Honestly, I can’t even believe how good this looks! Callie, you have OUTDONE yourself! Truly! My favorite part about it is the vibrant colors and flavors, with the truly creamy flavor in the end, without the use of nuts, seeds, or dairy. THAT is something exceptional.
My second favorite part? My GRACIOUS it is easy! And the ingredients are easy to find! LOVELY!
INGREDIENTS
1 stalk of celery (I use celery hearts, include the leaves!)
1 cup of carrots
1 small zucchini, chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
1/4 cup olive oil, plus a touch more to drizzle on top
1/2 cup water
1 shallot (or, 1-2 Tbsp of chopped onion)
1 clove of garlic
1 tsp sea salt
INSTRUCTIONS
Blend all ingredients in blender until warm. Mine had a bit of steam, but only read 85-90 degrees on the thermometer. Drizzle with olive oil and garnish with chopped red bell peppers and lemon-pepper seasoning.
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Eva… I just looked at the recipe. Looks great. One question though. It calls for 1/4 cup olive oil. Is that for blending with all of the other ingredients or just for drizzling on top of the finished soup? Or, maybe it goes in the soup and then you use a bit more for drizzling?
YES, great question. It’s exactly that — some is for blended but with a bit used for drizzling also.
xxo Eva
Lois – I actually used the full 1/4th cup for blending – then, just drizzled an additional (oh, maybe tsp worth) of olive oil on top. Sorry for the confusion!!
Aw, thanks for the help Callie! The recipe clearly wouldn’t work nearly as well without the olive oil on the inside, so I just figured there was no other option! lol!
I’ll make a slight edit to the recipe post above to clarify.
xxo Eva
I’m going to make this one and I’m going to mix cayenne with the olive oil before the drizzle! OM NOM!
That’s a great idea, Venita! I actually drizzled mine with lemon infused olive oil
Agreed with Callie! Great idea!
xxo Eva
How many servings would your recipe yield? 1 serving?
It ends up being about 3 cups, so either 3 very small servings or even a big one. I can eat this one on my own as one meal, but I’m feeding for two!
xxo Eva
WOW!
I was looking for some inspiration tonight with the boys… I’m running out this second to the store! Thank you Eva! Hope you’re feeling great..
lol! AWESOME!! I hope you ALL enjoy it, and YES, and I’m stiiiiill feeling great over here!! Let us know how it goes!
xxo Eva
Just curious as to which blender you are using/prefer. Still looking for a good one. Want to make this for dinner!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE my Vita-Mix with Blendtec taking a close second. That won’t help you today UNLESS you have $400 and a Bed Bath & Beyond nearby! lol! They happen to sell the VitaMix there, but otherwise it has to be ordered online. It’s one of those things you buy and then keep for, like, 30 years. (No, really.)
Here’s a bit more on that >>
http://uncooking101.com/site/raw-food-equipment/my-blender-recommendation/
Most other blenders will simply not do the trick in the long haul, but you could even use the Magic Bullet if you need to — it’s portable and does a pretty darn decent job at least!
Hope that helps!
xxo Eva
Thank you so much! I’ve been checking out both of these blenders. This’ll give me more ammo to make my hubby buy one = )
Awesome! Hey — for what it’s worth the refurb is what I ALWAYS buy (never new — b/c refurb seems just the same and comes in perfect!) AND their current price is $20-40 lower than the usual price. (It tends to fluctuate…)
Hope that’s more help!
Hey Eva and Callie!! Just want to thank you both for this great recipe. It has become one of my “go to” recipes. Its just so good and easy. I’m subbing some soaked cashews today for the creaminess of the zuchini—I never seem to have those on hand. Then I’m going to drizzle with onion cilantro infused olive oil. Thanks again for all the yummy recipes!
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Yummy. This was so easy to make and tasted really good too.