Callalloo Soup-Soup
Tuesday, 27 September 2016
This soup is so nive we had to put the word soup in twice. Healthy and with a hint of spice, a great change from the everyday. If you’re missing one of the main ingredients just substitute with a similar vegetable (example, can’t find okra, use another dark green, like broccoli, bok choy, or whatever you’d like)
| Prep Time | 25 minutes |
| Cook Time | 30 minutes |
| Servings |
servings |
Ingredients
- 2 tsp vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cups onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic pressed
- 2 tsp grated fresh ginger root
- 1/4 tsp ground allspice
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 1/2 tsp ground dried thyme
- 5 cups vegetable stock
- 2 cups sweet potatoes diced peeled
- 3 cups kale chopped
- 1 cup frozen sliced okra
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1 cup diced tomato
- 1 cup canned black-eyed peas rinsed and drained
- 2 tbsp lime juice or to taste
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Instructions
- Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion, garlic, and ginger; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle in the allspice, turmeric, coriander, and thyme; cook 1 minute longer.
- Pour in the vegetable stock and sweet potatoes and bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer 5 minutes. Add the kale and okra; simmer 5 minutes. Stir in the coconut milk, tomato, black-eye peas, and lime juice. Simmer about 5 minutes longer until the vegetables are tender.
Recipe Notes
245 Calories
This soup stores well and can be frozen and reheated well so make a big batch and save some for later!
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Yummy Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Friday, 16 September 2016
| Prep Time | 10 minutes |
| Cook Time | 10 minutes |
| Servings |
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 onion diced
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha optional
- 1 can whole water chestnuts drained and diced, 8-ounce
- 2 green onions thinly sliced
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 head butter lettuce
Ingredients
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Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium high heat. Add ground chicken and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the chicken as it cooks; drain excess fat.
- Stir in garlic, onion, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, ginger and Sriracha until onions have become translucent, about 1-2 minutes.
- Stir in chestnuts and green onions until tender, about 1-2 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- To serve, spoon several tablespoons of the chicken mixture into the center of a lettuce leaf, taco-style.
Recipe Notes
308 Calories
Trifecta Salad
Thursday, 15 September 2016
| Prep Time | 15 minutes |
| Passive Time | 20 minutes |
| Servings |
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Pearl Barley
- 1/4 cup olive oil extra virgin
- 2 onion large
- 6 fresh thyme sprigs leaves removed and stems discarded
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 cup green lentils rinsed
- 1 box vegetable stock low sodium, approx 900 ml
- 1 bunch green onions roughly chopped
- 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 garlic cloves roughly chopped
- 2 cups chickpeas drained and rinsed
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Instructions
- Place barley in large saucepan. Add cold water to cover by 2-inches (5 cm); bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium; boil gently, uncovered, for 20 to 25 minutes or until slightly tender. Drain well; transfer to a large bowl.
- Meanwhile, in another large saucepan, heat 1 tbsp (15 mL) of the oil over medium heat. Add onions, thyme and half of the salt; cook for 8 minutes, stirring frequently, or until onions are very soft. Add lentils; cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in broth, scraping up any browned bits on bottom of pan. Cook uncovered for about 20 minutes or until lentils are tender and broth is absorbed. Transfer to bowl along with barley; let cool slightly.
- Combine parsley, green onions, vinegar, garlic, remaining 3 tbsp (45 mL) olive oil and remaining salt in bowl of food processor. Pulse until finely chopped; add to bowl with barley and lentils. Add chickpeas, tossing to combine.
Recipe Notes
280 Calories
Roasted Carrot & Fennel Silky Soup
Tuesday, 13 September 2016
| Prep Time | 15 minutes |
| Cook Time | 25 minutes |
| Servings |
servings |
Ingredients
- 1 kg carrots peeled, trimmed and sliced
- 2 fennel bulbs trimmed and sliced
- 1 onion sliced
- olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves unpeeled
- 1.6 litres vegetable stock from broth or boxed
- 100 ml 1% yogurt
Ingredients
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190C/gas 5. Put the carrots, fennel and onion in a roasting dish and toss with 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Roast for 20 minutes, then add the garlic cloves. Stir everything thoroughly and return to the oven for 20 minutes more, until the vegetables are soft and browned. Remove the papery skins from the garlic cloves.
- Put the roasted veg in a large pan with the vegetable stock and bring to the boil. Simmer gently for 15 minutes, then liquidise with a stick blender, until completely smooth.
- Allow soup to cool somewhat and then add water or extra vegetable stock if consistency is too thick.
- Gently heat the soup, and serve with a swirl of yogurt and a scattering of fennel tops.
Recipe Notes
477 Calories
