Some more soup anybody ?

The weather outside suddenly turned very gray and cold, so I’m embracing the opportunity to talk soup, again. You might be thinking: “What does it matter if it’s gray and cold outside?” Well, it is commonly known that eating soups is linked with bad weather and cold seasons. Soups have warming up qualities. On the other hand, when it’s nice and sunny outside, people tend to reach for salads and cool dishes. Now, don’t ask me when we actually consumed this soup. We won’t go there.

Cooking vegetables has never been my favorite thing to do, let alone eating cooked vegetables. Things like broccoli and cauliflower have never entered my digestive system cooked. I just can’t get past the texture of these vegetables when they are fully cooked. I gave broccoli a try once by steaming it and then gently sauteing in olive oil, but that was the extent of it. I prefer them so much more in their raw form in a salad, that I do not mind at all. I quite enjoy their crunchiness. Now, when it comes to soups it’s a different story all together, because I mush the heck out of them.

I’ve gotten accustomed to putting grilled chicken breast into my soup. It gives it a very nice flavor and texture. I guess that’s what’s left from my past and the conviction that soup means meat….

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Recipe: Broccoli and Zucchini Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 head of Broccoli
  • 2 Zucchinis
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 1 pkg mushrooms
  • spices (up to you which to use, depending how spicy you want the soup)
  • 2 tbsp brown Miso Paste
  • water and/or low fat chicken stock to cover the veggies
  • Roasted Garlic (as much as you want)
  • Grilled Chicken breast
  • Chopped Green Onion for garnish

Instructions

  1. 1. Saute onions and mushrooms.
    2. Grill your chicken breast if you decided to add it in.
    3. Dissolve 2 tbsp of Miso Paste in water on low heat.
    4. Chop your Broccoli and Zucchini.
    5. Add onions, mushrooms, Broccoli and Zucchini to your Miso base, add some more water or chicken stock if needed and simmer until veggies and soft.
    6. Add spices and simmer some more.
    7. Pure the soup.
    8. Pour into bowls and add shredded grilled chicken breast and roasted garlic. As for roasted garlic, I like to put my garlic through a garlic press and gently brown it in some olive oil. That was adding it to my soup I’m also adding some texture.
    9. Garnish with some green onions.

Cooking time (duration): 30-45

Diet (other): Low calorie, Reduced fat

Number of servings (yield): 6

Meal type: dinner

My rating:5.0 stars
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