Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Soup for the Soul

I can finally say for the first time ever, I made homemade soup. Yup. This is a first. I wasn't feeling so hot today as I am getting sick so I decided soup would be a smart go-to for dinner. I was planning on buying a can of soup as I was feeling extremely lazy, however, for whatever reason I got a pep in my step and decided to race to the store and get the ingredients. Well, maybe I didn't race...it was more like a slow paced creep...

I would love to say I came up with this recipe, however, that just isn't the case. I found this recipe in Kris Carr's "Crazy Sexy Diet" book which for all of you who don't own it- get your s*** together. You can get it on Amazon for nothin. Anyhow, this soup took no time at all just a lil dicing and slicing. 

What you need:

1 cup water
1 large zucchini, chopped
2 medium tomatoes, quartered
3 stalks of celery, chopped
2 cups carrots, chopped
2 dates, pitted
1 clove garlic
2 teaspoons Himalayan crystal salt
1 tablespoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup flax oil or olive oil

Blend all the ingredients together on high speed, except for the oil. Then turn the speed down to low and add the oil. Continue to blend for another minute or so and that is all folks. It will be a little warm from the blender but I def recommend putting it in the microwave for a little bit to heat it up more. This is one of the rare occasions I will actually suggest you use the microwave. Hate the damn thing but there is a time and a place I guess...

 
*A warm, super creamy bowl of soup is served :) I also ended up adding in some ground red pepper as well to spice it up*




-Kate

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My first post in over a month and a half- not OK, I know. But I'm working hard and that's all that matters. This breakfast makes me so happy it's a little nuts. Yes, I'm the crazy girl that gets overly excited at fresh fruit or the fact that gluten free bread is an option. But let me tell you, Claire's on Cedros is the best breakfast in SD. I ordered my usual, the green scramble omelet with green onions, zucchini, spinach, pesto and no feta/add turkey bacon. It's topped with a heaping dose of avocado which always makes things better. A fresh cup of fruit, gluten free toast with homemade blackberry jam (not pictured) and some Zen green tea with honey- 
Does.Not.Get.Any.Better.Than.This.