Potato and Leek Soup

Potato and Leek Soup
Potato and Leek Soup

This simple Potato and Leek Soup is velvety smooth. Potage parmentier, as I knew this soup growing up, is a simple soup of potatoes and leeks that hits all the right notes. It’s savory and a great base for a multitude of other soups. Personally, I like it just as is, with some chives and crispy potato bits. I have to say that it took me a while to be comfortable with soups that are traditionally dairy-based. I had tried this soup with almond milk and could always taste that little “something”. After harvesting some potatoes from the garden, my first thought was a potage. And this time, I tried it with a can of coconut milk. Total. Revelation. Oh and using a hand blender makes this a breeze.

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Potato and Leek Soup

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 60 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
  • 3 large leeks, cut in half lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
  • 1 lb potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 7 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • To serve: chives, green onions, or parsley

Instructions

Heat the grapeseed oil in a large soup pot or Creuset over medium-high heat. Add the leeks, lower the heat to medium, and cook, stirring often, until the leeks are soft, but not burned, about 6-7 minutes. Add the potatoes, stir well, and cook for 3-4 minutes, just enough to soften them a bit. Add the bay leaves, fresh thyme, vegetable broth, sea salt, and pepper, and cook, partially covered, until the vegetables are tender, about 45-50 minutes. Take off the heat, fish out the bay leaves and thyme sprigs, and add the coconut milk. Blend using a hand blender, or otherwise transfer to a blender or food processor, and pulse until desired consistency. Serve garnished with chives, green onions, or parsley. Bon appรฉtit!

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Potage parmentier

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 60 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
  • Yield: 6 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 c. ร  soupe d’huile de pรฉpin de raisin
  • 3 gros poireaux, coupรฉs en deux sur la longueur, et tranchรฉs mince
  • 1 livre de pommes de terre, pelรฉes et coupรฉes en cubes
  • 2 feuilles de laurier
  • 2 branches de thym frais
  • 7 tasses de bouillon de lรฉgumes
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de sel de mer
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de poivre
  • 1 tasse de lait de coconut
  • Garnitures: ciboulettes, oignons verts, ou persil

Instructions

Chauffer l’huile dans une marmite ou une cocotte ร  feu moyen-vif. Ajouter les poireaux, baisser le feu ร  moyen et cuire, en brassant souvent, jusqu’ร  ce que les poireaux soient tendres, de 6 ร  7 minutes. Ajouter les pommes de terre et faire revenir pendant 3 ร  4 minutes. Ajouter les feuilles de laurier, le thym, le bouillon de lรฉgumes, le sel de mer et le poivre. Laisser mijoter ร  demi-couvert, jusqu’ร  ce que les lรฉgumes soient tendres, de 45 ร  50 minutes. Retirer du feu, retirer les feuilles de laurier et les branches de thym, et ajouter le lait de coconut. Mรฉlanger ร  l’aide d’un mรฉlangeur ร  main, dans un mรฉlangeur ou ร  l’aide d’un robot culinaire. Servir garni de ciboulette, d’oignons verts, ou de persil. Bon appรฉtit!

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Hearty Alkaline Soup

Hearty Alkaline Soup
Hearty Alkaline Soup

Try this Hearty Alkaline Soup. Maintaining a balanced internal pH is important for the optimal functioning of the body, and what we put in our belly directly impacts this balance. On one side, you have foods that are alkaline in nature, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds, which means that when processed by the body, they form alkaline substances. On the other side of the spectrum are foods like meat and dairy, for example, that metabolize into compounds that are conducive to acidity.

Each single ingredient in this soup is high on the list of alkaline-promoting foods. Also, instead of simmering the soup for a while until the vegetables are cooked, and therefore ripping them off their nutrients, we cut them finely and poach them. This allows to keep the majority of their nutrients and their alkaline-promoting qualities.

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Hearty Alkaline Soup

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 810 cups vegetable broth (depending on your vegetable load)
  • 1/2 small green cabbage, sliced thin
  • 1 large leek, sliced thin
  • 2 carrots, grated
  • 3 celery branches, sliced thin
  • 1 bunch kale, in a chiffonnade
  • 1/2 bunch mustard (or collard) greens, in a chiffonnade
  • 2 teaspoons fresh turmeric root, grated or minced
  • 2 teaspoons fresh ginger root, grated or minced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 tomatoes, chopped
  • 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 handful cilantro leaves

Instructions

Bring the vegetable broth to a slow boil. Turn off the heat, add all the ingredients except the lime juice and cilantro leaves. Quickly put the cover back on and let poach until desired doneness. I like to keep for a good 20 minutes. Add the lime juice and cilantro leaves and serve. Bon appรฉtit!

PS: This is also a great base for a vegetable soup, to which you can add more spices, some beans, lentils, pasta, etc. The soup, as it is, is a very clean and nourishing soup, but may lack on your usual vegetable soup staples. Make it yours, own it!ย 

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Soupe alcaline consistante

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 6 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 8 ร  10 tasses de bouillon de lรฉgumes
  • 1/2 petit chou vert, tranchรฉ mince
  • 1 gros poireau, tranchรฉ mince
  • 2 carottes, rรขpรฉes
  • 3 branches de cรฉleri, tranchรฉes mince
  • 1 botte de kale, en chiffonnade
  • 1/2 botte de feuilles de moutarde (ou chou cavalier), en chiffonnade
  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ de curcuma frais, rรขpรฉ ou รฉmincรฉ
  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ de gingembre frais, rรขpรฉ ou รฉmincรฉ
  • 3 gousses d’ail, รฉmincรฉes
  • 4 tomates, hachรฉes
  • 1/4 ร  1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de flocons de chili broyรฉs
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt
  • Jus de 1 limette
  • 1 poignรฉe de coriandre fraรฎche

Instructions

Dans une marmite, porter le bouillon de lรฉgumes ร  douce รฉbullition. Retirer du feu, ajouter tous les ingrรฉdients sauf le jus de limette et la coriandre fraรฎche. Remettre le couvert rapidement et laisser reposer pendant au moins 20 minutes. Ajouter ensuite le jus de limette et la coriandre et servir. Bon appรฉtit!

Notes

Cette soupe est le canvas parfait pour votre crรฉation de soupe aux lรฉgumes. Ajoutez-y des รฉpices, des haricots, des lentilles, ou mรชme des pรขtes. Laissez-vous aller!

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Toor Dal with Spinach

Toor Dal with Spinach
Toor Dal with Spinach

My Mother-in-law made this dal while at my mom’s house in Montrรฉal, over the summer. I did the measuring of everything as she was going, and noted the steps. I cooked it again this morning and it delivered! Dishes like this Toor Dal with Spinach offer such warmth and provide the palate with a rich balance of flavors. You get the heat from the peppers, the bitterness from the lime. It makes for something calming, yet vibrant. Check it out for yourself!

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For other heavily tried, tested and approved Indian spices, check out this Brinjal Fry (Indian Sautรฉed Eggplant) and this Mung Bean Curry.

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Toor Dal with Spinach

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 55 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup toor dal (split pigeon peas), rinsed well
  • 5 cups water (plus more, if needed)
  • 1 large onion, diced finely
  • 2 cups tomatoes, diced finely
  • 12 serrano peppers, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
  • 2 teaspoons sea salt
  • 2 large handfuls of spinach (hard stems removed)
  • Lime juice, to taste (I usually use a whole juicy lime)

For the tempering:

  • 2 teaspoons grapeseed oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 34 curry leaves (optional, but nice)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon black mustard seeds (optional, but nice)

Instructions

In a large pot, bring the toor dal and 3 cups water to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-high and simmer until the peas have lost their crunch, but still needing additional cooking, about 20-30 minutes. Then add the onion, tomatoes, serrano peppers, turmeric, salt, and 2 more cups of water. Cook for an additional 20-25 minutes, until the onion is cooked through, and the peas are soft. Add the spinach and heat through over low heat for 5 minutes. While the spinach is cooking, make the tempering.

Heat the grapeseed oil up to almost the smoke point. Add the garlic and spices, making sure they sizzle on contact with the oil. Some will pop. This can take 1-3 minutes depending on your pan and oil used. Don’t burn the garlic, just a golden touch. Add the tempering to the dal. It will make a sound! Stir well, while heating gently for a few minutes. Add the lime juice, taste and adjust. Bon appรฉtit!

Notes

You can switch out the spinach for pretty much any other vegetable you want. Vegetables such as chayote, squash, chard, even cucumbers are sublime in here! Just add them earlier, shortly after the onion, tomatoes and peppers. Cook until you like their consistency.

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Toor Dal aux รฉpinards

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 55 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 6 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 tasse de pois cajan cassรฉs, rincรฉs et รฉgouttรฉs
  • 5 tasses d’eau (ou plus si nรฉcessaire)
  • 1 gros oignon, hachรฉ finement
  • 2 tasses de tomates, hachรฉes
  • 1 ou 2 piments serrano, รฉmincรฉes
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de curcuma
  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ de sel de mer
  • 2 grosses poignรฉes d’รฉpinards
  • Jus de lime frais, au goรปt

Pour le tempering:

  • 2 c. ร  soupe d’huile de pรฉpin de raisin
  • 3 gousses d’ail, hachรฉes
  • 1 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de graines de cumin
  • 3 ร  4 feuilles de cari fraรฎches
  • 1 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de graines de moutarde noire

Instructions

Dans une grande casserole, porter ร  รฉbullition les pois cajan et 3 tasses d’eau. Rรฉduire le feu ร  moyen-vif et laisser mijoter jusqu’ร  ce que les pois soient mi-cuits, environ 20 ร  30 minutes. ajouter ensuite les oignons, les tomates, les piments serrano, le curcuma, le sel de mer, et deux autres tasses d’eau. Laisser mijoter pendant 20 ร  25 minutes de plus, jusqu’ร  ce que les pois soient tendres. Ajouter les รฉpinards, retirer du feu et laisser reposer.

Pendant ce temps, chauffer l’huile de pรฉpin de raisin ร  feu vif. Ajouter l’ail et les รฉpices. Laisser les รฉpices grรฉsiller pendant 1 ร  3 minutes, sans brรปler l’ail. Ajouter le tempering au dal (vous devriez entendre un bruit!) Bien mรฉlanger, ajouter le jus de lime et ajuster les รฉpices, si nรฉcessaire. Bon appรฉtit!

Notes

Vous pouvez remplacer les รฉpinards par tout autre lรฉgume vert, comme de la bette ร  carde, de la chayote, des courgettes, ou mรชme du concombre. Ajouter les lรฉgumes plus tรดt pendant la cuisson, si nรฉcessaire.

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Green Split Pea Soup

Green Split Pea Soup
Green Split Pea Soup

This Green Split Pea Soup brings warmth and comfort to your plate. During my childhood, yellow split peas were mostly used, but the result is fabulous with green peas. The smoked paprika and liquid smoke are exquisite and bring on the smokiness. Don’t be shy, get some liquid smoke from the grocery store or from here. It is becoming easier and easier to find.

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For another great pea soup visit Quebec on My Plate: French Canadian Pea Soup.

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Green Split Pea Soup

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 35 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, in small dices
  • 1 large carrot, in small dices
  • 2 celery ribs, in small dices
  • 1 red bell pepper, in small dices
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 45 drops liquid smoke
  • 8 cups vegetable broth
  • 2 cups dried green split peas, well rinsed
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 1/2 cup sweet potato, cubed
  • Juice from half a lemon
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • To garnish: minced spring or green onion, minced parsley, dusting of smoked paprika, lemon wedges

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrot, celery, bell pepper, and garlic. Stir well, reduce the heat to medium, cover, and cook for 5-6 minutes, until the vegetables are tender, but not burnt, stirring occasionally.

Add the smoked paprika, oregano, and liquid smoke and mix well. Add the broth, split peas, bay leaf, and salt and pepper, to taste. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the sweet potatoes and continue cooking, uncovered, until the peas and vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.

Taste and adjust seasonings. Remove the soup from the heat and add the juice of half a lemon. Serve the soup garnished with the spring onions, parsley, and smoked paprika. Bon appรฉtit!

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Soupe aux pois verts concassรฉs

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 35 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 6 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive
  • 1 oignon moyen, en dรฉs
  • 1 grosse carotte, en dรฉs
  • 2 branches de cรฉleri, en dรฉs
  • 1 poivron rouge, en dรฉs
  • 4 gousses d’ail, รฉmincรฉes
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de paprika fumรฉ
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ d’origan sรฉchรฉ
  • 4 ร  5 gouttes de fumรฉe liquide
  • 8 tasses de bouillon de lรฉgumes
  • 2 tasses de pois verts concassรฉs, rincรฉs et รฉgouttรฉs
  • 1 feuille de laurier
  • 1 1/2 tasse de patate douce, en petits cubes
  • Jus de 1/2 citron
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt
  • Garnitures: oignons verts รฉmincรฉs, quartiers de citron, persil hachรฉ

Instructions

Chauffer l’huile dans une grande casserole ou une cocotte ร  feu moyen-vif. Ajouter les oignons, les carottes, le cรฉleri, le poivron rouge, et l’ail. Mรฉlanger, rรฉduire le feu ร  mรฉdium, couvrir et cuire pendant 5 ร  6 minutes, jusqu’ร  ce que les lรฉgumes soient tendres.

Ajouter le paprika fumรฉ, l’origan sรฉchรฉ et la fumรฉe liquide et bien mรฉlanger. Ajouter le bouillon, les pois cassรฉs, les feuilles de laurier, et le sel et poivre. Porter ร  รฉbullition, rรฉduire le feu ร  moyen-bas et laisser mijoter pendant 15 minutes. Ajouter les patates douces et continuer de mijoter jusqu’ร  ce que les lรฉgumes et les pois soient tendres, environ 20 minutes de plus.

Goรปter et ajuster les assaisonnements. Retirer du feu et ajouter le jus de citron. Servir la soupe garnie d’oignons verts et de persil frais. Bon appรฉtit!

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Coconut Green Spring Soup

Coconut Green Spring Soup
Coconut Green Spring Soup

It is now Spring in Arizona. The fruit trees are starting to bud, the seeds are sprouting. And this weather inspired this refreshing Coconut Green Spring Soup. The flavors in the soup, based on coconut milk, ginger, garlic, and lemongrass, are perfectly balanced. You could use other vegetables that cook somewhat quickly, as this soup is ready in a heartbeat! Longest thing is mincing and chopping. I served my soup over some ramen noodles, but any type of Asian noodles would work here. Ramen, soba, pad thai noodles, all good choices! I hope you enjoy this soup as much as my family did!

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Coconut Green Spring Soup

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 teaspoons coconut oil
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon ginger, minced
  • 1 tablespoon lemongrass, soft part only, minced
  • 1/2 bunch asparagus, cut into 1” lengths
  • 2 small zucchini, cut in half lengthwise and then sliced thin into half moons
  • 3 heads baby bok choi, stems and leaves separated, stems diced and leaves torn if too big
  • 5 cups vegetable broth or mushroom stock
  • 1 can full fat coconut milk
  • 2 teaspoons green curry paste
  • 4 cups shiitake mushroom caps, sliced about 1/4” thick
  • 2 limes, cut into quarters
  • 1 jalapeรฑo chile, sliced into thin strips
  • 1 10 oz package Asian noodles (soba, ramen, pad thai), cooked according to package directions
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste
  • To garnish: fresh cilantro, fresh basil, mung bean sprouts, and toasted peanuts

Instructions

In a soup pot, heat the coconut oil over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, ginger, and lemongrass, and sautรฉ for 2 minutes, while stirring. Add the asparagus, zucchini and bok choi stems, and cook, stirring, 3 more minutes.

Add broth, coconut milk, green curry paste, and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and add mushrooms. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 4-5 minutes until the mushrooms are cooked. Add the bok choi leaves and turn off the heat. Sprinkle with the juice of half a lime and add the chile. Taste and adjust seasonings.ย 

To serve, put some noodles in shallow bowls. Top with some soup and garnish with cilantro, basil, bean sprouts, toasted peanuts, and lime quarters. Bon appรฉtit!

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Soupe printaniรจre au lait de coco

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 4 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ d’huile de coconutย 
  • 1 grosse gousse d’ail, รฉmincรฉe
  • 1 bout de gingembre frais de 1 pouce, รฉmincรฉ
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de citronnelle, la partie tendre seulement, รฉmincรฉe
  • 1/2 botte d’asperges, coupรฉes en tronรงons de 1 pouce
  • 2 petits zucchinis, coupรฉs en deux sur la longueur, et ensuite tranchรฉs mince en demi-lune
  • 3 tรชtes de jeune bok choi (pak-choรฏ), les queues coupรฉes en dรฉs et les feuilles hachรฉes
  • 5 tasses de bouillon de lรฉgumes ou de champignons
  • 1 boรฎte de lait de coconut rรฉgulier
  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ de pรขte de cari verte
  • 4 tasses de champignons shiitake, sans les queues et coupรฉs en tranches de 1/4 pouce
  • 2 limes, coupรฉes en quartiers
  • 1 piment jalapeรฑo, en fines laniรจres
  • 1 paquet (10 oz) de nouilles de style asiatique (soba, ramen, pad thaรฏ), cuites selon les directives sur l’emballage
  • Sel de mer, au goรปt salt and pepper, to taste
  • Garnitures: coriandre fraรฎche, basilic Thaรฏ, jeunes pousses, cacahuรจtes grillรฉes

Instructions

Dans un chaudron ร  soupe, chauffer l’huile de coconut ร  feu moyen-รฉlevรฉ. Ajouter l’ail, le gingembre et la citronnelle. Faire revenir 2 minutes, en brassant. Ajouter les asperges, le zucchini et les queues de bok choi, et cuire, en brassant, 3 minutes de plus.

Ajouter le bouillon, le lait de coconut, la pรขte de cari verte, et le sel de mer, au goรปt. Porter ร  รฉbullition et ajouter les champignons. Rรฉduire le feu et laisser mijoter pendant 4 ร  5 minutes, jusqu’ร  ce que les champignons soient cuits. Ajouter les feuilles de bok choi et retirer du feu. Ajouter le jus de lime et le piment jalapeรฑo. Goรปter et ajuster les assaisonnements.

Pour servir, placer les nouilles cuites dans des assiettes creuses. Ajouter la soupe. Garnir de coriandre fraรฎche, de basilic Thaรฏ, de jeunes pousses, des cacahuรจtes grillรฉes, et de quartiers de lime. Bon appรฉtit!

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Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Soup

Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Soup
Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Soup

This Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Soup is a wonderful twist on a solid classic. We kick up the flavor with the addition of sun-dried tomatoes. The use of heirloom tomatoes, or the best tomatoes you can get your hands on, is key to a balanced soup thatโ€™s only asking for fresh basil and a drizzle of olive oil!

If you make this recipe, I’d love to see it. Please tag @LivityGardens on Instagram and use the hashtag #LivityGardens.

If you like sun-dried tomatoes, check out this Rustic White Bean and Sun-Dried Tomato Spread.

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Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Soup

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 ยฝ cup shallots, diced
  • 1 small carrot, very finely chopped
  • 1 small celery sprig, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, smashed
  • 1 cup sundried tomatoes, patted dry if packed in oil (keep 12 halves from package to garnish)
  • 4 cups fresh tomatoes, chopped
  • 3 cups vegetable broth
  • Fresh thyme and parsley sprigs, tied with kitchen twine in a bouquet garni
  • 1 large handful fresh basil leaves
  • ยฝ teaspoon maple syrup
  • Sea salt and black pepper
  • To serve: pumpernickel croutons, fresh basil, olive oil

Instructions

In a large soup pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the shallots, carrot, celery, and garlic. Cook, covered, until soft and fragrant, about 8 minutes, stirring often to make sure it doesnโ€™t burn.

Add the dried tomatoes, stir for one minute. Add the chopped heirloom tomatoes, vegetable broth, and bouquet garni. Season to taste with sea salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, lower the heat to medium, and simmer, uncovered, for about 15-20 minutes.

Discard the bouquet garni. Add the fresh basil leaves and maple syrup. Let cool. Transfer to a blender and blend until smooth. Transfer the soup back to the pot. Taste and adjust seasonings, if necessary. Serve with some croutons, some sun-ripened tomatoes, more fresh basil, and a drizzle of olive oil. Bon appรฉtit!

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Soupe aux tomates sรฉchรฉes et basilic

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive
  • 1 ยฝ tasse d’รฉchalotes franรงaises, รฉmincรฉes
  • 1 petite carotte, รฉmincรฉe
  • 3 gousses d’ail, รฉcrasรฉes
  • 1 tasse de tomates sรฉchรฉes, hachรฉes
  • 4 tasses de tomates, hachรฉes
  • 3 tasses de bouillon de lรฉgumes
  • Branches de thym et de persil frais, attachรฉes en un bouquet garni
  • 1 grosse poignรฉe de basilic frais
  • ยฝ c. ร  thรฉ de sirop d’รฉrable
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt
  • Garnitures: croutons de pain, basilic frais, huile d’olive

Instructions

Dans une grande casserole, ou chaudron ร  soupe, chauffer l’huile d’olive ร  feu moyen. Ajouter les รฉchalotes, la carotte, le cรฉleri, et l’ail. Cuire, ร  couvert, jusqu’ร  ce que les lรฉgumes soient tendres et aromatiques, environ 8 minutes, en brassant quelques fois.

Ajouter les tomates sรฉchรฉes, brasser pendant une minute. Ajouter les tomates fraรฎches, le bouillon de lรฉgumes et le bouquet garni. Assaisonner au goรปt de sel de mer et de poivre. Porter ร  รฉbullition, rรฉduire le feu, et laisser mijoter pendant 15 ร  20 minutes.

Retirer le bouquet garni. Ajouter le basilic frais et le sirop d’รฉrable. Laisser refroidir pendant quelques minutes. Verser dans un mรฉlangeur et mรฉlanger jusqu’ร  l’obtention d’une soupe crรฉmeuse. Goรปter et ajuster les assaisonnements, au besoin. Servir avec des croutons, des tomates sรฉchรฉes, plus de basilic frais, et un filet d’huile d’olive. Bon appรฉtit!

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Coconut Red Lentil Soup

Coconut Red Lentil Soup
Coconut Red Lentil Soup

This Coconut Red Lentil Soup is everything you’ve been wanting. It is tasty, easy to make, and super healthy. There are many ways to eat it, beside as a soup. You can serve this lentil soup on rice or quinoa. My kids love when I serve it on mashed potatoes. We make it every week!

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If you like this soup, check out this Creamy Tomato Lentil Soup and this Lentil and Sweet Potato Stew.

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Coconut Red Lentil Soup

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 2 carrots, minced
  • 1 onion, minced
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced
  • 1 cup red lentils, rinsed
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 4 to 6 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 can coconut milk
  • 1 tablespoon curry powder
  • ยฝ teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 ยฝ teaspoon sea salt
  • ยฝ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • To serve: toasted coconut chips, pumpkin seeds, fresh cilantro, fresh lime juice

Instructions

In a large soup pot or Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the carrots, onion, garlic, and ginger. Sautรฉ until vegetables begin to soften, 3-4 minutes.

Add the lentils and tomato paste and cook for two more minutes, until the tomato paste is very fragrant and a dark red color. Add the vegetable broth, coconut milk, curry powder, turmeric, sea salt, and pepper. Bring to a simmer; reduce the heat and continue simmering, uncovered, about 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the lentils are tender. Adjust seasonings, if necessary.

Serve warm in soup bowl garnished with coconut chips and fresh cilantro. Bon appรฉtit!

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Soupe coconut et lentilles rouges

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 8 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ d’huile d’olive
  • 2 carottes, รฉmincรฉes
  • 1 oignon, รฉmincรฉ
  • 3 gousses d’ail, รฉmincรฉes
  • 2 c. ร  soupe de gingembre frais, รฉmincรฉ
  • 1 tasse de lentilles rouges, rincรฉes et รฉgouttรฉes
  • 2 c. ร  soupe de pรขte de tomate
  • 4 ร  6 tasses de bouillon de lรฉgumes
  • 1 boรฎte de lait de coconut
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de poudre de cari
  • ยฝ c. ร  thรฉ de curcuma moulu
  • 1 ยฝ c. ร  thรฉ de sel de mer
  • ยฝ c. ร  thรฉ de poivre noir
  • Garnitures: chips de coconut, coriandre fraรฎche, graines de citrouille, jus de limette frais

Instructions

Dans une grande marmite, faire chauffer l’huile d’olive ร  feu moyen. Ajouter les carottes, l’oignon, l’ail et le gingembre. Faire revenir jusqu’ร  ce que les lรฉgumes commencent ร  amollir, environ 3-4 minutes.

Ajouter les lentilles et la pรขte de tomate et cuire quelques minutes de plus, jusqu’ร  ce que la pรขte de tomate dรฉveloppe un arรดme riche et devienne rouge foncรฉ. Ajouter le lait de coconut, le bouillon de lรฉgumes, la poudre de cari, le curcuma, le sel de mer et le poivre. Mijoter pendant 15 ร  20 minutes, en brassant souvent, jusqu’ร  ce que les lentilles soient tendres. Goรปter et ajuster les assaisonnements au besoin.

Servir chaude avec des chips de coconut, des graines de citrouille, de la coriandre fraรฎche, et un trait de jus de limette frais. Bon appรฉtit!

 

 

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Butternut Squash and Apple Soup with Dried Plum and Onion Jam Crostini

Butternut Squash and Apple Soup with Dried Plum and Onion Jam Crostini
Butternut Squash and Apple Soup with Dried Plum and Onion Jam Crostini

You might as well skip dessert! With its caramel undertones and its upbeat presentation, this Butternut Squash and Apple Soup with Dried Plum and Onion Jam Crostini is sure to be the talk of the buffet line. If you have leftover plum and onion jam, itโ€™s fabulous on toast the next day.

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For other beautiful and festive recipes, check out this Armenian-Spiced Stuffed Eggplant with Millet and Apricots and this Moroccan Carrot Salad.

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Butternut Squash and Apple Soup with Dried Plum and Onion Jam Crostini

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 4-lb butternut squash, peeled, seeded, cut into 1โ€ cubes
  • 2 Granny Smith apples, cored and quartered
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus 2 teaspoons
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • ยผ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 large onion, sliced thin
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup dried plums, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ground allspice
  • ยฝ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ยผ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 5 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 can coconut milk (keep some aside for garnish)
  • Slices of pumpernickel or baguette, toasted
  • Sea salt and black pepper
  • To serve: toasted pumpkin seeds, fresh apple slices

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400หšF. Place the squash cubes in a large bowl. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet large enough so that the squash is in one layer. Place in the oven and roast for about 50-60 minutes or until the squash is tender and browned in spots. Turn and add the apples about halfway. Remove from the oven and reserve.

Heat the 2 teaspoons olive oil in a soup pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion and sautรฉ until very soft and browned, about 5-6 minutes. Add the garlic and sautรฉ for one minute more. Add the allspice, cinnamon, cloves, and plums. Cook for one minute. Remove half the plum and onion mixture to the bowl of a small food processor, or blender and pulse until you get a jam consistency, about 2 minutes (You may also use a mortar and pestle or a hand=help mixer).

Add the vegetable broth and the roasted squash and apples to the soup pot. Season to taste with sea salt and black pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes, allowing the flavors to blend. Let the soup cool slightly and transfer to a blender. You might need to blend your soup in batches. When you are done, return the soup to the pot and thin with the coconut milk, making sure to keep about ยผ cup for garnish.

Spread the jam on the toasted pumpernickel or baguette slices. Serve with the soup. Bon appรฉtit!

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Soupe butternut et pomme avec croutons ร  la compote de pruneaux et oignons

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 heure 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 55 minute
  • Yield: 6 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 grosse courge butternut (environ 4 livres), pelรฉe et coupรฉe en cubes de 1 pouce
  • 2 pommes Granny Smith, รฉpรฉpinรฉes et coupรฉes en quartiers
  • 2 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive, plus 2 c. ร  thรฉ
  • 2 c. ร  soupe de sirop d’รฉrable
  • ยผ c. ร  thรฉ de poivre de cayenne
  • 1 gros oignon, tranchรฉ mince
  • 2 gousses d’ail, รฉmincรฉes
  • 1 tasse de pruneaux, hachรฉs
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de piment de la Jamaรฏque moulu
  • ยฝ c. ร  thรฉ de cannelle
  • ยผ c. ร  thรฉ de clou de girofle moulu
  • 5 tasses de bouillon de lรฉgumes
  • 1 boรฎte de lait de coconut (conserver un peu de lait pour la garniture)
  • Tranches de pain pumpernickel ou de baguette, rรดties
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt
  • Garnitures: graines de citrouille grillรฉes, tranches de pomme fraรฎches

Instructions

Prรฉchauffer le four ร  400หšF. Placer les cubes de courge dans un grand bol, ajouter 2 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive, le sirop d’รฉrable et le poivre de cayenne. Bien mรฉlanger. Transfรฉrer sur une tรดle ร  cuisson, prรฉalablement recouverte de papier parchemin, en une seule couche. Placer au four et cuire pendant environ 50 ร  60 minutes, jusqu’ร  ce que la courge soit tendre et caramรฉlisรฉe, en tournant les cubes et en ajoutant les tranches de pomme ร  mi-cuisson. Retirer du four et rรฉserver.

Chauffer les 2 c. ร  thรฉ d’huile d’olive dans une casserole ร  soupe ou une cocotte, ร  feu moyen. Ajouter l’oignon et faire revenir jusqu’ร  ce qu’il soit translucide, environ 5 ร  6 minutes. Ajouter l’ail et cuire une minute de plus. Ajouter le piment de la Jamaรฏque, la cannelle, le clou de girofle, et les pruneaux. Cuire pendant 2 minutes. Retirer la moitiรฉ du mรฉlange et pulser ร  l’aide d’un robot culinaire ou d’un mรฉlangeur jusqu’ร  l’obtention d’une confiture (vous pouvez aussi utiliser un mortier et pilon ou un mรฉlangeur ร  main).

Ajouter les cubes de courge et de pomme ร  la casserole. Assaisonner au goรปt de sel de mer et de poivre. Porter ร  รฉbullition, rรฉduire le feu et laisser mijoter 10 minutes. Laisser refroidir un peu avant de transfรฉrer dans un mรฉlangeur. Pulser et retourner dans la casserole. Ajouter le lait de coconut et conserver environ 1/4 de tasse pour la garniture.ย 

ร‰tendre la confiture sur les tranches de pain pumpernickel ou de baguette. Servir avec la soupe. Bon appรฉtit!

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Oh oui, Poutine!

Oh oui, Poutine!
Oh oui, Poutine!

Oh oui, Poutine! Being from Montrรฉal, Canada, I always considered poutine a fast food item or a 3AM pick-me-up! But when you dig deeper, poutine is really the most famous quรฉbรฉcois dish on a national (and international) level. I remember seeing poutine on menus in San Diego and in Mexico, for example. It originated in rural Quรฉbec in the late 1950s. Many small communities claim to be the birthplace of the famed poutine, but nobody really knows exactly where it originated. And I don’t want to take a side, because the discussion could get heated. I’m sending a big wink to people from Drummondville, Warwick, and Victoriaville!

Either way, poutine was always the first thing I would eat stepping off the plane when I visited. But because of the cheese curds, plus the sauce is usually made with beef broth, I had to realign my strategy. Thankfully, many restaurants in Montrรฉal, plant-based or not, now offer poutine vรฉgรฉ (Lola Rosa, Copper Branch, La Banquise, Poutineville, and many more). That’s when you see that we, French Canadians, can’t live without our poutine! So here is the version I use at home. This time I tried tofu as the cheese, but I think the very best option remains the Follow Your Heart Provolone.

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Oh oui, Poutine!

  • Author: Karine K

Ingredients

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For the Fries:

  • 56 Yukon Gold potatoes, cut into 1/4” wide sticks
  • Any high-heat oil (I used safflower, but peanut oil would work just great)

For the Sauce:

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 small onion, minced
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup chili sauce (the Heinz kind)
  • 2 tablespoons tamari
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • Juice from 1 lemon
  • 2 tablespoons corn starch
  • 2 cups vegetable broth
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste

For the Cheese (if you want to use tofu):

  • 1/2 pack firm tofu
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons sea salt

Instructions

For the fries, I’ve always used the method from rvgoddess.com. It’s basically putting your potato sticks into room temperature oil in a large Dutch oven. Bring the oil to a rolling boil without disturbing the potatoes. Once you achieve the rolling boil, keep cooking the potatoes without disturbing anything for an additional 15 minutes. Once the potatoes are floating loose, you can start to stir them. Carefully! You will need to keep frying them until they are golden and crispy. Remove to a paper towel-lined baking sheet. Season with sea salt and use right away. This method is mess-free and stress-free!

For the sauce, heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic, and sautรฉ for 4-5 minutes, until translucent. Add the maple syrup, chili sauce, tamari, red wine vinegar, smoked paprika, chili powder, Dijon mustard, and lemon juice. Cook while stirring for two minutes. Dilute the corn starch into the vegetable broth. Add to the saucepan. Bring to a boil stirring constantly, lower the heat, and simmer 10 minutes, stirring often. Taste and adjust seasonings.

For the cheese, if you are using tofu, cut the half brick into small cubes. Soak in the lemon juice and sea salt for about 30 minutes. If you are using the provolone, just cut into small pieces.

To assemble, place the fries in a plate, top with the cheese, and finally with some sauce. Enjoy your plant-based poutine, mes amis! Bon appรฉtit!

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Poutine vรฉgรฉtalienne

  • Author: Karine K

Ingredients

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Pour les frites:

  • 5 ร  6 pommes de terre Yukon Gold, coupรฉes en bรขtonnets de 1/4 pouce (0,5 cm)
  • Gros chaudron d’huile ร  haute tempรฉrature

Pour la sauce:

  • 2 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive
  • 1 petit oignon, รฉmincรฉ
  • 1 gousse d’ail. รฉmincรฉe
  • 1/2 tasse de sirop d’รฉrable
  • 1/4 tasse de sauce chili (de type Heinz)
  • 2 c. ร  soupe de sauce tamari ou soya
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de vinaigre de vin rouge
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de paprika fumรฉ
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de poudre de chili
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de moutarde de Dijon
  • Jus de 1 citron frais
  • 2 c. ร  soupe de fรฉcule de maรฏs
  • 2 tasses de bouillon de lรฉgumes
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt

Pour le fromage (si vous prรฉfรฉrez utiliser du tofu):

  • 1/2 paquet de tofu extra ferme
  • 1/2 tasse de jus de citron
  • 2 c. ร  soupe de sel de mer

Instructions

Pour les frites, j’aime utiliser la recette de rvgoddess.com. Il s’agit simplement de mettre les bรขtonnets de pommes de terre dans une cocotte ou un chaudron d’huile ร  tempรฉrature ambiante. Porter l’huile ร  รฉbullition doucement, sans dรฉranger les pommes de terre. Une fois au point d’รฉbullition, laisser mijoter sans dรฉranger, pour 15 minutes. Une fois que les pommes de terre commencent ร  flotter, vous pouvez les mรฉlanger. Faites attention. Vous pouvez continuer de les cuire jusqu’ร  ce qu’elles soient dorรฉes et croustillantes. Retirer de l’huile et dรฉposer sur une tรดle recouverte de papier essuie-tout. Assaisonner de sel de mer. Cette mรฉthode est sans dรฉgรขt et sans souci.

Pour la sauce, chauffer l’huile dans une casserole ร  feu moyen. Ajouter les oignons et l’ail, et faire revenir pendant 4 ร  5 minutes, jusqu’ร  ce que l’oignon soit translucide. Ajouter le sirop d’รฉrable, la sauce chili, la sauce tamari ou soya, le vinaigre de vin rouge, le paprika fumรฉ, la poudre de chili, la moutarde de Dijon, et le jus de citron. Cuire, en brassant, pendant deux minutes. Diluer la fรฉcule de maรฏs dans le bouillon de lรฉgumes. Ajouter ร  la casserole. Porter ร  รฉbullition, en brassant constamment. Rรฉduire le feu et laisser mijoter pendant 10 minutes, en brassant souvent. Goรปter et ajuster les assaisonnements.

Pour le fromage, si vous utiliser le tofu, couper la moitiรฉ du paquet en petits cubes. Tremper dans le jus de citron et le sel de mer pendant environ 30 minutes. Si vous utiliser le provolone de Earth Island, couper en petits morceaux.

Pour assembler, placer des frites dans des assiettes creuses ou des bols peu profonds, ajouter le fromage et napper de sauce. Bon appรฉtit!

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Squash and Bell Pepper Soup with Maple Pecans and Pomegranate

Squash and Bell Pepper Soup with Maple Pecans and Pomegranate
Squash and Bell Pepper Soup with Maple Pecans and Pomegranate

Squash and Bell Pepper Soup with Maple Pecans and Pomegranate. I had kabocha squash on hand, but this is a wonderful recipe for any winter squash, like acorn or butternut. I also added two roasted bell peppers to add more depth. This is an easy recipe that will provide you with a nice change of flavors, thanks to smoked paprika. The pomegranate seeds bring a freshness and the maple pecans, a nice, sweet and spicy crunch.

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For other great recipes using pomegranates, please check out Dates and Pine Nuts Couscous with Pomegranate Vinaigrette.

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Squash and Bell Pepper Soup with Maple Pecans and Pomegranate

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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Soup

  • 2 bell peppers
  • 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 jalapeรฑo, seeded and chopped
  • 23 sprigs of thyme
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 6 cups vegetable broth
  • 4 cups kabocha squash, or any winter squash, chopped into 1-inch chunks
  • 1 sweet potato, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • Garnishes: fresh pomegranate seeds and maple pecans

Maple Pecans

  • 1/2 cup pecans
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • Pinch of cayenne

Instructions

Make the soup

To roast the bell peppers, place them whole directly on the open flame of a gas burner or on the grill. Cook, turning often using tongs, until the skin is charred and the peppers are tender. Place in a heatproof bowl, cover with a plate and let cool. The skin will loosen as the peppers steam. When cool enough to handle, peel off the skin and chop roughly.

In a soup pot, heat up the grapeseed oil over medium heat. Add the onions and sautรฉ until tender, about 4-5 minutes. Add the garlic, jalapeรฑo, and thyme. Sautรฉ while stirring for 1 minute. Add the smoked paprika and stir until well coated. Add the vegetable broth, the squash, and the sweet potato. Bring to a boil, lower the heat to a medium and simmer, covered, until the squash and potatoes are tender, about 10-15 minutes. Add the roasted bell peppers and the salt, and cook for 5 minutes more. Taste and adjust seasonings. Remove from the heat and let cool. Remove the thyme sprigs. Transfer to a blender (or use an immersion blender) and purรฉe until desired consistency.

Make the maple pecans

Heat oven to 350ยฐ. Combine the maple syrup, brown sugar, salt, and cayenne in a small bowl. Add the pecans and stir until they are well coated. Place the pecans on a parchment lined baking sheet and place in the oven for 10 minutes, turning the pecans halfway through. Remove from the oven and let cool.

Serve the soup with the pecans and the pomegranate seeds. Bon appรฉtit!

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Potage ร  la courge et au poivron grillรฉ avec pacanes ร  l’รฉrable

Voici une recette de potage qui se prรชte ร  merveille ร  la plupart des variรฉtรฉs de courges d’hiver, comme la kabocha ou la butternut. J’y ai ajoutรฉ deux poivrons doux grillรฉs pour ajouter une certaine dimension. Il s’agit d’une recette facile qui prรฉsente des saveurs uniques, grรขce au paprika fumรฉ. Les graines de pomme grenade ajoutent une note sucrรฉe et les pacanes amรจnent du piquant, ce qui รฉquilibre le tout pour en faire une recette simple et รฉlรฉgante.

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 4 portions 1x

Ingredients

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Soupe

  • 2 poivrons rouges
  • 1 c. ร  soupe d’huile de pรฉpin de raisin
  • 1 gros oignon, hachรฉ
  • 4 gousses d’ail, รฉmincรฉes
  • 1 piment jalapeรฑo, sans les graines, รฉmincรฉ
  • 23 branches de thym frais
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de paprika fumรฉ
  • 6 tasses de bouillon de lรฉgumes
  • 4 tasses de courge d’hiver, comme la kabocha ou la butternut, coupรฉe en cubes de 1 pouce
  • 1 patate douce, coupรฉe en cubes de 1 pouce
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de sel de mer
  • Garnitures: graines de pomme grenade fraรฎches et pacanes ร  l’รฉrable

Pacanes ร  l’รฉrable

  • 1/2 tasse de pacanes
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de sirop d’รฉrable
  • 1 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de cassonade
  • Pincรฉe de sel de mer
  • Pincรฉe de cayenne

Instructions

Pour la soupe:

Pour griller les poivrons, placer directement sur la flamme d’un brรปleur au gaz ou sur le grill. Cuire ร  l’aide de pinces, en tournant les poivrons souvent, jusqu’ร  ce que la peau soit complรจtement grillรฉe et que les poivrons soient tendres. Placer dans un bol, couvrir d’une assiette, et laisser reposer. La peau des poivrons se dรฉtachera doucement grรขce ร  la vapeur ainsi crรฉรฉe. Lorsque les poivrons peuvent รชtre manipulรฉs, retirer la peau et couper grossiรจrement.

Dans une marmite, chauffer l’huile de pรฉpin de raisin ร  feu moyen. Ajouter l’oignon et cuire 4 ร  5 minutes. Ajouter l’ail, le jalapeรฑo et les branches de thym. Continuer de cuire, tout en brassant, pendant une minute de plus. Ajouter le paprika fumรฉ et mรฉlanger. Ajouter le bouillon de lรฉgumes, la courge et les patates douces, et porter ร  รฉbullition. Baisser le feu ร  moyen, couvrir, et mijoter jusqu’ร  ce que les patates et la courge soient tendres, environ 10 ร  15 minutes. Ajouter les poivrons grillรฉs et le sel, et cuire 5 minutes de plus. Retirer du feu, goรปter, et ajuster les assaisonnements. Laisser refroidir lรฉgรจrement et retirer les branches de thym.

Mettre dans un mรฉlangeur (ou utiliser un mรฉlangeur ร  immersion) et mรฉlanger jusqu’ร  la consistance dรฉsirรฉe.

Pour les pacanes ร  l’รฉrable:

Chauffer le four ร  350ยฐ. Dans un petit bol, combiner le sirop d’รฉrable, la cassonade, le sel, et le cayenne. Ajouter les pacanes et mรฉlanger pour bien les recouvrir. Placer les pacanes sur une plaque de cuisson recouverte de papier parchemin. Mettre au four 10 minutes, en tournant les pacanes aprรจs 5 minutes de cuisson. Retirer du four et laisser reposer.

Servir la soupe avec les pacanes et les graines de pomme grenade fraรฎches. Bon appรฉtit!

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