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Oh hey, 2014!

How’s week one of the new year going for everyone? We are in hibernation mode here in Ohio, which has given me lots of time to reflect on what to do with my time in the next 12 months (or rather the next 5 months, since new babies have a way of shifting your priorities).

To help me get my head on straight, I have been going through Lara Casey‘s Make It Happen series; it’s a goal-setting series that I absolutely recommend. Especially if you’re like me, AKA you have a huge desire to get your act together for the new year but have no idea where to start. I’ve got a lot of ideas swimming around in this head and Make It Happen has helped me to organize it all. So, yay, new year! And hooray for a new recipe today! Finally got off my duff and picked up my camera.

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This soup was inspired by a lovely lunch I had with my friend Jillian (see how awesome she is below) at Wheat Penny here in Dayton. We sampled a little cup of their curried carrot soup to start our meal; it was grand. I love that curry powder gives such a distinct, comforting taste but doesn’t make things too spicy. For my at-home version, I used all the orange veggies we had on hand- carrots, butternut squash and sweet potato. Pumpkin would also work well; you can use what you have in any combination.

This soup works for a whole variety of diets and is almost impossible to mess up. It would be great with some crumbled bacon on top, or even some homemade croutons. You could kick up the spice by adding some thai red curry paste, too.

And beyond tasting good, this soup has great nutritional benefits:

  • Healthy, filling fats
  • Cold/Flu-fighting onions, garlic and turmeric
  • Orange veggies filled with Vitamin A to boost the immune system
  • Bone broth; rich in gelatin, vitamins and minerals and anti-inflammatory

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A special thanks to my sweet friends Jillian and Megan for making this post happen- they came over to my house today and did all my dishes PLUS cleaned my fridge! It was amazing, and it motivated me to pull out the camera and get this post up. A clean kitchen = no excuses for this lady. Thanks, girls- you are such a blessing to me! I am ready to re-pay you in soup. 🙂

 

5.0 from 3 reviews

Curried Winter Soup with Carrot, Sweet Potato and Butternut Squash
 

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Recipe type: Soup, Main Dish, Appetizer
Serves: 8

Ingredients
  • a few tablespoons quality fat (grass-fed butter, ghee, coconut oil, lard, tallow)
  • 2 medium onions, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced (optional)
  • 2 teaspoons sea salt
  • ½-1 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper
  • 2 tablespoons curry powder
  • 1 tablespoon turmeric (optional)
  • 6-8 carrots, peeled and chopped
  • 1 large butternut squash; peeled, seeded and chopped
  • 1 large sweet potato, peeled and chopped (you can substitute more carrots or squash if you’re on GAPS or avoiding starches)
  • 4-6 cups of bone broth (enough to cover the veggies in the pot)
  • plain whole milk yogurt, for serving (optional, you can substitute full-fat coconut milk if you’re dairy-free)

Instructions
  1. In a large stockpot or dutch oven, melt down the fat. Add the onions and garlic and saute until they begin to soften. Add the spices and let cook a few more minutes.
  2. Add the carrots, squash and sweet potato to the pot, followed by the bone broth. Add enough broth to cover all of the vegetables. Bring it all to a boil.
  3. Reduce to a simmer and cook until the vegetables are fork-tender, about 20-30 minutes. When the veggies are soft, use an immersion blender to blend the soup until smooth.
  4. Serve warm with a generous drizzle of yogurt.

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I’ve got a thing for soup lately.
Maybe because it’s getting cooler, maybe because I’m trying to include more bone broth in my diet, maybe because you can just throw anything you want into a pot and call it soup.
And this soup is really about just that- throwing a bunch of semi-related ingredients into a pot and waiting until they magically melt together into something delicious. How does it happen?? You wouldn’t think all of this stuff would go together, but it does. It really does.
If you set out to make this, I beg you- please put your thinking cap/game face on at the grocery store and DO NOT forget the naan. It is essential. You will be super sad if you forget it which will put you in no mood to whip up some naan from scratch. Trust me.
Get the naan and make your soup. And then save me a bowl.


Chicken, Coconut and Lentil Soup
 

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adapted from Scaling Back and 101 Cookbooks
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Recipe type: soup
Serves: 6-8

Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper cut into ½ inch dice
  • 1 fresh jalapeno or serrano chili, finely chopped, including seeds (I used just ½ to keep the spice down)
  • 1 tablespoon fresh peeled and minced/grated ginger
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped/grated
  • 1 tablespoon curry powder
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • ⅓ cup tomato paste
  • 7 cups chicken stock
  • 1 can unsweetened coconut milk
  • 1 15-ounce can of chickpeas (or about 2 cups pre-soaked)
  • 2 cups lentils (preferably red; I used green, which is what I had on hand)
  • 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
  • fresh cilantro and lime wedges for serving

Instructions
  1. Heat the coconut oil in a dutch oven or large soup pan and add the onions, bell pepper and jalapeno and cook for 5-7 minutes until the vegetables have softened and start to take on some color.
  2. Add the garlic, ginger, spices and tomato paste and continue to cook for 2-3 more minutes until the mixture is toasty and fragrant.
  3. Add the chicken stock, coconut milk, chicken, lentils and chickpeas and cook uncovered for 20 to 30 minutes, depending on how soft you like your lentils.
  4. At the end of cooking, add the lime juice to taste and adjust with more salt if desired. Serve the soup topped with a sprinkling of fresh cilantro and some extra limes on the side.

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