10 Healthy Fall Soups You Can Make In A Blender
Instead of spending extra money, you can make your own healthy soup with fresh ingredients and your miracle blender. We compiled a list of healthy recipes that can be made days ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator or freezer and eaten later in the week.
Asparagus Pea Soup
This creamy spring soup, courtesy of Au Bon Pain, is a delicious way to eat more seasonal vegetables. Petite peas give it a subtle sweetness that pairs nicely with the salty Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese. A hint of fresh chives and a bit of heavy cream finish this silky soup perfectly, making it a welcome addition to any spring meal.
Blender Tortilla Soup
If you are looking for a quick dinner that will feed the whole family, try the blender tortilla soup. It is convenient, healthy, and uses wholesome ingredients. The black beans and chicken pack in protein and the tortilla chips give a healthy crunch that everyone will love.
Carrot Cumin Soup
A root vegetable with origins in Asia, the carrot is rich in beta-carotene, vitamin A, minerals, and antioxidants. Carrots are one of the highest vegetable sources of vitamin A — two carrots yield roughly four times the recommended daily allowance. You will love this flavorful rendition of carrot soup.
Carrot, Sweet Potato, and White Bean Soup
Sweet potato is a healthy alternative to a regular white potato and provides a sweet taste. Combined with carrots, white beans, and aromatic spices such as cardamom, cumin, and coriander, the final product is a satisfying soup that is at once light, creamy, and wonderful for your health.
For the Carrot, Sweet Potato, and White Bean Soup recipe, click here.
Chilled Butternut-Coconut Soup
This recipe makes a refreshing soup to keep you hydrated and satisfied. The addition of rice wine vinegar and fresh lime juice in this dish punch up the earthy flavor of the butternut squash and creaminess of the coconut milk. You can use fresh butternut squash now that it's in season.
Classic Butternut Squash Soup
Tis the season for fall produce and what better way to use it than in a soup? There are various ways to make butternut squash soup but you can try adding different herbs and spices to make your recipe unique.
Cucumber Apple Gazpacho
You may be in the mood for something warm during the colder months, but there is nothing like a refreshing soup that uses seasonal apples. Using fresh ingredients, it's easy to create this flavorful and healthy soup.
Golden Beet Soup
This recipe is dairy-free, gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan, so if or any of your family members have dietary restrictions, you can serve this without any problem. If you can't find a golden beet in your grocery store, you can certainly replace it with purple beets. They have similar flavors but the golden ones are slightly sweeter.
Kale Tomato Soup with Chickpeas and Cumin
Kale is a polarizing green. For some it denotes healthy lifestyles and for others it screams diet food. But this spicy winter soup will make a believer out of the skeptics. It's a hearty tomato soup for a cold day that secretly also doubles as a healthy meal alternative.
For the Kale Tomato Soup with Chickpeas and Cumin recipe, click here.
Parsnip Soup
The main stars of this soup, parsnips, are part of the parsley family. They provide folate, fiber, and phenolic acids, which may help reduce production of cancerous cells. They contain ample amounts of soluble fiber, which moderates fat and cholesterol absorption in the intestines, while diluting bile acids to prevent reflux.