other premises has been expanded until 11.30 at night.
The chard and spinach cream of Rayén Vegano.
**4) CREAM OF VEGAN RAYEN CHARD AND SPINACH ** _(C/ Lope de Vega, 7. Madrid. T. 675 38 20 72) _
Who also cook with organic products whenever possible, km 0 and proximity , as well as seasonal , respecting the product and with techniques that guarantee us that we will receive all the properties of the food, they are the guys from Rayen Vegan. In addition to his fabulous self-made bread , and its brunch and breakfast one of those in which you chew very slowly so that it never ends, we like their creams: for today, we didn't know whether to opt for the chickpea and tomato with thyme , or by this Swiss chard, spinach and herbes de Provence.
"The ingredients of the cream of spinach and chard are, apart from green leafy vegetables, leek (including the green part) , white potatoes , extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper and Provencal herbs", Noemi and Paulo explain.
"Herbes de Provence, being a mixture of fresh herbs that includes thyme, marjoram, fennel and tarragon , among other, lower the bitter of spinach and Swiss chard. Is a ideal cream for winter , firstly because its components are vegetables of the season . In this way it make the most of its nutrient potential , which are the second reason we love this cream. Spinach and chard are very beneficial plants for our health: iron, calcium, antioxidants, omega 3, folic acid, vitamins A and C, potassium and magnesium are some of the trace elements that they provide us, along with a large amount of water and fiber", they point out with genuine vegan passion.
" The chard and spinach cream is ideal for a detox, it's full of antioxidants that delay cellular aging, and it's also delicious!", they conclude (while we ask can it be repeated? ) .
Black Sheep's tomato cream.
**5) BLACK SHEEP TOMATO SOUP VEGAN TABERNA ** _(Calle Buenavista 42. Madrid T. 655 33 64 74) _
In this conscientious and local assembly of Lavapiés you will find, in addition to good people and good company, vegan dishes made with proximity products (preferably from neighborhood businesses), a good gluten free deal , nail cakes to swoon over , as well as hamburgers and croquettes for those days in which you do not want to feel sooo healthy (even if you are). Between their soups, we signed up the tomato one , but we also like the Juliana ; wave cream of corn ; wave of broccoli and celery ; and those of spinach or carrot curry, which seem to us, simply, unbeatable . Y long live the winter
Chickpea and tomato cream with thyme, rich and nutritious.
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