How To Prepare
Heat oil in Dutch oven or soup pot. Gently sauté garlic, onion and celery until softened. Sprinkle thyme and oregano, and stir. Add canned crushed and diced tomatoes, and vegetable broth, followed by chopped spinach and basil and stir until wilted. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Stir in balsamic vinegar and season with freshly-ground black pepper.
Serve with crusty whole-grain bread
Serve 4-6
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Low Fat Tomato Spinach Soup
How To Prepare
1. Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add sweet potato to pan; sauté 3 minutes. Decrease heat to medium. Add cauliflower, onion, and curry powder; cook 1 minute, stirring mixture constantly. Add broth and next 3 ingredients (through tomatoes); bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with cilantro;
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Fall Vegetable Curry
How To Prepare
1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add turmeric, cumin, and paprika; cook, stirring, until the spices begin to foam.
2. Add cilantro, parsley, garlic, and tomatoes; cook, stirring until they’re well blended. Add fennel, potatoes, turnips, and broth. Then reduce heat to medium. Cover tightly and cook until the potatoes are tender (about 30 minutes).
3. Season the mixture with pepper, and lemon juice.
4. Transfer the mixture to a tagine pot or platter. Garnish with cilantro sprigs.
Tagine tips:
1. Our recipes call for a skillet, but you can also cook using a tagine dish. If you use a heavy cast-iron enamel tagine such as All-Clad’s or Le Creuset’s, cut the liquid in the recipe by half; the dish’s tight seal doesn’t allow as much evaporation as a regular pan’s.
2. A tagine dish holds a limited amount of food, so use a small Dutch oven to make big amounts.
3. For a dramatic table presentation in keeping with Moroccan custom, set the dish in the center of the table, slowly lifting the lid to release the heady aromas and show off the colorful meal inside.
****Pair with protein dish for a complete meal
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North African-Spiced Vegetable Tagine
How To Prepare
PREPARATION
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Cut squash in half and seed. Place the halves on a baking sheet, cut-side down. Bake until tender when pierced with a knife, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Scoop out flesh when cool enough to handle.
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add celery, onion and carrot and stir to coat. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring frequently, until soft, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in the squash flesh, cumin, chipotle to taste and cloves. Add broth and simmer, covered, until the vegetables are very tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
Puree the soup with an immersion blender or a regular blender (in batches) until smooth. (Use caution when pureeing hot liquids.) Season with pepper. Garnish with a sprinkle of chives (or parsley).
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Spicy Butternut Squash Soup
How To Prepare
Heat oil on medium in a large pot or Dutch oven. Sauté shallots and onions for 4-5 minutes. Sprinkle curry powder and stir until fragrant. Add sweet potatoes and apples followed by vegetable broth. Bring to a boil, then turn heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, until potatoes are tender. Transfer soup to a blender or food processor and purée until smooth. Return to pot or Dutch oven. Stir in shrimp, then heat through.
Serves 6
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Shrimp, Sweet Potato and Apple Soup
