Will you be celebrating a vegan Passover? Or a plant-powered Hanukkah? Or do you just have a hankering for nostalgic matzo ball soup? This vegan matzo ball soup is so good it’s worth enjoying all year round!
Over the years I’ve experimented with a lot of vegan matzo ball recipes, often with little luck. Matzo balls are very delicate and are traditionally held together with eggs, so it can be challenging to find plant-based ingredients (egg replacers) that bind the matzo meal together effectively. Too many times I’ve made perfect-looking matzo balls that end up disintegrating when you boil them in the soup. Well, friends, I’ve finally found my dream recipe that really works!
The star ingredient this recipes uses in place of eggs? Silken tofu!
I tried this recipe from Vegan: The Cookbook with great success. Now I make it for Passover, for Hanukkah, for sick days, on chilly days, and heck, even in the heart of summer. It’s really easy to make and a true crowd-pleaser. So load up your pantry with matzo meal and get cooking!
Note: It’s key to allow the matzo meal mixture to sit overnight in the fridge, so don’t skip that step.
Matzo meal is vegan, and most matzo ball mixes are too! This recipe calls for matzo meal, which you can find at most grocery stores or online. But if you have matzo ball mix on hand, that will work as well, you can just adjust the recipe slightly!
Matzo ball mixes already contain baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) so you can leave out the baking powder in this recipe. They’re also usually pre-mixed with spices like celery seed, garlic, onion, and pepper, so there’s no need to add your own. Just calculate the amount of silken tofu and olive oil you need to use to fit with the amount of matzo ball mix you have (and approximation is fine), add in some nutritional yeast, and you’re golden! I have done this before on multiple occasions.
Recipe from Vegan: The Cookbook by French vegan chef Jean-Christian Jury. Jean-Christian Jury opened the doors to his first vegan restaurant in Berlin, Germany called La Mano Verde, and now shares many of his best recipes in this book.
This new cookbook is packed with 500 plant-powered recipes inspired by cuisines around the world. The recipes are simple, to-the-point, and many are accompanied by stunning photos like the one you see above. The book is giant and will keep you feasting on unique, fresh recipes for years to come. Enjoy!
Whether you’re getting ready to celebrate a vegan Passover, vegan Hanukkah, or just want to whip up some delicious traditional Jewish vegan recipes, we’ve got you. Here are a few resources and recipes that can help!
This vegan matzo ball soup recipe and photo were published with permission from Phaidon Press and the author and chef Jean-Christian Jury. All rights reserved. Article written by Michelle Cehn and edited by Amanda Meth. Please note that this article may contain affiliate links that support our work at World of Vegan.
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Do I need to press the tofu before adding it?
Not with silken tofu since it’s so soft. Just drain and use 🙂
Thanks so much. Preparing it today, can’t wait!
Can you explain the measurements? E.g. silken tofu, 1 lb 2 oz and 500 g or is it just 500 g? The way it is written or appears is confusing. The recipe looks delicious!
Hi Rachel! That’s just the conversion, it’s just 500 grams or about 1 lb. Just fixed the recipe card so that it’s a little clearer. Hope you try it! 🙂
This is great! I had NO idea tofu could be used for a recipe like this!
Pretty neat, right? Tofu is so versatile! Silken tofu can be used to make chocolate puddings, pies, custards, and more. Check this out for even more ideas: https://www.worldofvegan.com/silken-tofu-recipes/
Can you freeze the matzo balls?
I’ve never tried, actually! I wouldn’t mess with them before they’re cooked, since the batter can be quite finicky, but if you try freezing them after cooking, I’d love to know how it goes!
love a good matzo ball soup, super yummy
I’ve been trying to find the best vegan matzo ball soup recipe for AGES! I’ve made so many previous recipes where the matzo balls fall apart during cooking, and it’s heartbreaking and totally soup-ruining. These matzo balls hold together and are delicious, they bring me right back to my childhood and eating matzo ball soup during passover!
Oooh, this matzo ball soup looks mouthwatering! Must make it asap!
This looks deelish!
Need to try this one! It looks so unique and tasty!
I’ve made this recipe a few times and it’s great!