My approach to healthy living does not include unsustainable fad diet. I believe in creating a healthy and beautiful lifestyle with a more balanced approach to eating. A lifestyle mindset approach is finding foods that match your weight loss goals over your life span; while adapting new habits and behaviours to match. For me that includes taking all my childhood favourite Croatian foods and creating a modern low carb gluten free spin. I don’t feel like I’m depriving or restricting at all. More importantly I find the taste of the dishes similar to how my Mother use to make them when I was a little girl. Grah (beans in Croatian) and Zelje (cabbage) was something we had regularly. My modern twist has a few different ingredients. This healthy and quick soup is made in minutes. Easy to make after a long day at work.
To store, allow the soup to complete cool before adding to air tight container which can be refrigerated for 3 days.
INGREDIENTS.
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 shallots
2 medium carrots, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
1 medium head green cabbage, halved and thinly sliced- I used a mandolin
1 cup chopped kale
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 cup black beans
Directions
Step 1
Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, carrots and celery. Cook, stirring, until the vegetables begin to soften, 6 to 8 minutes. Add garlic pepper and salt and cook, stirring constantly for 2 minutes.
Step 2
Add cabbage, kale and broth. Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil and add tomato paste Reduce heat to maintain a simmer, partially cover and cook until all the vegetables are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Near the end drop in the black beans and stir to combine.
Garnish with parsley or dill or chives.
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