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Happy New Year and a spicy winter soup to warm you up


Happy New Year! Here's to a 2011 full of healthy, delicious food!

I've decided to make some resolutions this year, something that I haven't done for the past few years. I have a couple of them, but the general idea behind them all is being a healthier, happier me.  When I think about it and about the steps it takes to be a healthier, happier me - creating and eating delicious food, being around people I like, traveling, drinking tea -  it seems pretty stupid that I've put it off this long.

The slush, freezing wind and damp chill of winter can make it hard to have the energy and enthusiasm needed to go out after our goals. Here's a hearty winter soup that will warm you up and keep you going through the next couple of months.



Ingredients
1 small yellow or white onion, sliced
2 tsp canola or grapeseed oil
1/2 cup brown rice
1 cup brown lentils
4 cups water
1 low-sodium boullion cube
1 large carrot, sliced
2 Tbsp ginger
1/2 litre low-sodium vegetable broth
3 cups spinach (or other leafy green - swiss chard is particularly nice in soup)
black pepper and hot chili flakes, to taste

To make
  1. Cut the onion in half and cut it lengthwise in strips. Put in base of soup pot with canola oil and a bit of water. Saute until onion is transparent.
  2. Add rice and stir well, coating rice. Add lentil, boullion, carrot, ginger and water and stir well. Cover and simmer on low heat until rice and lentils are cooked.
  3. Add vegetable broth, spices and spinach. Mix together until spinach wilts. If you're using a different leafy green, such as chard, add in with the lentils and carrot.
  4. Serve and enjoy
xo
Selene

ps Did you make any New Year's resolutions?

    Comments

    Stephanie said…
    This looks so warm and yummy, will you make me some??? :) well, thanks for the recipe at least ;) I am working on some resolutions, hope to have them written out by tomorrow. Thanks!
    Stephanie too said…
    This is another Stephanie (from class) and your soup DOES look good. I'll be making it soon, I'm sure! :)
    Tough Cookie said…
    I'm so sorry, I can't remember if I asked you this already. Graduate school has fried my brain!

    Hello! My name is Maria, and I am a member of the crazysexylife.com team. We would love to use one or more of your recipes on our website or in our newsletter. Of course, we will give you credit and link our readers to your blog. We just need your permission! You can e-mail me at maria@crazysexywellness.com. Thank you!
    Anonymous said…
    MMMMMM,..what a tasty & fab good for you soup this surely is!!

    I love my soups like this!

    Many greets from a foodie from Brussels, Belgium!
    Amy said…
    I definitely need to try this recipe!

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