Garden Blender Soup
A deliciously healthy soup. Perfect for a first course!
Servings: 6
Equipment
- A high-powered blender, such as VitaMix
Ingredients
- 2 cups (500mls) cold water
- 3 medium-size tomatoes, cored
- 1 rib of celery, including the leaves
- 1/2 green bell pepper
- 1/2 red bell pepper
- 1 small wedge of cabbage (about the size of a fist)
- 1 garlic clove (or a teaspoon of garlic paste)
- 1 generous handful raw cashews
- 1 small handful fresh basil leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper
For serving:
- Thin slices of green onion (scallion)
Instructions
- Put all of the ingredients into the jar of a VitaMix or some other high-powered blender. Pulse the machine a few times to draw the tomatoes to the bottom of the blender. Then run the machine on its "soup" or "cook" setting, until the soup is piping hot -- about 6 minutes. Allow the soup to cool to room temperature.
- Transfer the cooled soup to a jar or pitcher. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Give the cold soup a good stir. Then taste carefully for seasonings, adding more salt if necessary. Serve cold, garnished with thin slices of green onion (scallion). Or, reheat the soup on the stove top or in the microwave if you wish to serve it hot. Enjoy!