Wildly Nourishing Carrot Soup
Carrot/Ginger/Miso Soup
The wild garden haul I harvested late fall - made my heart happy. I wandered out and dug through the dirt- man it felt good to have the dirt in my nails again- something I hadn’t had in months- that self care — is one of my favorites- my garden space.
I harvested an abundance of:
Carrots
Arugula
Parsley
As usual I vow to not anything go to waste- awhile trying to make something new.
Some of these carrots were HUGE- So I instantly thought about a nutrient dense power packed soup-carrots are rich in Vitamin A- mainly as Beta Carotene, folic acids, vitamin c, potassium, calcium, iron and magnesium- ALSOOOOO carrots usually carrying selenium which is often a hard to find nutrient. With all of this carrots are are really helpful in supporting skin health and supporting immune protection- Whaaa? Yes-
HOWEVERRRRR I wanted to hype up these nutrients just a bit more- so keep listening.
You will need://
3 Cups of Carrots- roughly chopped
1/2 Onion Chopped
Garlic - roughly chopped
3 Cups -/+ of Bone Broth- or use Veggie Stock to keep Meatless
2 Tbsp Miso Paste
2 inch slice of fresh ginger- grated
Olive oil
Sesame oil
Sea Salt & Pepper
Toppings:
Broccoli Sprouts
Red Pepper Flakes
Deets://
In a sauce pan; add your carrots- and onion, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt and pepper- sauté until carrots are soft - onions will follow suit- at this time grate in your fresh ginger- if you don’t have fresh dried is fine.
Once soft - toss into blender- add stock the amount of liquid will be up to you on how thick you want it, or how thin.
Now add the miso- I don’t like to add miso when the soup is HOT because it kills the beneficial probiotics in the ferment. So I add after the stock because usually that is room temp or cold.
Once blended- transfer back into a stock pot—-
Then you slowly bring to a simmer on the stove. Dish into bowls and drizzle with sesame oil- top with red pepper flakes and broccoli sprouts.
“Functional Benefits of Nutrients":
Carrots: Vitamin a&c- minerals, skin supporting and immune protecting.
Miso- Beneficial probiotics, improve supporting, improves digestion; helps balance gut bacteria. Great source of nutrients; copper, manganese, b vitamins- the fermentation can be helpful in assimilating nutrients!
Onion: Vitamins/minerals- while not necessary rich in vitamins and minerals onions still contain them and are good for heart health, bones, the sulfur in onions and garlic are helpful for the detoxification process the body natural does.
Garlic: “The king of herbs” - Helps purify the body and may have immune enhancing properties.
Ginger: Great for digestive health- may aid in the assimilation of nutrients, stomach upset - gas, bloating.
Bone Broth- Nutrient dense! Full of vitamins, minerals, gut healing properties than may also support immune function.
Broccoli Sprouts- a compound sulforaphane - may help support liver detoxification.
This list of functional benefits- is NOT complete as these nutrients have an abundance of nutrients yet also may vary due to the source of which they come from- the soil they were grown in, the freshness- the quality of bone broth, etc.
Enjoy eating mindfully-
Widly nourished—
xoxo amanda