Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
Fills 2 mason jars!
Ingredients
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1 medium butternut squash (peeled, seeded and cubed into small peices. Save the seeds for garnish)
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3/4 cup of chopped onion
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2 cloves of garlic (diced)
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2 tablespoons of olive oil
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1 teaspoon of ground pepper
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1/2 tablespoon of sea salt
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2.5 cups of water
*Low calories
*High in Fiber
*Antioxidant Carotenoids
*Helps maintain your vision
Step 1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Step 2: Toss the butternut squash, onion, garlic and olive oil in a bowl and mix.
Step 3: Pour bowl contents into a pan lined with parchment paper and then sprinkle ground pepper on top.
Step 4: Roast for 30 minutes, stirring twice, cooking until the squash is tender.
Step 5: Place the contents, water and sea salt into a large pot and boil on medium heat for 20 minutes.
Step 6: Pour pot contents into a food processor. You may have to blend a bit at a time depending on the type of the processor you have. Blend the contents until it is smooth. For your desired consistency, add more water if needed.
Step 7: Garnish with a small handful of squash seeds.
Step 8: Ready to serve!
Thick Curried Lentil Soup
Ingredients
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3 tablespoons of olive oil
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1 medium onion (chopped)
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1 medium carrot (chopped)
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2 cloved of garlic (minced)
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2.5 tablespoons of curry powder
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1 cup of green lentils
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5 1/4 cups of water
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1 can of chickpeas
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2 tablespoons of lemon juice
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2 green onions (chopped for garnish)
Step 1: At medium heat, place 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large pot on the stove and add the onions and carrots. Stir occasionally for 4 minutes.
Step 2: Add the garlic and curry powder and stir for 2 minutes.
Step 3: Add the 5 cups of water and lentils. Simmer until the lentils are tender for 40 minutes.
Step 4: Meanwhile, in a food processor, puree the chickpeas, lemon juice, 1/4 cup of water and remaining 2 tablespoons of garlic.
Step 5: Add this puree to the pot of lentil soup on the stove and mix it for 5 minutes.
Step 6: Ready to serve!
*High in Fiber
*Helps reduce blood cholesterol
*Helps stabilize blood sugar
*Strong source of iron
Fills 2 mason jars!
Carrot Ginger Soup
Ingredients
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8 large carrots (peeled and chopped)
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2 medium sweet onions (chopped)
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1 teaspoon ginger (minced)
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1 garlic clove (minced)
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pinch of cinnamon
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4 cups water
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2 tablespoons olive oil
Step 1: Add olive oil to a pot on the stove. Add the garlic and onions at medium heat for 5 minutes.
Step 2: Add carrot and ginger to the pot. Stir and mix with garlic and onions and medium heat for 5 minutes.
Step 3: Add pinch of cinnamon and stir with other ingredients in the pot at medium heat for 2 minutes.
Step 4: Add water to the pot and boil with ingredients at medium heat for 30 minutes.
Step 5: Add mixture in pot to a food processor and blend until smooth. Depending on the size of the food processor, you may have to do this in parts.
Step 6: Ready to serve!
*Helps maintain your vision
*Liver protection
*Anti-Inflammatory properties
*Muscle pain reduction
*Helps relieve nausea
Fills 2 mason jars!
Beet Soup
Ingredients
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5 large beets
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1/4 cup white onion (chopped)
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1 garlic clove
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4.5 cups water
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1/4 cup goat cheese (crumbled for garnish)
Step 1: Boil beets in a pot over the stove on medium heat for 40 minutes with the skin left on.
Step 2: Drain the beets into a strainer. Rinse under cold water so it is not too hot to handle when removing the skin.
Step 3: Chop beets into medium chunks and put in a food processor along with the white onion, garlic and water. Blend until smooth.
Step 4: Add a pinch of the crumbled goat cheese for garnish.
Step 5: Ready to serve!
*Helps lower blood pressure
*High in Fiber
*Helps the detoxification process
Fills 2 mason jars!
Creamy Tomato Soup (Vegan)
Ingredients
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1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes
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1.5 cups water
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8 medium sized tomatoes
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1 garlic clove
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1/2 cup cashews (soaked)
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1 teaspoon nutritional yeast
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pinch of oregano (for garnish)
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pinch of pepper (for garnish)
Step 1: Soak the sun-dried tomatoes in the water for 15 minutes. Don't drain the water. Keep it.
Step 2: Put the soaked sun-dried tomatoes with their water in a food processor. Add the tomatoes, garlic, nutritional yeast, and cashews and blend until smooth.
Step 3: Add soup to a pot and warm over the stove on medium for about 20 minutes. Mix every 5 minutes.
Step 4: Garnish with oregano and pepper.
Step 5: Ready to serve!
*Reduces asthma symptoms
*Vitamin A
*Helps maintain strong bones
Fills 2 mason jars!
Creamy Celery Soup (Vegan)
Ingredients
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3 cups water
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1/2 cup cashews
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1/4 cup spinach (chopped)
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15 stalks celery (13 chopped and 2 diced)
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2 garlic cloves
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3/4 cup nutritional yeast
Step 1: Blend the water, cashews, spinach, chopped celery, garlic cloves and nutritional yeast in a food processor. Blend until smooth.
Step 2: Transfer this mix into a pan on the stove. Add in the diced celery and cook at medium heat for 20 mintues.
Step 3: I kept a few of the diced celery for garnish and a sprinkle of nutritional yeast that was at the bottom of the measuring glass.
Step 4: Ready to serve!
*Anti-Inflammatory support
*Digestive Tract support
*Cardiovascular support
Fills 2 mason jars!