Luscious Green Spring Soup

I have been trying to come up with a recipe for a delicious green soup for quite some time. After much trial and error, I hit the jackpot with this luscious, lovely mix of vegetables. The soup is very creamy despite the absence of cream! Bon Appetite!

Ingredients:

  • Ingredients:

  • 1 Fennel Bulb, chopped.

  • 1 Leek, chopped.

  • 2 Celery sticks, chopped.

  • 1 small head of Broccoli, chopped.

  • 2 cups of Asparagus, chopped.

  • 2 Zucchini, chopped.

  • 4 leaves of Kale, de-stemmed & chopped

  • 1 cup of frozen or fresh peas.

  • 2 cloves of garlic, chopped

  • 3 inch piece ginger, finely chopped.

  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds

  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric

  • Salt & Black Pepper

  • Juice from 1/2 Lime

  • 1/3 cup White Wine

  • 3 Cups of Veggie Broth

Instructions:

  1. Heat olive oil in a large pot, add leeks, turmeric and cumin seeds and and saute for a few minutes

  2. Add all other vegetables, plus ginger, EXCEPT for the peas, saute for a few minutes.

  3. Deglaze with white wine.

  4. Add broth.

  5. Simmer until veggies are almost tender - add peas.

  6. Once all veggies are soft, remove from stove, purree, add lime juice, salt and pepper to taste and enjoy!