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Carrot Ginger Soup for a Healthy Heart

Heart Healthy carrot ginger soup, gluten free, vegan and only containing fresh whole food, perfect for any healthy eating program and Whole 30.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Author: Angela Roberts

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil extra virgin
  • 2 pounds organic carrots peeled
  • 1 golden beet peeled (optional)
  • 1 onion
  • 2 cups coarsely chopped celery
  • 1 onion roughly chopped
  • 1 inch piece fresh ginger minced
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • handful fresh herbs such as parsley thyme
  • 1 navel orange peeled
  • 6 cups water
  • salt
  • pepper

Instructions

  • Chop carrots and goldent beet into approximately 3 inch pieces.
  • Add half of the onion and 1 piece of celery to cold water with the carrots.
  • Bring to boil, reduce heat to medium boil and continue to cook until carrots are nearly soft.
  • In the meantime, heat olive oil in saute pan.
  • Add onion and chopped celery until softened.
  • Finely chop the herbs.
  • Add in herbs, ginger and garlic and cook for five minutes.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Add cooked carrots and beets with the vegetables from the pot to the vitamix.
  • Add in the vegetables from the pan.
  • Add one cup of the broth.
  • Mix until well incorporated.Add more broth as necessary until you get the consistency you want.
  • This will give you four servings.

Notes

Optional: You can make this brighter and sweeter by adding to the vitamix a whole navel orange peeled. This is recommended if you add in the beet.