Soups American ✦ Inspired by: Star Trek

Vulcan Plomeek Soup

A real Earth-kitchen interpretation of Vulcan plomeek soup made with leeks, carrots, lima beans, cauliflower, green beans, tomatoes, corn, herbs and lemon. The source surrounds it with enough Star Trek jokes to require a tricorder, but underneath all that is a perfectly workable vegetable soup.

Vulcan Plomeek Soup

What It Is

This is a vegetable-heavy blended soup inspired by Vulcan plomeek soup from Star Trek. The Earth version uses leeks, garlic, carrots, beans, cauliflower, tomatoes, corn, basil, parsley and lemon.

Origin

Plomeek soup is fictional food from Star Trek’s Vulcan culture. The cookbook converts the fictional dish into an Earth-cookable vegetable soup and gives Vulcan as its in-universe origin.

Fun Fact

Fictional foods often become real recipes through fan cookbooks and adaptations. Plomeek soup is one of Star Trek’s long-running food references, though exact ingredients vary by adaptation because Vulcan agriculture remains stubbornly unavailable at Safeway.

Prep
20 min
Cook
40 min
Temp
Stovetop simmer
Total
1 hr
Servings
6 bowls
(2 if company's coming and you're only pretending to like them)
Difficulty
easy
Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Nut-Free
Diet
Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free
Away Mission
65 min walk
(equivalent to explaining humour to Data, twice)
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Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp avocado oil
  • 2 cups chopped leeks
  • 2 tbsp minced garlic
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 cups carrots, peeled and sliced
  • 1 cup lima beans
  • 1 cup cauliflower florets
  • 2 cups fresh green beans
  • 8 cups vegetable broth
  • 4 cups chopped tomatoes
  • 2 cups corn kernels
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 2–3 fresh basil leaves
  • ¼ cup chopped parsley
  • 2 tsp lemon juice

Steps

  1. Heat avocado oil in a large stockpot over medium heat.
  2. Add leeks, garlic and salt and cook until they begin to soften.
  3. Add carrots, lima beans, cauliflower and green beans. Cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  4. Increase heat and add vegetable broth. Bring to a simmer.
  5. Add tomatoes, corn and pepper. Reduce heat, cover and cook about 30 minutes, until vegetables are tender.
  6. Remove from heat and blend to your preferred consistency.
  7. Stir in parsley, basil and lemon juice.
  8. Serve with grated Parmesan if desired.

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Notes

The Vulcan-language comedy text in the source is treated as parody and not as authoritative constructed-language translation.

Nutrition Facts
Per 1 bowl
Calories 300
Burning this off: one beer-league hockey game, including the fighting.
% Daily Value*
Fat 2.5 g 3%
Saturated + Trans 0 g 0%
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 1490 mg 65%
Carbohydrate 61.0 g
Fibre 14.0 g 50%
Sugars 15.0 g 15%
Protein 16.0 g
Potassium 1750 mg 37%
Calcium 190 mg 15%
Iron 6.9 mg 38%
*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot. Sodium levels calculated in a country with universal healthcare — and it's free, so don't worry about it too much.
A genuinely respectable nutrition profile. No red flags here — go ahead and feel a little smug about it.

Substitutions

Add avocado as suggested in the source. Use different beans or seasonal vegetables. Parmesan can be added for a non-vegan version. Do not use a warp core. This remains sound advice.

Storage

Refrigerate in a covered container for up to 4 days.

Freezing

Freeze in airtight portions for up to 3 months.