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Triple Squash Veggie Soup

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Ingredients
  

  • 2-3 cups cauliflower florets*
  • 3 medium carrots, diced
  • 1 1/2 cups bone broth, low-sodium veggie broth or chicken stock (use veggie stock for vegetarian/vegan)
  • 2 stalks celery, rough chopped
  • 1 medium onion or 1 leek, rough chopped (optional but adds flavor)
  • 1 medium zucchini, chopped into 1 inch cubes
  • 1 medium yellow squash, chopped into 1 inch cubes
  • cooked flesh from 1/2 medium spaghetti squash (about 2 cups)**(see notes below)
  • 1 tsp dried rosemary
  • 1/2 tsp dried thyme
  • 3/4 - 1 tsp sea salt (or to taste)
  • freshly ground pepper to taste
  • Drizzle of olive oil (about 1-2 Tbsp, I used garlic-infused oil)
  • fresh juice from 1 lemon
  • drizzle of apple cider vinegar or coconut vinegar (or more lemon juice. I like a generous drizzle but I enjoy the acidity)

For serving (optional)

  • drizzle of olive oil (I used garlic Italian herb infused oil) - pictured
  • handful of leafy greens (baby spinach, kale, swiss chard) - pictured
  • zucchini cheese (recipe to come) or your favorite cheese
  • coconut cream
  • fresh avocado, cubed or sliced
  • fresh chopped herbs (basil, parsley, cilantro)
  • lemon zest

Instructions
 

  • In a medium dutch oven or soup pot filled with 3 inches of water over high heat, add cauliflower, carrots, celery and onion to a steamer basket and cook until almost tender (roughly 5-7 minutes).
  • Add zucchini and yellow squash on top and steam for another 2 minutes or so until tender and let cool slightly. Reserve some of the cooking water just in case you need to add it to a blender.
  • Add broth, rosemary, olive oil, lemon, vinegar, salt and pepper to a high-powered blender (such as a Vitamix). Top with steamed veggies and puree in a until smooth, about 2-3 minutes. If you have a smaller blender, you may need to do this in batches, please be careful with hot contents in a closed blender!
  •  If you want the soup thinner, add a bit of reserved cooking liquid. Season to taste with additional salt, pepper, lemon juice etc and serve!

Notes

 if you want to bump up the protein, feel free to add your favorite protein of choice - cooked beans, shredded chicken, hemp seeds or cooked quinoa if you'd like!