I love to make this simple soup when it's time for a light but warming lunch or dinner! This recipe, is more of a guideline, really. Add whatever veggies you have on hand, as substitutions work just fine. This 'template' is very 'negotiable'. Sometimes I add fresh spring herbs to the mix. Making a SPRING SOUP ? It's a good habit. It's easy + takes very little time. We can change it up every time we make it.
Spring Soup Template
NOTE: This is a delicious soup. There are lots of ingredients. We can make a yummy soup with ONE veggie instead. Your choice!
Lighten up with Spring Soup
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon Olive oil
- 4 leeks diced
- 1 cup celery diced, uncooked
- 1 cup carrots diced, uncooked
- 1 cup peppers red, yellow uncooked
- 3 teaspoon garlic minced
- 1 cup peas fresh or frozen
- 1 teaspoon Sea Salt optional
- 1 Bay leaf
- 2 green onions thinly sliced
- 2 l 64oz vegetable broth
- 1 19 oz can Cannelini beans drained + rinsed
- Optional: Dash or 2 of Tamari and/or your fave hot sauce.
Instructions
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Heat oil in your favourite soup pot over medium heat. Add leeks, carrots, celery, 1 green onion bay leaf and the salt.
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Cook, stirring often, until vegetables begin to soften; 8-10 minutes.
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Add the garlic and the red peppers, and cook for about 1 minute.
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Add the broth; increase the heat to high and bring to a boil.
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Turn the heat back to medium and add the beans, tomatoes and peas.
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Simmer for about 10 minutes.
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Remove the bay leaf + compost.
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Soup is ready now. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
This soup is delicious as described or we can use an immersion blender to 'cream it up'.
When blended, these soups have a lovely creamy consistency + same great taste!!
Yesterday, when I made this soup, I left out the beans and added a little chopped dandelion, chard & arugula.
These greens boost the nutritive value of the dish and make it a "detoxifying soup"!
*If you decide to add greens to your soup, add them at about the 8 minute mark. Chop the greens into small pieces to make the soup easy to enjoy! Top with the 2nd green onion, sliced on the diagonal and a dollop of pesto for a great flavour 'punch'!
Here's one version of this tasty nutritive spring soup !!!
I hope you'll try this simple Spring Soup
To our health --- Carol xo
Daniela Li
I have to tell you Imade this soup the other day and added 2 tablespoons of freshly grated horseradish......yes I love a kick...it turned out absolutely fantastic!
Keep the tips coming
carollittle
Thanks Daniela, for your comment! Yes, that freshly grated horseradish will give the soup a great heat boost ~ I am a fan for sure! Enjoy!