When I was 16, I worked part-time at a drugstore. I have so many memories from this first job. To this day, it's actually the job I've loved the most. This is neither here nor there, but maybe you wanted to know that about me. Even if you didn't, the fact that I worked there is sort of relevant to this post. In the same lot, there was a Greek place that served the best Avgolemono soup in the entire world. I've never been to Greece, so I'm taking the liberty of assuming that this place truly had the best. It was creamy, it was thick, it was lemony, and it was chicken-y. So very, very not vegan, since it's a chicken and egg-based soup.

This past weekend, we went to a Greek restaurant with my parents. My mom (who is very decidedly un-vegan) got the Avgolemono soup. Obviously I wasn't going to taste it to see if it rivaled my soup of yore. My mother said it was delicious, and said "You can't veganize this." Oh, ho ho...don't EVER challenge this wench like that! I've succeeded in making an eggless, chickenless soup that rivals even the most un-vegan version out there.This is probably my most favorite vegan re-creation out of my own kitchen to date, and I'll forever hold it near and dear to my heart. I *love* soup!

(Please note that I am working on an upcoming cookbook, and I am going to release the soup recipe to my testers first! Do make the sandwich, though, because it's also quite tasty.)

I also had some storebought vegan feta in my fridge that I've been dying to try. So I decided to throw together a version of a sandwich I used to absolutely love at a brunch place in Florida.


Vegan Avgolemono Soup



Yummy Greek-ish Veggie Pita
Serves 2

8 TB hummus (I make my own, but cheating is fine, too!)
2 C fresh baby spinach leaves
1/2 C sliced mushrooms
1/4 cucumber, sliced
1/2 large tomato, sliced
1 red bell pepper, roasted, and cut into strips
1/4 C diced vegan feta (I used storebought, but I sometimes make my own out of tofu/brine/lemon juice!)
2 whole wheat pitas, split

Divide ingredients between 4 pita halves (It helps to put the hummus in first, and then stick the rest of the ingredients to it!). Serve!