Low Carb Vegetable Soup

Are you tired of eating boring vegetables? Are you suffering from obesity? Do you have nutritional deficiencies? If your answer to all or any of the above question is yes, then you have come to the right place. This article tells you about low carb vegetable soup, which is an apt solution for all the aforementioned questions. A vegetable soup has a great taste and is extremely palatable if you cook with right spices and ingredients. It is also beneficial if you wish to control the weight gain. Many doctors suggest overweight patients to consume vegetable soups to reduce and maintain healthy weight. A mixed-veg low carb soup is packed with variety of vitamins and minerals, and antioxidants that improve your immune system and keep all the illnesses at bay. Due to these reasons, healthy soup is considered as the whole meal in itself. This article shares some of the delicious soup recipes with you.

Roasted Vegetable Soup

This soup made from some of the low carb vegetables will provide you with 9 grams of net carbs. It also has other nutrients such as, proteins, fibers, and fats etc. and has 208 calories.

Ingredients:

• Green Onions - 6
• Small Eggplants - 2
• Plum Tomatoes - 4
• Garlic Cloves - 4
• Olive Oil - 3 tablespoons
• Fresh Marjoram - 1½ tablespoons
• Heavy Cream - 1 cup
• Salt - ¾ teaspoon
• Ground Black Pepper - ½ teaspoon

Directions:

• Take a shallow roasting pan and put it on the gas or in the oven.
• Put onions, garlic, tomatoes, and eggplants in the pan and roast them by tossing olive oil and marjoram.
• Roast these veggies for 40 minutes till they become tender and brown, by turning occasionally.
• Now, scoop out the pulp of roasted vegetables and mix them with other veggies and put in a saucepan.
• Add some water if needed and stir all the mixture and bring it to boil over high heat. After some time reduce the flame and cook for 35 minutes.
• Once cooled, puree the mixture with grinder or blender and then again boil in the saucepan for some time.
• Toss cream, pepper, and salt as per your taste, at the end. And your low carb soup is ready.

Spinach and Coconut Soup

This is one of the high protein soups with around 12 grams of net carbs. It is rich in antioxidants and dietary fibers. To avoid excess calories and make it as an integral part of your low carb diet, you can substitute butter with low fat butter and avoid garnishing with cream.

Ingredients:

• Butter - 1 tablespoon
• Fresh Spinach - 1lb
• Chopped Onion - 1
• Cornflour - 1 tablespoon
• Grated Creamed Coconut - 1 ½ oz
• Heavy Cream - ¼ cup
• Water - 3 cups
• Salt and Pepper - as per taste

Directions:

• Take a saucepan and pour the butter in it and melt it on the low flame.
• Now, add the onions to it and fry them well till they become light brown.
• Add the water and when it comes to boil add cornflour to it. Make sure that it does not form clots.
• When the mixture comes to boil, add the spinach, coconut and other seasoning. Cover the mixture and simmer it for 15 minutes.
• Once it cools down, puree it in the blender or food processor and return to the pan to stir in the cream.
• Make sure to cook it on the low flame, stirring occasionally.
• Check for the seasoning and serve with the cream swirls.

Creamy Mushroom Soup

The total amount of this soup contains almost 10 grams of carbs and surely serves your taste buds with a twist in it. The strong flavor of spices with baked mushrooms gives a unique taste to the soup.

Ingredients:

• Fresh Sliced Mushrooms - 16 oz
• Fresh Lemon Juice - 1 tablespoon
• Minced Garlic - 2 pieces
• Minced Clover - 2 pieces
• Butter - 2 tablespoons
• Olive Oil - 1 tablespoon
• Cornflour - 1 tablespoon
• Salt - as per taste
• Black Pepper - ¼ tablespoon
• Cream - ½ cup

Directions:

• Wash mushrooms clean and clean with damp cloth.
• Now, slice them thin and place in a shallow baking dish in a double layer.
• Add the seasonings with lemon juice, garlic, olive oil, butter, lovers, salt, and pepper.
• Now bake them for around 1 hour until they are well cooked.
• Once the mushrooms are cool, reserving few, put others in blender and make the fine puree by adding 2 cups of water.
• Again take back the mixture to the saucepan and cook it well on low flame for 10-15 minutes.
• Add cream and stir for few minutes without bringing it to boil.
• Garnish with reserved mushrooms and serve hot.

These were some of the mouth-watering and delicious soup recipes that you can include in your daily vegetable diet. These soups are easy to make and are very good for your health. You can try cooking them at home and savor the taste with your family members and friends.