24 Dec 2011

Creamy carrot quinoa soup

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I really was hoping for a green holiday, but by green, I didn’t mean greenery. I am not going to lie; I was slightly nervous there would be no snow, but yesterday mother nature answered by blanketing the ground with snow.

After the snowfall, colder temperatures arrived which means I needed some healthy foods to warm me up. I looked through my CSA basket to find celery root and potatoes- I thought were potatoes anyways. I was slightly disappointed when I took a better look and realized they were beets and not purple potatoes. Therefore, I improvised and made a yummy celery root, carrot and squash soup.

Ingredients

1 butternut squash
1 celery root
5 carrots
1 cup of cooked quinoa (about 1/2cup uncooked)
Fresh chopped cilantro to taste (I am sure fresh basil or parsley would taste good as well)
Garlic

What to do

Cut the butternut squash in half and roast in the oven at 375 degrees until the squash is nice and soft when poked with a fork. (Probably about 45 minutes.
While the butternut squash is roasting, peel and cut up the celery root and carrots into cubes. Place in a pot and boil until soft.
Place two cups of water into another sauce pan and boil. Once boiled, place 1 cup of quinoa in the pot. Lower the heat to simmer and leave until the quinoa is fluffy.
Once all the ingredients are ready, blend the carrots and celery root until smooth in a blender or food processor. Once smooth, pour into a large boil.
Place the butternut squash in the blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Slowly add some quinoa and blend all together.
Add the cilantro or spice of choice with the garlic. Continue to blend until creamy.
Pour the quinoa and butternut squash mixture into the bowl with the carrots and celery root. Mix it all together with a spoon.

Now, the yummy soup is ready to be gobbled down. I had this for dinner last night and will be enjoying it for lunch today.

I am sure this would taste delicious with a nice piece of sprouted bread.

Enjoy the yumminess in a bowl and the holiday season!