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Winter Vegetable Soup

The holidays are gone, and the relatives have left. You can also say farewell to the season's fatty foods with this veggie-loaded soup created by Lulu Powers, Madonna's caterer. One bowl dishes more than all of your RDA for vitamin A and 20 percent for potassium. Bonus: Eating soup before a meal means you'll consume fewer total calories.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

3

tbsp olive oil

1

cup coarsely chopped onion

1

cup peeled, cored and coarsely chopped Granny Smith apple

1

cup peeled and coarsely chopped turnip

1

cup peeled and chopped butternut squash (seeds discarded)

1

cup coarsely chopped carrot

1

cup peeled, chopped sweet potato

5

cups vegetable (or chicken) stock

1

/4 cup maple syrup

Cayenne pepper

1

small whole-grain baguette

3

oz goat cheese

1

/4 cup chopped fresh chives

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Preparation

  1. For soup, heat oil in a large saucepan on medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté until translucent. Add apple, turnip, squash, carrot, and sweet potato; season with salt, then sauté 5 minutes. Add stock, bring to a boil and simmer, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add syrup, then cayenne pepper to taste. Cool slightly. Puree with a handheld mixer, food processor or blender. For toast toppers, cut 6 slices bread and toast them. Spread 1/2 oz goat cheese on top of each; sprinkle with chives. Pour soup into 6 large bowls; float toast on top.

Nutrition Per Serving

Nutritional analysis per serving: 289 calories
12.5 g fat (4 g saturated)
40 g carbohydrates
8.5 g protein
4.5 g fiber
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Self