Curried Nut Butter-Vegetable Soup

Nut butter make an unusual and rich-tasting base for a soup. With notes of ginger, curry, and citrus, this soup is good hot or at room temperature. Photos by Hannah Kaminsky.

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Author: Nava

Recipe type: Soup

Cuisine: Vegan / Healthy

Prep time: 20 mins

Cook time: 30 mins

Total time: 50 mins

Serves: 6

Nut butter make an unusual and rich-tasting base for a soup. With notes of ginger, curry, and citrus, this soup is good hot or at room temperature.

Ingredients

1½ tablespoons olive oil
2 large onions, chopped
3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced
1 large celery stalk, diced
1 cup peanut, cashew, or almond butter, at room temperature
2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger, or to taste
2 teaspoons good-quality curry powder, more or less to taste
1 teaspoon ground cumin
Pinch of nutmeg
1 tablespoon lemon juice, or more to taste
½ cup orange juice, preferably fresh
3 cups steamed fresh green vegetables (such as finely chopped broccoli, green peas, diced, zucchini, cut green beans, or any combination)
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Thinly sliced scallions for garnish
Chopped cashews for garnish, optional

Instructions

Heat the oil in a soup pot. Add the onions, garlic, and celery and sauté over medium-low heat until all are lightly browned.
Transfer the onion mixture to a food processor or blender with 1 cup water and process until smoothly pureed, then transfer to the soup pot. Or, simply add 1 cup water to the pot and process with an immersion blender until pureed.
Add 3 cups water and bring to a rapid simmer. Whisk in the nut butter, about ⅓ cup at a time.
Stir in the curry powder, cumin, nutmeg, lemon juice, and orange juice. Bring to a rapid simmer, then lower the heat. Cover and simmer gently for 15 minutes.
Stir in the steamed vegetables. If the soup is too thick, add a bit more water. The soup should have a slightly thick consistency.
Season with salt and pepper, then serve hot or allow to cool to room temperature. Garnish each serving with a sprinkling of scallion and, if desired, chopped nuts

Nutrition information:
Per serving: Calories: 228; Total fat: 21g; Protein: 9g; Fiber: 4g;Carbs: 20g; Sodium: 29mg