Otherwise known in our house as "Superfood Soup"
This soup is a great was to ring in the colder weather and give your immune system a boost!
Sweet potatoes provide not just the A Vitamin they are so well know for, but an abundance of antioxidants and vitamins!
Kale is widely known as a superfood because it has a little bit of everything that our body needs...vitamins K, A, C, B6, calcium, iron, folate, protein...the list goes on and on!
...And we LOVE Beans in a vegan diet for their protein, but white beans like Cannellini Beans are supercharged with antioxidants which protect your body and your skin from free radicals. The destructive actions of free radicals have been linked to the development of a number of degenerative conditions and diseases.*
Recipe:
1 medium yellow onion
2 cloves garlic diced
2 celery stalks cut up into small pieces
2 large carrots cut up into small pieces
1 tomato diced (or a 15oz can diced tomato)
6 cups water
1 bunch kale torn into small pieces, stems removed
1 medium to large size sweet potato
1 can white beans drained and rinsed
-Heat a little olive oil over medium heat in a large pot.
-Add onion, celery, carrot and cook for about 8 min.
-Add in diced garlic and cook for a minute or two.
-Add diced tomato and cook for about 3 minutes until everything looks caramelized
-Add 6 cups water, sweet potato and beans. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer for about 10 minutes or until sweet potato is tender.
-Season with salt and pepper
-Add Kale and cook a few minutes, until kale is just tender.
-Serve with a little bread or even over a grain like farro or rice to complete the protein of the white beans! YUM!
