Tis the season for coughs and colds and what better way to combat that than with delicious food.
This recipe uses roasted green vegetables and creamy beans to create a decadent and nutrient packed soup. We all struggle to get variety of greens into our diet and a blended soup is the perfect way to change that.
My favorite way to take down a bowl of this soup? A crusty piece of sourdough!
*This soup recipe was inspired by Dr. Hazel Wallace original Greens & Beans Soup
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Equipment
soup pot/ dutch oven
immersion blender
or
high speed blender
Ingredients
3 tbsp ghee or olive oil
1 large leek, sliced
3-4 garlic cloves ( preference for all you garlic lovers )
1 large head broccoli, chopped into florets
2 large zucchinis, sliced
32 oz bone broth/veggie broth/ chicken broth
1 cup frozen edamame beans
1 can great northern beans, rinsed and dried
4 cups spinach
handful parsley
3 tbsp nutritional yeast
1 tsp salt ( more to taste )
pepper to taste
juice of 1/2 a lemon
Suggested Toppings:
feta cheese/ goat cheese/ vegan cheees
crispy sourdough / crispy sourdough croutons
extra herbs ( parsley, dill, mint , etc)
Preheat oven to 400F. Arrange sliced leeks, broccoli, zucchini and garlic on a baking sheet. Drizzle ghee over the vegetables and season with salt and pepper. Mix with your hands and spread the vegetables back out onto the tray. Roast for 25-30 minutes.
While the vegetables roast, warm the broth, edamame, and beans in a dutch oven. Bring to a low simmer and stir in the spinach and parsley.
Immersion Blender: If using an immersion blender you can add the roasted vegetables directly into the pot and blend until smooth. Stir in nutritional yeast, lemon, salt and pepper. Taste and adjust any seasonings.
High Speed Blender: Add roasted vegetables into the blender. Carefully add the broth mixture into the blender and blend on high until smooth. Depending on the size of your blender, you may have to blend in two batches.
Pour blended soup back into the dutch oven and turn heat to low. Stir in lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Taste and adjust any seasonings to preference.
