With cold and flu season right around the corner, consider one of these strongly spiced soups to ease cold symptoms and satisfy your appetite to boot!
- Lemon, Honey and Garlic Soup
Ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp scallion – finely diced
- 2 Tbsp celery – (finely chopped)
- 2 Tbsp carrots – (finely chopped)
- 2 Cloves of garlic – (minced)
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp raw honey
- 2 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp olive oil
Directions:
- Add 1 tsp olive oil to medium sized pot over medium heat on the stove-top
- Add in scallions, celery and carrots and stir for 40 seconds to 1 minute
- Pour 3 cups of vegetable broth, garlic and lemon juice into the mix
- Let mixture come to a boil, then add lemon zest and honey
- Stir to mix all ingredients, then remove from stove-top
- Let cool 2 minutes
- Serve and enjoy!
- Curry Spinach & Bok Choy Soup
Ingredients:
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- ½ cup tofu (chopped into small squares)
- ¼ cup of tomato (chopped)
- 1/2 cup baby Spinach (finely chopped)
- ½ cup Bok Choy (finely chopped)
- 1 Tbsp purple onion – finely diced
- 1 Tbsp yellow onion – finely diced
- 4 tsp curry powder
- ½ tsp Cayeene Pepper
- 1 tsp olive oil
Directions:
- Add 1 tsp olive oil to medium sized pot over medium heat on the stove-top
- Add in tomatoes, and purple and yellow onion – stirring for about 30 seconds
- Pour 3 cups of vegetable broth and curry powder into the pot
- Add tofu, Spinach and Bok Choy to the mixture
- Stir until greens are wilted, and tofu is heated through – (1 – 2 minutes)
- Remove from stove-top and let cool 1-2 minutes
- Serve and enjoy!