Beta-carotene is an important nutrient for eye health and night vision. Beautiful orange-colored vegetables like carrots, sweet potatoes and butternut squash are great sources of this all-star nutrient – and they taste great together too! This creamy, hearty, healthy soup is the perfect pick-me-up for cold days and chilly nights.
Ingredients:
½ lb carrots, chopped
½ large (or 1 small) sweet potato, chopped
½ butternut squash, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 small onion, chopped
4 cups water or vegetable stock
2 cups organic soy milk or other milk alternative
½ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp cloves
¼ tsp sea salt
Read more about the health benefits of cloves, nutmeg and other spices
Directions:
In a large pot, boil the water or stock on high heat. Add the carrots, sweet potato, squash, garlic, and onion. Cook until tender. Using a ladle, pour about 3 ladles-full of the vegetable mix with some of the stock into a blender. Add ½ cup of milk alternative. Purée until well blended. Pour contents of blender into a large container. Continue this same process with the rest of the pot contents until all of the vegetables have been blended (much of the water will remain in the pot. You can put this into a container, and use it as vegetable stock in another recipe.). When all of the soup has been puréed and is in a container, sprinkle in the spices and sea salt and mix with a spoon.
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