Vegan Clam Chowder is creamy, rich, and satisfying. The other amazing trait that this soup brings is a freshness that you can only get with the hearts of palm as the star of this dish.
Warm a large pot on medium heat. Sauté potato, celery, carrot, onion, and garlic until soft and translucent. Add dry vermouth, white wine, vegetable stock, bay leaf, plant milk, kelp granules & kombu sheet.
In a small bowl, combine flour and ½ cup plant milk, and stir until combined to make a slurry. Add to the pot slowly while stirring. Increase heat to medium, and stir occasionally until it thickens. Add salt to taste. Cook for 30 minutes, until potatoes are tender.
Remove the kombu sheet, thyme sprigs, and bay leaves. Using a spider strainer, remove half of the potato, celery, and onion mixture and set aside.
Puree until smooth.
Add cashew cream and whisk to combine. Add the potato, celery, and onion mixture back in.
Add hearts of palm. Continue to cook for 5 more minutes or until the hearts of palm are warm.
To serve in a Sourdough Bread Bowl, cut the top off a medium sized Sourdough roll, remove the bread on the inside, toast in oven with “lid” & Excess bread on the side.