Cozy Green Soup with Garlic & Basil
My green soup is such a delicious way to get healthy veggies into your diet! It's packed with flavor, incredibly comforting, and really easy to make. This is also a great recipe for cleaning out the fridge!
Servings: 7
Calories: 149kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup chopped shallots (about 1 medium shallot)
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
- 6 cups vegetable broth
- 1 small broccoli crown, (about 10 ounces) broken into florets
- 1 bunch lacinato kale, (about 12 ounces) stems removed and leaves roughly chopped
- 2 (15.5 ounce/439 gram) cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 4 cups fresh spinach, (about 3 ounces) roughly chopped
- 1 cup fresh basil leaves, packed
- ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Coat the bottom of a large pot with the oil and place it over medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add the shallots. Sweat the shallots for about three minutes, stirring frequently, until they begin to soften.
- Stir in the garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook the mixture for about one minute, stirring constantly, until the garlic becomes very fragrant.
- Stir in the broth, broccoli, kale, and cannellini beans. You may need to add the kale in batches, stirring in each addition and letting it wilt before adding more. Raise the heat and bring the liquid to a boil, then lower the heat and let the soup simmer for eight minutes.
- Stir in the spinach, again adding it in batches if needed. Bring the soup back to a simmer and let it cook until all of the vegetables are tender, about four minutes longer.
- Remove the pot from heat and stir in the basil, parsley, and lemon juice.
- Blend the soup either using a hand blender, or by carefully transferring it to a regular blender in batches, then returning it to the pot when done.
- Season the soup with salt and pepper to taste. Ladle into bowls and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1.5cups | Calories: 149kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 1073mg | Potassium: 454mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 6689IU | Vitamin C: 84mg | Calcium: 215mg | Iron: 4mg