Nov 132010
After browsing around some food blogs to look for some recipes to use when I get my CSA veggies I came across the most wonderful recipe for a 5 Minute Autumn Soup created by Michelle at Find Your Balance.
I just thought it was brilliant; simple, healthy and a wonderful mix of flavors. I had just had a sweet potato for breakfast so I decided to change this soup up for dinner and add pumpkin puree and a bit of chili powder for some heat. I just love anything sweet and spicy.
Dear Michelle,
I. Love.This. Recipe.
Pumpkin, Apple and Kale Soup
Slightly altered from 5 minute Autumn Soup from Find Your Balance
Serves 4
**2 WW Pts. See full nutrition info below.
Ingredients
1 carton chicken broth
1 can pumpkin puree
8 ounces chopped kale
2 apples, diced
Salt, pepper, red chili powder, to taste
Directions
1. Heat chicken broth and pumpkin puree over medium high heat; bring to a boil. Add kale, salt, pepper and chili powder; reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes or until kale is softened.
2. Add diced apples to soup mixture. Stir and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
4 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 126.8
Total Fat 1.8 g
Saturated Fat 0.9 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 1.3 g
Cholesterol 5.0 mg
Sodium 1,060.5 mg
Potassium 858.2 mg
Total Carbohydrate 27.2 g
Dietary Fiber 9.7 g
Sugars 7.0 g
Protein 6.2 g
Vitamin A 443.2 %
Vitamin B-12 8.4 %
Vitamin B-6 15.0 %
Vitamin C 116.1 %
Vitamin D 0.0 %
Vitamin E 8.0 %
Calcium 13.6 %
Copper 26.3 %
Folate 8.2 %
Iron 14.4 %
Magnesium 9.3 %
Manganese 60.1 %
Niacin 32.3 %
Pantothenic Acid 2.1 %
Phosphorus 20.0 %
Riboflavin 13.9 %
Selenium 10.5 %
Thiamin 7.3 %
Zinc 6.0 %
This soup looks perfect. All the veggies in it are very dear to me.
I dig the addition of chili powder! Nice! How on earth did you go about figuring the nutritional info??
Really loving this – so simple but the flavors have got to be fantastic.
Some of my fav ingredients! Looks delicious.
And I am so jealous you are getting your CSA now. I miss mine!!
Cucumber recipes- I didn't get that many cucs. The ones I did I used in Salads and to make greek/Mediterranean foods- like chicken gyros with tomato cucumber salad. Also, these recipes look good:
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/collections/healthy_cucumber_recipes
Such an easy, simple soup yet I'm sure so full of flavor! Love the apple in it!
My husband has a dumb notion he doesn't like kale and isn't willing to give it a chance (he pretty much likes everything else, so I guess I can't complain too much). Do you think another green would work in its place well?
Ah yes…there is nothing better than a simple soup on a cool Fall day…especially with some crusty bread. I have yet to add apples or pumpkin to any soup recipe, so this would be a fun experiment for me! Thank you for sharing. I hope your weekend is going well!
I am making this today for lunch, we just got back from a 5 week long vacation and we are seriously jet-lagged, so quick and simple is what I am after these days. Thank you for sharing.
I so need to try something like this! I always have a hard time convincing myself that sweet and savory go together but this really sounds fantastic!
I love how perfectly “Fall-y” this recipe is
Michelle always has some great recipes and I love how healthy yet still tasty they are! This one is no exception and I love that you spiced it up.
We had this soup yesterday and it was just the perfect thing to have on a sunny but cold day, we really enjoyed it, I'll be making it again soon, thank you!
Thanks for visiting all! Sorry I'm only finally checking in..
Tasha: I would try a hearty spinach and just stir it in at the end rather than cooking it the 20 minutes.
Michelle: I have been using the spark people recipe builder at http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator.asp
What a unique soup. Sounds absolutely brilliant though!
xo
I love how simple this soup is – and it looks just perfect for a cold winter/fall day.
As a vegetarian, I'd use vegetable broth in place of chicken broth, but the rest of the soup sounds really yummy as it is!
That is a great suggestion seglare!