Garden Vegetable Soup - A Fast, Healthy and Delicious Raw Food Recipe 

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one that uses recipe videos as a template or inspiration instead of exactly duplicating them! Sometimes it's critical, but usually it's flexible. I never have the same ingredients on hand and try to use up what's in the fridge before it declines, I despise wasting food! Also, sometimes personal taste or finances excludes some ingredients, but I love all the amazing ideas! Going to whip this up right now!

@@CharGC123 I do this so much it's a bit ridiculous lol. But...I felt compelled to share a few staple blended soups that I have on this diet, in case you were looking for a few. If you're anything like me, blended soups with greens in them seem to be one of the most healing things you can eat in this way of life - and so as I was reading your comment, I thought... hmmm maybe I should share a few of my current recipes with you, in case that's what you were on the hunt for. So, if not, then just discard this information, but if so... then I hope you enjoy these recipes! I personally love them! Cream of celery soup 1 cup celery (roughly chopped) 1 cup of arugula 1/4 cup hemp seeds 1/2 garlic clove or garlic powder 1/2 cup water 1/2 to 1 teaspoon sea salt 1/2 cup celery (finely chopped) (reserve to add ontop of soup - do not blend) 1/4 or 1/2 avocado blend splash of lemon juice added after soup is blended - for taste Basil Tomato Veggie Delight Soup 3 cups chopped organic tomatoes 1 cup chopped organic carrots 2 garlic cloves 1/4 of a large white onion 2 stalks organic celery 1/3rd of a red bell pepper (including seeds) 1 and 1/2 cups purified water 1 handful of basil leaves fresh 1 avocado 1.5 cups of parsley 1.5 cups of arugula (or two) sea salt to taste 1 tablespoon of coconut aminos small dash of cayenne pepper powder 1/4 or so of a lemon with peel and seeds blend all ingredients Cilantro Parsley Healing Green Soup 1 medium to large tomato 1/2 a medium lemon with seeds and peel 2 celery stalks 1 medium cucumber 1 to 1.5 cups of arugula 1.5 cups of cilantro 1.5 cups of parsley 6 to 7 green onions or scallions or more (depending on your taste) 1 avocado sea salt to taste dash of cayenne pepper 1 tablespoon of garlic powder 2 cups of water blend Mock V-8 Blend 2 cups of spinach 1 medium or large carrot 1 or 2 medium tomatoes 2 tablespoons of tomato powder or 2 to 3 sundried tomatoes 1/4 to 1/2 a lemon without peel 1 to 2 large celery stalks 1 tablespoon of italian seasoning 3 cups of water sea salt to taste fresh ground pepper to taste blend you can add a small amount of beets to this and/or red bell pepper as well, depending on your taste - but it's fine without it as well! and you can add a small dash of cayene pepper if you want to spice it up as well - depending on your mood/taste (this recipe is best served in a glass with ice... it tastes oddly so much better when very cold) :)

@@IdiomofSad Wow, thanks, great ideas! We can never get too many fresh veggies, but salads can be a chore with a wonky jaw and missing teeth! Also, being on a fixed income with these food prices is a huge challenge too! And I LOVE arugula but it is so hard to find around here. I've tried growing it myself along with other things, but it just bolts here in the hot FL climate... so I grow some acclimated tropicals instead (moringa, chaya, katuk, etc), forage the wild things, and grow a lot of sprouts inside! lol I'm a weirdo who was never a fan of sweet smoothies, but these really appeal to me.

@@CharGC123 I am sure you could probably use any kind of green really, that you desire. I prefer blended raw soups over salads as well, though sometimes nothing compares to a salad - blended is so much easier and i feel like my body absorbs the nutrients better as well. I'm so glad they're useful to you!! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!!

@@CharGC123 by the way, i'm not a fan of sweet smoothies either! so i completely 'get it' ;)

+Mal Milligan That's great Mal, enjoy!

If you don't have a blender, you must be unemployed.

+Jeannie Appelhof Thanks so much Jeannie, such lovely words! Are you enjoying any recipes in particular?

+Evie Soboleva Thanks so much Evie!

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Little Bites Of Joy Thank you very much!

+Jeannie Appelhof Thanks so much Jeannie, really kind words! Do you follow me on Facebook too? There are some great daily posts on there.

Shane Tyas Very welcome!

Let me know what you think!

+Jennifer Bliss Very welcome Jennifer! Do you follow me on Facebook? There are great daily recipes on there too.

Thank you!

+Sierra Hatfield Sounds good Sierra! Hope you enjoy the recipes.

nyxs60 Thanks!

Thank you Jane! Yes! One of my favorite recipes with soaked nuts is Not Tuna Pate. www.learnrawfood.com/recipes/comments/not_tuna_pate And an oatmeal with soaked whole oat groats.

Thank you!

+Michelle Roberta Thank you!

Nice soup

Great to hear it, Sammy! :)

Thank you very much! Have you joined my Facebook page too? facebook.com/RawFoodMadeEasy/

+Walt Jabsco If you want to heat a raw soup, you have to heat it up on the stove--but do it very very gradually on low heat, so it's only a little above body temperature. You could then store it in a thermos if you want to keep it warm for a few hours.

***** I make my own veg soup all the time but I chop it all up and bring it to the boil and them simmer it for 15 minutes, THEN blend it. And then I put it in tubs and warm it in the microwave each morning. It is really nice but It takes me ages to chop it all up. I was looking for a way to blend it first maybe to miss out having to chop it all up.

Hi Carmen, It's a Kitchenaid blender--my favorite one next to the Vitamix.

Thanks for the tip!

Sure!

Microwave

Hi Ka Aa, It's a Kitchenaid blender--my favorite one next to the Vitamix.

I found many brand names. which one exactly? thank you so much.

This particular soup tastes great at either room temp or very slightly warmed (not as tasty or nutritious hot--for a hot one try my Ramen recipe (you can give her the link on my site). To warm Garden Veg Soup, heat it on a stove over very low temp, stirring, for a couple of minutes, checking the temp w/your finger--once it's warm, it's ready!

a lot of asian supermarkets have them o:

Hi Christina, It's a Kitchenaid blender--my favorite one next to the Vitamix.