This soup makes a great side to my Vegan Thai Red Curry, Pineapple Fried Rice, and Green Thai Curry. Do you love the spicy welcome soup you get at the Thai restaurant? It is the Tom Yum Soup! But did you know most restaurants will add fish sauce to it? The soup isn’t Vegan anymore if they do! I love making tom yum soup at home especially in fall & winter. Fall marks the beginning of the allergy season and continues until spring. I am very susceptible to runny nose, cough, and headache in cold weather. Sipping on this soup is very comforting. Tom yum soup won’t cure a cold but it will definitely soothe your body. It is the easiest dump and cook soup that I make with just 10 minutes of my active time.
Low carb, low-calorie soup for a win!!
Tom Yum soup is indeed a guilt-free soup. It is not heavy on carbs or fat. No cream, butter, or milk are required to make this soup. It tastes amazing without all of these additions. It is loaded with Vitamin C and goodness of vegetables. This soup is gluten-free, vegan, and full of refreshing flavors from the lemon juice. Consider having a bowl or two before your main meal or swap your evening coffee or even green tea with this more substantial option. I devoured bowls and bowls of this soup during my pregnancy when I was detected with gestational diabetes. Back then I kept it less spicy for me to avoid acid reflux. It is an excellent soup for folks having Diabetes. It won’t spike up your sugar level and keep you full between meals.
Authentic ingredients are great. But there is always a workaround!
Do you open up a recipe and the words galangal, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves make you nervous?? This, in my experience, is the number 1 reason not to try Thai cuisine at home. But did you know there are always close substitutes that work as well as the authentic ones? I don’t have access to a great Asian grocery store and it is very difficult to source some of these ingredients. I assume this is your life story too! We love Thai food and the restaurants near me do not serve great vegan Thai food. So I mostly make it at home. The substitutes are given below work like a charm and so close to the authentic. Use ginger instead of galangal. Add some lemon zest and juice instead of kaffir lime leaves and lemongrass. I like to use Italian basil instead of Thai and everything falls into place.
Ingredients to make Vegan tom yum soup
Vegetable Broth or better than bullion – Please do not use just plain water to make this soup. Using broth will amplify the taste of this tom yum soup manifolds. It will taste like it has been simmering all day. Veggies – Mushrooms, Chopped cabbage, cucumber, celery, tomatoes, canned baby corn, and zucchini. You may add or swap the veggies to cauliflower, broccoli, and more variety of mushrooms. Spices – Red curry paste, salt, pepper. TasteMakers – Ginger, garlic, basil, cilantro, lemongrass, fresh lemon juice makes this soup simply amazing. Protein (totally optional) – I like to add some firm tofu cubes towards the end for making this soup more filling.
How to make Tom Yum Soup at home.
As I mentioned earlier, this is one of the easiest soups to make. All you have to do is chop the veggies, dump all the ingredients in the pot and let it simmer for few minutes. By the way, don’t bother to finely cut the veggies, big chunks totally work. I love to pressure cook this soup in my Instant Pot but any big pot over a stovetop will work.
Smart tips to make the best vegan tom yum soup at home
Always keep in mind that this soup is spicy and tangy. Taste the soup several times and adjust the lemon or spicy sauce accordingly. Vegetable broth and tomatoes add a lot of taste to this soup in a short span of time, so please use it. Adding lemongrass, basil and cilantro will make the soup taste exactly like the restaurant one. Use an Instant Pot for hands-free cooking.
Possible substitutes for ingredients
Where to find ingredients to make Thai food?
If you want authentic ingredients then your local Asian grocery store will have them. In the United States, stores like Safeway, Sprouts, Trader’s Joe, Whole Foods carry Vegan Thai curry paste in the noodle or Asian sauces aisle. You can easily find ginger, lemongrass, basil, cilantro in the produce section. Some stores sell crushed lemongrass paste in tubes. Check with the store associate for the same. Tofu is widely available in every grocery store.
Difference between Tom Yum and Tom Kha
The only difference between the both are that you add coconut milk to the latter. That is it. This is like 2 in 1 recipe. If you are in a mood to have Tom Kha then just add some coconut milk to this soup. KEEP IN TOUCH – Are we friends yet? Let’s connect on-Facebook| Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter. Never miss a recipe. Please subscribe to my blog. It is free! Pin this photo for future reference.
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