Blended Hemp Hearts in the Soup Pot

Blended hemp hearts thicken and enrich a soup the way cream does, which makes them useful in dairy-free cooking. These recipes cover puréed vegetable soups, chowders, brothy noodle bowls and hearty lentil pots, with guidance on when to blend the seeds into the base and when to keep them as a toasted garnish. Because heat dulls hemp's delicate flavour, most recipes finish the pot off the burner with a drizzle of oil or a spoonful of seeds.