Spring Time Soups
From ladysilver08 9 years ago
- 30 to make
- Serves 2-3
To me spring time is preparation time. Preparation for sunny days, warmer days, fun days, vacation days, relaxing days... you get the point. More and more of my friends are hitting the gyms to work on their summer bodies. Read more They are spring cleaning, detoxing and all sorts of things that to them, symbolizes the end of the dreadful winter days. I love the spring, rain and all (except the allergies). Watching the trees come back to life, flowers blooming, and we can't forget the sidewalk cafes and restaurants with outdoor seating. Its all serene to me. So since we are lightening the loads of our lives and saying good bye to winter, we are going to keep it light, healthy and delicious today. Soups are the way to go. Let's face it, you got a lot to do before the summer time, but you still got to eat, right? So lets keep it moving by increasing protein, fiber and antioxidants in our routine. Whether you are working out or not, you've got to feed those muscles of yours with protein. Fiber keeps you fuller longer and antioxidants boosts your immune system, which is very helpful if you suffer from seasonal allergies. Who wants to be sick in the summer? Not me and hopefully not you either. So lets gear up our bodies this spring so that we can have a blast in the summer and hopefully develop some health habits along the way. I'm going to show you 2 soups that will be filling and delicious, but won't weigh you down. There's nothing better than soup on a rainy day (at least for me anyway). In my last post "Situation Preparation" I prepared quite a few things and because of that, making these soups will be quick and easy. See less
Ingredients
- Ginger cashew butternut squash Soup shopping list
- 1 package of pre-cut or frozen butternut squash - high in potassium and vitamin A, vitamin C, B-6 and fiber shopping list
- 1 quart of frozen turkey Stock or vegetable stock (refer to the "Situation Preparation" post for recipe) shopping list
- 1/2 inch piece of fresh ginger - sliced - anti-inflammatory shopping list
- 1/2 cup cashews - protein, iron, magnesium essential fatty acids shopping list
- 1 Scallion sliced shopping list
- Salt to taste shopping list
- Pepper to taste shopping list
- chicken Soup shopping list
- 1 whole chicken breasts (boneless & skinless) cut in cubes - high in protein shopping list
- 1 quart frozen turkey stock shopping list
- 2-3 carrots ( I scored a yellow carrot at the market so I'm adding that in this too) - high in vitamin A, potassium shopping list
- 1 Leek - potassium and vitamin A shopping list
- 1 Sprig of Sage - potassium shopping list
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (optional) - metabolism booster shopping list
- Salt to taste shopping list
- Pepper to taste shopping list
How to make it
- Ginger Cashew Butternut Squash Soup
- By now you should know that I'm all about saving time, which is the reason why I chose to use pre-cut butternut squash for this soup. Preparing squash for a meal can be a bit time consuming. If you have the time and don't mind then by all means go on ahead and use a whole butternut squash. In a small pot, melt down and bring to a boil your stock. Add the cut pieces of butternut squash and cook in the stock until its fork tender. For this soup you are either going to need an immersion blender (a.k.a. stick blender) or a blender. If using an immersion blender, add the ginger and the cashews to the squash and the stock, insert the blender and blend until smooth. If using a blender, scoop out the cooked squash and put in the blender. then pour in the hot stock. Add the ginger and the cashews to the blender as well. Blend until smooth. Salt and Pepper to taste. Serve in your soup bowl, then add some sliced scallion. See Photo
- Chicken Soup
- In a small pan, cook the chicken See Photo. Add salt & Pepper to taste. In a small pot, melt down the frozen stock an bring to a boil. Add the carrots and the sage and cook until carrots are tender, approximately 5 minutes See Photo. Add the leeks, red pepper flakes (if you want) then the cooked chicken. Salt and pepper to taste See Photo. Serve.
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