
Weight=184.2 pounds, Steps=17,176
A good soup recipe for weight loss.
Chickpea & Cauliflower Tomato Stew:
About 4 servings
Ingredients
Instructions
Hemp Seed & Kale Pesto
Serves: about 1 cup
Ingredients
Instructions
A good soup recipe for weight loss.
Chickpea & Cauliflower Tomato Stew:
About 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
- 1 carrot, chopped
- 4 kale leaves, stems chopped, leaves torn
- 2 to 3 cups small cauliflower pieces
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- Splash of balsamic vinegar)
- 1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes
- bundle of fresh thyme & rosemary (about 4 sprigs each)
- 6 cups vegetable broth (or chicken broth)
- 4-6 oz. gluten free fusilli, elbow or shell pasta (can substitute brown rice)
- 1 cup cooked chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- sea salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, carrot, and a few pinches of salt and pepper. Cook until the onion is soft and translucent, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in the kale stems, cauliflower, and garlic. Season with more salt and pepper and cook 2 more minutes. Add the wine, stir, then add the tomatoes. Simmer for 8 minutes.
- Add the herbs, broth, pasta/rice and chickpeas and another few pinches of salt. Simmer until the cauliflower is tender, about 30 minutes.
- Season the soup to taste. Before serving, stir in the kale until wilted.
- Serve soup with pesto (optional, recipe below) and chopped parsley.
Hemp Seed & Kale Pesto
Serves: about 1 cup
Ingredients
- ½ cup hemp seeds
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 cups chopped kale leaves
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup Dijon mustard
- sea salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Pulse the hemp seeds and garlic in a food processor. Add the kale and pulse again.
- Add the lemon juice, Dijon mustard and a few generous pinches of salt and pepper and pulse again.
- While the blade is running, drizzle in the olive oil. Scrape the sides of the food processor, if necessary, and pulse again. Season