Vegan French Onion Soup

This is the perfect soup for a cold day.  It's starting to get cold here in Boston and I decided it would be great to veganize this recipe.  You could jazz it up a bit with some toasted bread and Daiya cheese, but it's great nice and simple too.

French Onion Soup
Ingredients:
2 large or 4 medium onions,finely chopped
1 leek, white part only, chopped fine
4 cups of vegetable stock\broth
2 cloves garlic,minced
1/2 teaspoon black pepper,freshly ground
1 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon of chickpea flour
2 tablespoons of Balsamic vinegar (or dry red wine)
2 bay leafs


Heat oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and leeks and saute until lightly brown. Add the garlic and saute another minute or two.

Cover and cook for 25-30 minutes on medium-low heat until onions and leeks are brown,stir occasionally. Add the pepper and salt and bring to a slow boil.

Mix in the chickpea flour  and Balsamic and add to the boiling onion mixture,keep stirring to prevent lumps. Simmer for about 3-4 minutes. Add the vegetable broth and simmer covered for 15 minutes.  

Remove the bay leaf and serve.