Vegan Creamy Wild Rice Soup

Name: Vegan Creamy Wild Rice Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 yellow onion (diced); 1 sweet potato (medium, diced); 1 carrot (large, diced); 2 stalks celery (diced); 5 cloves garlic (minced); 1 tbsp paprika; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp dried thyme; 2 tbsp nutritional yeast; 1 cup wild rice blend (or basmati ); 6 cups vegetable broth; 15 oz chickpeas (1 can, drained and rinsed); 2 handfuls kale (chopped); ¼ cup cashew butter (or tahini, or coconut milk); ½ lemon (juiced); salt (to taste)