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Gazpacho Perfection

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img_2752I love gazpacho. So does my husband and my son. But it is hard to find one that has the right amount of the right ingredients (and isn’t too spicy or too bland). I experimented a bunch and voila, here is the result. My 8 year old son will eat a bowl a day!

I also used tomato juice to make this as easy as possible on the chef.

 

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups of tomato juice

1 green pepper

1 english cucumber

a handful of cherry tomatoes

1/4 cup red onion

2 scallions

2 tsp of garlic

1/4 tsp cumin

1/8 tsp Cayenne pepper

1/8 cup + 1 tbs olive oil

1 lime

1 tbs balsamic vinegar

Directions:

Chop the vegetables into tiny pieces and put them into a bowl. Add the tomato juice. Add all the other ingredient. Stir and enjoy!

Asparagus Potato Soup

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I was hungry for lunch the other day, and no food in the house. I threw together what I had left in the fridge and voila, a delicious healthy soup! It is gluten free and can be altered to be dairy free (use oil instead of butter).

Ingredients:

1 bunch of asparagus

1 white potato

3 scallions

3 tbs butter

1 clove of garlic

3 cups of chicken broth

Directions:

Melt the butter in a big pot on the stove. Peel and cut the potato into small bite size pieces and add to the pot. Cut the scallions and add them to the pot. Peel and mince the garlic and add it to the pot. Let those ingredients sizzle for 10 minutes. Wash asparagus and break off ends. Then chop the stalks into bite sized pieces. Add the asparagus and the chicken broth to the pot. Bring to a boil and let simmer for 30 minutes. Blend the soup (you might have to blend one scoop at a time if your blender is small like mine).

Enjoy!