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I don’t know how it happened, but here we are: Holy Week 2019.
Somehow it snuck up on us, but Good Friday is just TWO DAYS away, and Easter is on SUNDAY!
I mean – where did the time go?
Good Friday is a day of fasting and abstinence in the Catholic Church. And, given the anorexia in my past, and the therapeutic diet I have to follow for my Ulcerative Colitis, I do not fast from food. It just is a road that I have vowed to Jesus never to walk down again.
But tonight, I wanted to share a “humble” soup recipe that is perfect for Good Friday, when we’re supposed to be reflecting on Jesus’ death.
My Velvet Vegetable Soup!
But don’t let it’s humility fool you – it is wonderfully flavorful and delicious!
Plus – it’s gluten free, vegan, paleo and Specific Carb Diet friendly.
And the great thing about soups like this, is that you can really combine any leftover veggies you have in the fridge! A little of this, a little of that — together makes a bomb diggity soup! So feel free to customize this to your liking!
Here’s What You Need (Serves 2-3)
1/2 yellow onion, diced
1 medium carrot (1/2 cup chopped)
1 celery stalk, diced
1 cup frozen artichoke hearts
1 head of broccoli, broken into florets (1 3/4 cups)
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 tsp chili powder
salt and pepper
3 cups vegetable stock
3 shiitake mushrooms, (stems removed) sliced (garnish)
1 green onion, sliced (garnish)
Tools:
Dutch Oven (I use a Le Creuset because they are hands down the best – yes, an investment, but you will literally have this indestructible kitchenware for the rest of your life. #notsponsored)
Small nonstick frying pan
Good chef’s knife (This is the one I use and love)
Immersion Stick Blender
OR
Blender or Food Processor
In a dutch oven, sauté the onion and carrots in 1 Tbsp EVOO, salt, pepper, and chili powder. Let them soften for about 3 minutes. Then, add the celery and let it cook for about 2 minutes. Stir in the broccoli, artichoke hearts and garlic and let them cook for about 4 minutes.
Add in your liquid, scraping the bottom to get all the “flavor bits” off the bottom of the pan. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook, covered for 25 minutes, until tender.
Meanwhile, sauté the mushrooms in a small frying pan. I spritzed them with olive oil, and sautéed them for roughly 2 minutes.
Take the soup off the heat, and then carefully puree with a stick blender. If you don’t have a stick blender, you can use a regular blender or food processor – just be sure to do it carefully in small batches, because it is a hot liquid!
Once pureed, re-season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve garnished with mushrooms and green onions!
I cannot tell you how comforting this soup is! Call me Plain Jane, but I just love a good bowl of soup. Feeling the warmth travel through your body is just so soothing. The flavor was so delicate with the broccoli and artichokes. There was just a subtle hint of spice from the chili powder, but nothing overpowering or overwhelming…juuuuust right. 🙂
The color wasn’t anything to write home about, but the texture sure was! It was SO silky and creamy — dare I say, velvety! It was hard to believe that there wasn’t any cream or butter in it because it tasted so rich! And the chewy mushrooms provided just the perfect texture contrast with the silky pureed soup.
What are some of your favorite humble Lenten suppers? Do you enjoy a traditional Friday Fish Fry?
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42 responses to “Velvet Vegetable Soup”
It is beautiful to see how far you have come on your journey and to commit to this Holy Week in a special way. Thank you for sharing your recipe. I often fast but sometimes it is fasting from a particular food or behavior. Love you girl!
Thank you so much Letticia, Gosh what a kind thing to say! Have a blessed Holy Week! Hugs and love xox
Have a blessed Easter season my friend! May you feel His presence close to you.
Thank you friend! Same to you, wishing you a blessed Holy Week! hugs xox
Looks delicious. My favorite soup recipe is to buy Mulligatawny at an organic market’s deli 🙂
Ooh that does sound good! There’s something so comforting about soup! 🙂 Hugs and love xox
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Thanks Tonya for the link up! Hope you’re having a great night! Hugs and love xox
Wonderful dish, I should give it a try! Thank you so much🙏🏻✨
Thanks so much! Hope you enjoy it! Hugs and love xox
Thank you!
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Yummy!! Looks fantastic. Thanks for saying
Thanks so much!! Hugs and love xox
Exactly what I need to make for our Fasting Day tomorrow.
Soup for the soul indeed.
Thank you.
Kavita
Sunshiny South Africa
Thanks Kavita, have a wonderful Easter! Hugs and love xox
I’m always on edge during lent, can’t wait for the release that Easter mass provides. Good Friday is the worst possible day with 3:00 for some reason being tied to the time of Jesus’ crucifixion. After Easter mass, it’s all smiles and total relief until next lent.
Praying that your journey thru life is filled with hope,happiness and faith. Happy Easter, Beauty.
Thanks so much Dennis. Yeah, Good Friday is such a sorrowful day. But what joy to be had on Easter! Happy Easter, friend 🙂 Hugs and love xox
I usually skip over your food/recipe posts, but I decided to check this one out. (I’m pretty much over cooking after 43 years of marriage!) I love your tie in to Good Friday and I’m so thankful that Jesus rescued you from destroying your body with anorexia. You are a witness for him. Happy Resurrection Day.
Hi Bonnie! Haha I get it! Thanks so much – yes. I thank God every day for rescuing me! Big hugs xox
And happy Easter!
The soup looks yummy. Thanks for sharing and I wish you a truly blessed and joyous Easter.
Thanks so much Carol! Same to you! Have a blessed Easter! Hugs and love xox
Keep up the great work. I just nominated you for the Sunshine blogger award. Check out my latest post when you get the moment.
Thanks so much Benjamin!! And oh my gosh what an honor! Thanks! Hugs and love xox
You are welcome!
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Presented beautifully, obviously healthy and something to set the taste buds working. 🙂
Thank you Ian! Taste buds are evidence that God loves us :! Hehe Hugs and love xox
I love soup I eat a lot of soup so this looks so good! 🙂
Yeah, this one is delightful!! 🙂 hugs xo
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Looks good. I had that cheesecake you mentioned for breakfast. 😂 You okay? Heard about the blackout.
Thanks Kenzie! Haha cheesecake for breakfast – always a good decision. I am! Thankfully my neighborhood wasn’t effected! Hugs and love xox
Woody Allen has a pretty good joke about the ’74 blackout in Fading Gigolo. Probably, the only funny part. He’s, like that.
I’ll have to look it up
It’s in the trailer. Probably, everything good is in the trailer. 😂The only Woody Allen movie I really liked was Annie Hall. Sorry. Talking about veggies. They’re good. They, do things.
Haha veggies man 🙌🏼
I think, working with vegetables is the hardest work I’ve done. I used to pick watermelons in kindergarten. Farmers don’t really ask you how old you are.
Oh wow – heavy lifting for kiddo
Yeah. In that way, we’re the same. Working childhoods. 😂👌
Hah yep