Eating healthy and nutritious food is key to good well-being and health. Healthy eating not just helps you in maintaining a healthy weight but reduces the chances of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and the threat of developing some cancers and cardiovascular diseases as well. Moreover, it has many other advantages too. When you eat well, you sleep well, have better concentration, and more energy – and all these add up to happier, healthier lives.
Here in this post, we will be going to share a delicious yet nutritious recipe that will surely enjoy.
In case you are an ardent lover of salty and sweet dishes, then you are going to like this combination of coconutty pitas and savory soup.
Needless to mention, soups are one of the most vital meal courses. It helps in increasing appetite. You will be glad to know that spiced fresh tomato soup is not just wonderful for your taste buds but they come up with good nutritional value as well. So, without wasting time, let’s learn how to make this delicious soup.
Ingredients and their proportions you need for making soup:
Olive oil 2 tablespoon
Onion 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Chopped red pepper 1
Jalapeno 1
Ginger 11- inch piece
Ground coriander 2 tablespoon
Salt according to your taste
Ground cumin 1 tablespoon
Pocketless pitas (vegan) 2
Roughly chopped tomatoes 2 ½ lbs.
Water 2 ½ cups
Ingredients and their proportions for topping:
Butter 1 tablespoon
Cilantro 2 tablespoon
Finely shredded coconut (unsweetened) 2 tablespoon
Brown sugar 2 tablespoon
Steps to follow for making the soup:
Take a pot first. Heat it over a medium-low flame.
Now you have to add olive oil to the pan. Then start adding red pepper, onion, and salt. Stir the onion and red pepper occasionally. Cook it for about 8-10 minutes or until they become tender.
Don’t forget to grate ginger, jalapeno, and garlic. Make sure that they are finely grated. Add them to the pan and cook everything for around 1 minute or so.
Add ground cumin and ground coriander to the pan. And again, cook everything for 1 minute.
Time to add tomatoes and water. Now you will have to increase the flame and simmer, cover it partially for around 10 minutes. Quickly toast the slices of your pita breads while your tomatoes are cooking.
With the help of a blender, puree your soup until it becomes smooth in texture.
Steps to follow for making topping:
Take a bowl. Combine butter, brown sugar, cilantro, and finely shredded coconut in it. Spread this mixture onto the slices of your toasted pita bread. After that, cut and serve them with your yummilicious soup.
Taken as a whole spiced fresh tomato soup with herby and sweet pitas is certainly one of the most exclusive healthy, nutritious foods and it is also good for those individuals who prefer to have a low-calorie meal.
So, what are you waiting for? Try out this delicious, healthy, and nutritious recipe this weekend.
Last Updated on September 2, 2021
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