Fresh Vegetable Soup With Lime
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It's still soup weather here in northern New Mexico, so certain individuals lugged out their slow cooker this week and pondered the gentle, slow art of vegetarian potage. This new soup recipe is fresh tasting and full of flavor, kicked up with spicy green chilies and a generous squeeze of lime.
Sometimes I crave a lighter, leaner soup chock full of fresh vegetables and laced with citrus. I added plenty of hot red pepper flakes to jazz it up, too. Sometimes a gluten-free goddess just needs to spice things up a little, vegan style. Bland is so old school.
Ingredients
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1
red onion, diced
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4-6 cloves
fresh garlic, chopped
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2 medium
zucchini squash, trimmed, sliced into coins, and quartered
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2 medium
carrots, chopped
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1 heaping cup
thinly shredded cabbage, or coleslaw mix
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2 14-ounce cans
roasted tomatoes with juice
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1/2 cup
roasted green chilies, chopped, mild or hot, to taste
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2-3 cups
light broth, as needed
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1 tablespoon
fresh parsley, chopped
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1 tablespoon
fresh basil or cilantro, chopped
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agave nectar, to taste (this cuts the acid of the tomatoes)
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extra virgin olive oil
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sea salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
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juice of 1 fresh lime
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lime slices, for garnish
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hot red chili pepper flakes, to taste
Instructions
- Drizzle a tablespoon or two of olive oil in the bottom of a slow cooker and toss in the chopped garlic, red onion, and fresh vegetables. Add the diced tomatoes and roasted green chilies. Stir to mix.
- Pour in enough broth to cover the veggies by an inch of liquid.
- Season the soup with gluten-free Worcestershire sauce, fresh herbs, sea salt, and pepper. Cover and cook according to your manufacturer's instructions for vegetable soup.
- Taste test for flavor adjustments and add a drizzle of agave and the juice of a fresh lime; taste, stir, and warm through.
Reviewed July 16, 2012
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Nutritional Information
Makes: 4 servings
- Calories185
- Carbohydrates24.4 g
- Dietary fiber3.9 g
- Cholesterol0 mg
- Fat1.10 g
- Saturated fat0 g
- Sodium342 mg
- Protein3.3 g
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