A super easy recipe base - just add your own winter vegetables.
Organic Ingredients: Choose from the following
- Bone stock*: chicken, beef, fish or water
- Allium vegetables: onion, garlic, leek, shallot
- Root or hearty vegetables: carrot, pumpkin, potato, sweet potato, celeriac, parsnip, cauliflower, beetroot
- Light or leafy vegetables: celery, zucchini, spinach, kale, silverbeet, chard, Asian greens, cabbage, asparagus, peas
- Fresh herbs or spices such as Golden Turmeric powder
- Oil: olive or coconut
- Season: natural salt, freshly cracked pepper
- Extra fresh herbs, finely chopped to serve
Method
Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat. Always start with an onion, garlic, leek or shallot and aromatics - dried herbs & spices or curry paste. Followed by root and hearty vegetables and then light and leafy vegetables. Season and top with enough bone stock or water to cover. Cook with the lid on. Once cooked (vegetables will be soft), purée in a high-speed blender. Serve with extra seasoning, fresh herbs or a delicious sauce or dressing.
My go to delicious combinations
- Parsnip, apple, celery and sage
- Pumpkin, carrot, celery and leek
- Sweet potato, carrot, celery and shallot
- Leek, potato, mushroom and thyme
- Coconut, pumpkin, ginger and lemongrass
- Tomato, carrot, celery and basil
- Cauliflower, leek, carrot and thyme
- Pea, celeriac, leek and mint
- Nettle, pear, leek and celery
- Broccoli, spinach, potato and basil
- Beetroot, beet leaves, carrot and ginger
- Cabbage, apple, fennel seed and celery
- Chard, zucchini, pumpkin and coriander
Delicious, flavoursome toppings (add extra nutrients & health goodness)
- Butter
- Cream
- Crushed, activated nuts & seeds
- Olive oil
- Lemon or lime juice & zest
- Tamari
- Pesto*
- Gomasio*
- Dukka*
- Chimichurri*
- Salsa*
- A handful of freshly chopped herbs of choice: mint, oregano, marjoram, rosemary, sage, parsley, coriander
* Recipes in the 21 Day Winter Cleanse & Health Reset ebook here