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Green Goddess Soup

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Ingredients

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  • 1 cup raw cashews
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup celery, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 6 cups  chicken bone broth or vegetable broth for vegan
  • 3 sprigs fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried
  • 2 cups zucchini, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 3 cups broccoli, cut into chunks, stems and florets separated
  • 5 cups greens, spinach, kale, Swiss chard or a combination (stems removed)
  • ½ cup flat leaf parsley, chopped
  • ½ cup cilantro, chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon nutritional yeast
  • Juice of one lemon
  • For garnish (optional, aleppo pepper, extra herbs)

Instructions

  1. Put the cashews in a small bowl and cover with boiling water. Let sit while you prepare the soup.
  2. Heat the oil in a soup pot on medium-low. Add the onion and celery. Stir and cook for 5 minutes, without browning.
  3. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute until fragrant.
  4. Add the broth, zucchini, broccoli stems, thyme, salt, and pepper and simmer for 10 minutes.
  5. Add the broccoli florets. Cook for 3 minutes.
  6. Add in the greens and cook for 2 more minutes until they have wilted.
  7. Drain and rinsed the cashews. Remove the thyme sprigs, add everything to a blender along with the cashews. Blend until smooth.
  8. Add fresh parsley, cilantro, and nutritional yeast. Blend until smooth and return to the pot.
  9. Stir in the lemon juice, taste to adjust salt.
  10. Top with Aleppo pepper flakes or more fresh herbs, then serve.