Friday, January 25, 2013

Hearty Organic Vegetable Soup


Hello Darlings!

Normally I am in the camp that soup on its own is not a meal. I am a texture girl-- something needs to crunch. And while soup is delicious, it is a little too liquid. But if you have been following me on Instagram you’ve seen that I have been following I.AM.YOU. Studio’s Detox to Retox program, which they so graciously sent me to try. (A post with a full review of the program will be coming soon!)  Yesterday’s meal plan called for veggie soup as part of lunch, so I threw together what I had in the refrigerator and the pantry and this super filling veggie soup was born. While more like a stew than a soup, it was beyond delicious, even without my beloved crunch!



Ingredients: (All Organic)

  • A collection of vegetables- I used:
    • 1 Sweet Potato
    • 4 Yellow Potatoes
    • ½ Bunch Kale
    • 4 Large Carrots
    • 2 Yellow Onions
    • Shitake Mushrooms
    • White Button Mushrooms
  • ½ Bunch Flat Leaf Parsely + extra for garnish
  • 6 Cloves Garlic
  • 3 tsp. Paprika
  • 2 tsp. Thyme
  • 2 tsp. Tarragon Leaf
  • 1 tsp. Freshly Ground Black Pepper
  • 2 Tbs. Extra Virgin Olive Oil


Instructions:

1. Prep your vegetables by washing, peeling, then chopping everything into chunks.
2. Preheat a large saucepan and add olive oil, wait until oil ‘shimmers’ then add the sweet potato, yellow potatoes, garlic cloves, and onions. Toss with olive oil and let brown about 5 minutes.
3. Add paprika, thyme, tarragon, and black pepper. Toss.


4. Add carrots, parsley (leaves only), kale, and enough water to cover the vegetables by at least an inch.


5. Bring to a boil then let simmer.


6. After about 15 minutes add mushrooms and let simmer 10 more or until the potatoes are easily pierced with a fork.


7. Garnish with extra parsley and serve hot.

Enjoy!

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33 comments:

  1. Love this post! I've started a two week detox and this will be perfect as I've started running out of ideas. There's only so many vegetable stir frys you can have!

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    1. Thank you! Good luck with your detox! If you're looking for more way to cook veggies this is super simple, really yummy, and my go to! Roasted Root Vegetables

      xx Kait

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  2. Oh and your dog is soooo adorable!

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  3. Oh gosh this looks delicious!! This will be fantastic for me since I am a vegetarian!

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  4. I have been on a soup kick this winter, so this looks especially yummy! I'll be pinning this one to try later. And it's funny, because I've never done a detox, but I love learning about them. I'd love to do a juice one at some point...when I'm not training for anything big...to see how my body reacts.

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    1. Thank you! I don't ever do long detoxes but I love a few days just to give my body a break.

      xx Kait

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  5. sounds healthy and delicious!
    Have a lovely weekend!
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  6. amm..that looks yummy! xoxo

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  8. yummy!! great post!

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  9. Perfect for the cold weather we are having here in Rome! I am following you on GFC, I hope you will follow me back.

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  10. Omg, that looks delicious! I've been trying my hand at cooking lately, you post inspired me to try something new... Thanks for sharing!

    Loving the blog, by the way. Would you like to follow each other? Let me know so I can follow you back, dear!

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    1. You're welcome! Have so much fun cooking! Let me know if you try the soup i'd love to see pictures- my twitter is @chickadeesays if you want to send one over.

      xx Kait

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  11. How cute is your dog!!, i have a chow chow it look like your dog!
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    1. Thank you! I love Chow Chows their faces are so cute! Tinkerbelle is a Samoyed!

      xx Kait

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  13. I love this hearty veggie soup, it looks delicious and so healthy! Definitely what I need for currently feeling under the weather. The last pic is so cute with your dog!

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    1. Thank you! Feel better soon darling!

      xx Kait

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  14. i'm with you about soup not always feeling like a full meal! this looks really yummy and filling!

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    1. It was! I was so pleasantly surprised!

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  15. This looks so YUM!


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  16. This looks delicious :D
    And ur dog is soooo cute!
    xoxo

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  18. lovely posts, i love it!

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  19. Im going t have to make this as I am such a huge fan of soup. I need a new recipe too. Shame I JUST did a Tesco shop haha. Definatly next week though :)
    xxx

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  20. it looks delicious, I totally have to try it :) I just found your blog and I love it so much, so I followed you ! :)
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  21. This is so delicious, you are going to kill me :)
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    1. Not so much! This is super healthy! I'm glad you like it!

      xx Kait

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  22. these look delicious I am going to detox as off next week! hard but worth it!

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    xx

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  23. Like the idea of paprika in the soup- gives it such a lovely color.

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