The Green Soup

All the healthiness before...

...The deliciousness after

 

Thoughts & Inspiration

This soup is green deliciousness and can be enjoyed any time of the year.  It may not be a beautiful vibrant green after being pureed, but it sure is light, healthy, satisfying and full of flavor!

Cook Time: 30 minutes   
Serves 4 

Ingredients 

1½ large zucchinis, chopped into large cubes

10 baby carrots

2 large celery stems, chopped into 5-6 pieces

3 stems of green onions, chopped into a few pieces (or 1/4 white onion, chopped)

½ bag of baby spinach

2 cloves of garlic, smashed

3 cups of water

Sea salt

Pepper

1 Tbls fresh chopped parsley

Optional: 2 Tbls light cream or 3 triangle wedges of Laughing Cow Swiss Cheese

In a deep soup pot toss in all ingredients except the parsley, sea salt and optional ingredients.  Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to a simmer.  Place a lid halfway on pot and simmer vegetables for 15-20 minutes.  After about 20 minutes test a baby carrot to see if your soup is ready – you should be able to slice right through the carrot without any effort.  If so, remove soup from heat and if the carrot isn’t quite ready, simmer for an additional 5 minutes.  Allow soup to cool for 10-15 minutes.  Transfer to a blender (Optional: if using Laughing Cow cheese add wedges into blender at this point) and puree all the vegetables with the fresh parsley.  Pour soup back into pot and add sea salt and pepper to taste (Optional: You may add cream at this step if desired).

Optional Garnish:  Finely slice a couple scallions and sprinkle on top of soup.  You can also serve a few garlic croutons on the side.  The picture above is garnished with fresh cracked pink, green and black peppercorns.  Enjoy!