Showing posts with label soup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label soup. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients:
2 pounds of pumpkin, cut into chunks
3 large baking potatoes, cut into chunks
1 large sweet potato
3 cups of chicken stock
2 cups of water
½ teaspoon of dried rosemary
½ cup of grated parmesan cheese
½ teaspoon of salt
½ teaspoon of ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon of ground white pepper

In a large saucepan, combine the pumpkin, potatoes, onion, chicken stock, water and rosemary. Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes or until the pumpkin is tender.
Remove pumpkin and peel skins. Return meat to pot. Puree.
Add the cheese, salt, nutmeg, and 

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Raw Carrot Ginger Soup

Carrot-Ginger Soup

INGREDIENTS
1/2-inch piece fresh ginger
6 large carrots
1 avocado, peeled and pitted
2 tablespoons loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves
1 tablespoon Bragg Liquid Aminos
1 1/3 cups White Sauce (see recipe below)
Black sesame seeds, for garnish

PREPARATION
1. Finely grate the ginger on a ginger grater or fine grater to extract the juice (you should have about 1 teaspoon). Using a homogenizing juicer, homogenize the carrots (you should have about 2 cups).

2. Place the ginger and carrot juices, avocado, cilantro, and Braggs in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour the soup into individual serving bowls, top each with about 1/3 cup of the sauce, and garnish with the sesame seeds.

White Sauce

SERVINGS
3 cups

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup macadamia nuts
1/4 cup pine nuts
1/2 cup cashews
1 cup filtered water, plus additional for thinning, if needed
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon Bragg Liquid Aminos
2 teaspoons nutritional yeast
Juice of 1 lemon

PREPERATION
1. Place the macadamia nuts, pine nuts, and cashews in a bowl, cover with the water, and soak for 2 to 6 hours, until smooth and creamy. Drain. Place all of the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth, adding additional water, if needed, to obtain a creamy consistency.

Recipe courtesy of The Raw Truth by Jeremy A Safron. Reprinted with permission from The Raw Truth, Second Edition: Recipes and Resources for the Living Foods Lifestyle. Copyright © 2011 by Jeremy A. Safron, Celestial Arts, an imprint of Ten Speed Press, a division of the Crown Publishing Group, Berkeley, CA. Photo Credit: Eniko Perhacs.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Butternut Squash Apple Soup Recipe

Butternut Squash Apple Soup Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 yellow onion, chopped
  • 1 rib of celery, chopped
  • I carrot, chopped
  • 1 Tbsp butter
  • 1 butternut squash, peeled, seeds removed, chopped
  • 1 tart green apple, peeled, cored, chopped (squash and apple should be at a 3 to 1 ratio)
  • 3 cups chicken broth (or vegetable broth if vegetarian)*
  • Pinches of nutmeg, cinnamon, salt and pepper

*If cooking gluten-free, use gluten-free broth.

Method

Combine butter, onion, celery, and carrot in large saucepan. Cook for 5 minutes. Add squash, apple, and broth. Bring to boil. Simmer for 10 minutes or until squash is soft. Puree. Add spices to taste.

Serves 4-6.