I have a very important news flash for you: Comfort food can be healthy and delicious! This recipe is all the proof you need. The inspiration for this one came from a bag of rainbow-coloured heirloom carrots I bought from Rowe Farms. These beautiful carrots were both local and organic. There are few local plant foods this time of year, so I was quite pleased to come across these little gems. I combined the carrots with sweet potato, red and yellow beets and onions. It’s a menagerie of superfoods all in one fabulous recipe! (They’re superfoods because of their high vitamin, mineral, fibre and antioxidant content.)
Roasted Root Veggie Soup
Ingredients:
4 organic heirloom carrots (any carrots will do, I just loved the purple, orange, white and yellow variety), peeled, chopped
3 large beets, peeled, chopped
1 large sweet potato, peeled, chopped
1 whole onion, diced
2-3 garlic cloves, minced
2 tbsp organic coconut oil
5-6 cups of vegetable stock or water
1-2 cups almond milk (depends how runny you want your soup)
1-2 tbsp fresh rosemary
Sea salt, black pepper to taste
Method:
Preheat oven to 350F. In a large baking pan, toss all the veggies together with the garlic and coconut oil. Roast for 45 minutes to one hour, until the veggies are tender when pierced with a fork. Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Transfer to a large soup pot. Add the stock and almond milk. Using a hand processor/blender to completely blend all of the ingredients until they’re pureed and no chunks remain. Add rosemary, sea salt and black pepper. Give it a little taste and add more garlic if you desire.
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