On days when I feel like I need to “clean up” my diet, I like to eat only whole, fresh foods. Here is a creative way to add fruit and veggies together and at 125 calories per serving, you can even have a second helping guilt-free! I made this in my Vitamix, but I have used a hand immersion blender before. The blend of these flavors is so amazing and fresh.
Carrot Ginger Apple Soup
adapted from Vitamix recipe book
Ingredients:
1 lb. fresh organic carrots, chopped into 2 inch rounds
1 TBS coconut oil
1 inch fresh grated ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 organic apple, cored and sliced (peel on)
4 cups of organic vegetable broth
1/4 cup crumbled Feta (optional and would no longer be vegan)
cilantro for topping (also optional)
Directions:
1. Place carrots, sliced ginger, coconut oil and turmeric. Sauté until soft.
2. Add 2 cups of vegetable broth into sauce pan and let simmer until carrots are tender.
3. Place cooked carrots and broth into Vitamix with sliced apples, secure lid. Select Variable 1 , then quickly turn to 10. Blend for 30-45 seconds slowly adding remaining 2 cups of vegetable broth to desired creaminess. For those using a blender or hand immersion blender, follow steps 1 and 2, then add in the blender and blend, or place in a large bowl and use the hand immersion blender.
And look how pretty this is….
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 bowl (4 servings in total) 3 Weight Watchers Plus Points
Amount Per Serving:
Calories 125 Calories from Fat 41
Total Fat 4.5g
Saturated Fat 3.2g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 461mg
Total Carbohydrates 18.5g
Dietary Fiber 4.4g
Sugars 10.5g
Protein 3.7g
* Nutritional information calculated from www.caloriecount.com, not guaranteed 100% accurate
I added the crumbled feta to this because my husband likes it and it adds a little pizzaz. You can easily leave it out (like me) to keep it vegan. It’s still delicious. I promise 🙂
That looks beautiful!
Good morning! I made this a few minutes ago 🙂 It is good, I just have a question that I probably should have asked before I made it? What size was the apple you used? the apples I had were pretty tiny, so I used two. Needless to say, the apple taste sticks out wayyyy more than the carrots 🙂 Any insight would be great! Thank you!
I used one medium sized apple. Maybe try it next time with just one? When I experiment with my recipes, if add more apple I just kind of wing and it add a little more of everything else 🙂 Thanks so much!
What can I use in place of coconut oil?
You can use another oil, olive oil or grapeseed would be great!
Made this yesterday. So good and so simple! I hope you come up with more modified Vita Mix soup recipes 🙂
I’m so glad you liked it Julie! It’s one of my favorites!! 🙂