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April 29, 2005
Light Soups -- No One Will Know They're Low Calorie
You've already heard my cauliflower soup, a very light soup that has almost no calories but tastes oddly buttery. We can't figure it out, but we love it. It's basically: a head of cauliflower, pureed in the food processor with chicken broth and garlic. Heat. Serve. Done. Call it "cream of cauliflower" -- no one will make you take a lie detector test.
I love this one: Cream of Tomato
1 can whole peeled tomatoes
1 cup fat free plain yogurt
1 cup vegetable or fat free organic chicken broth
dried basil
bring the broth to a boil and add tomatoes. Turn down the heat and gradually stir in the yogurt. Dust with basil and serve.
Roasted Red Pepper Soup
1 can whole peeled tomatoes
2 red peppers, roasted (do this yourself. if you don't know how, look back at March for instructions, or write me)
Tabasco or other Louisiana hot sauce
Chop the tomatoes and put in a pot. Stir in the red peppers, diced. Add hot sauce to taste. This is a good one, seems difficult and isn't. Serve super hot. Feel free to add plain yogurt for a "cream" variation.
Gazpachzo
This is a cold soup, and there are people who have a problem with cold soups. So be sure to find out before you serve it if your guests hate cold soups.
2 bell peppers
1 cucumber
1/4 red onion
2 cloves garlic
juice of one lemon
1/2 tablespoon tarragon vinegar, or white wine vinegar
1 container of spicy V-8, Bloody Mary Mix, or tomato juice
fresh tomatoes, diced
Blend bell peppers, garlic, cucumber and onion in the food processor. Stir into vegetable juice, add vinegar and lemon. Add tomatoes. You can also add, for variety: 1/2 teaspoon horseradish, some kind of Louisiana hot sauce, lime juice, avocado, olive oil, or vodka. Absolut pepper vodka is best... turns it into an edible Bloody Mary. Be careful who you serve this to... it may be a soup, but as it's cold, the alcohol doesn't cook off.
"Cream" of Mushroom
2 cans of chopped button mushrooms
1 cups plain fat free or lowfat soy milk
Dash soy sauce
Salt to taste
Heat the soy milk, stir in the mushrooms. Add sauce and salt to taste. Serve. You can chop up some green parts of scallions to sprinkle on top if you want.
Write me with any suggestions!
Posted by april at April 29, 2005 1:58 PM
Comments
Oh man that sounds good...
I've been in a soupmaking mood myself here lately. My all time favorite is chili. I haven't crunched the numbers so I have no idea if it's CR approved (R) or not, but it goes a little something like this:
3 cups cooked pinto beans
3 cups diced peeled tomatoes (with green chiles)
1 cup TVP
1 onion
1/2 cup green peppers
2-3 cloves garlic
chili powder and cumin to taste (lots for me :))
1/2-1 packet of ranch seasoning, if you wanna get fancy
But I've heard beans are not so good for CR'ers. What's up with that? They are very low-cal and provide lots of (admittedly incomplete) protein and fiber. Do I have that right? Are beans a 'sometimes' CR food?
Posted by: Jacob at April 29, 2005 8:03 PM
Hi Jacob!
Beans are a perfectly good CR food. I suggest you use them with rice protein powder, to create a complete protein. For me personally, it's not very efficient to use beans because my total calorie needs are so low that lower carb, lower calorie sources of protein are better. But lots of men and women with higher calorie needs find beans an excellent food! Your recipe sounds great!
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Posted by: april at April 30, 2005 7:19 AM