Its National Soup Month - Today is Roasted Red Pepper and Sweet Potato Soup!

It is another day of soups!

Some reminders about soup in case you missed it…

1. Eating soup before a meal kick starts your digestion and helps things breakdown easier in your meals following. So a small CUP of soup or broth before your meal is excellent!

2. With that said… the quality of your soup is imperative! Broth-based soups are the best - try to stay away from heavy cream soups or those that come in cans! Most times those are loaded with sodium - which can be very detrimental to your health.

3. Use the freshest ingredients possible. The more goodness you can add to the soup, the better. Adding things like pasta is not always best since it is processed and many times contains gluten, which can have adverse affects on the body that you might not even know about.

🍲 Ok on with Day 2 soup!

Today we are going to hearty it up, brighten it up, and sweeten things up with one of my all time favorites! You can make this one spicy or mild. As always, my goal is to make this recipe simple so that you can easily do it! 🍲

Roasted Red Pepper and Sweet Potato Soup

What are the benefits!?😀

1. Miso - which is a fermented product. This provides you with a healthy dose of probiotics! Helps to heal the gut and improve digestive health. (Just make sure not to heat it up too much or you kill off all the good bacteria!). Friends… miso is not just for miso soup - do you hear me! Holla!

2. Sweet potato - actually a really fantastic food for fighting inflammation in the body and helping to produce new skin cells. With the intense amount of Vitamin A (692% in 180 g potato) and the fact that it is a low glycemic food, it helps to control blood sugar due to its longer digestion process. I mean who doesn’t want to look better, feel better, and fight off disease caused by inflammation? I do!!!

3. Red Pepper - highlight is Vitamin C. Immunity! It will help keep you healthy through the winter when sickness seems to be snooping around.

4. Ginger - anti-inflammatory and antioxidant

5. As always, vegetable broth or mineral broth provides tons of vitamins and minerals that your body needs and doesn’t always get from your “main sources” - carb, protein, fat.

6. Garlic - boosts immune system to help you not get sick, a great food for cleaning toxins out of your body.

Note: If you suffer from a nightshade allergy, this soup probably is not your friend, but don’t worry - there are others that you will find just as good!

Recipe 😀 Serves 1-2 (big serving for 1, small serving for 2)

1 medium sweet potato, peeled and chopped 1/2 small red bell pepper 1 cup vegetable broth or homemade mineral broth (recipe and video for mineral broth will be up on my youtube this week) or just water 2 tsp. peeled and grated ginger root 2 tsp. miso (To prepare miso, mix it with 1 tsp. warm water (not hot!) until it is dissolved). You can choose between white, red, or chickpea miso for this. I say just use what is on hand. :)

Optional: 2 garlic cloves, roasted 1 tsp. red pepper flakes (or more if you like it hot! you can even add some cayenne pepper here too)

Heat pot of water on high heat. Add sweet potatoes. Cook until sweet potatoes are tender. Drain and set aside.

Roast a whole bell pepper on a gas stove top by turning frequently until the skin is charred on the outside. Don’t have a gas stove - hey it is ok! You can also do this in the oven. Turn oven to 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes, turning every 10 minutes until the skin is charred.

Place pepper in a bowl and cover with a towel for approximately 10 minutes. This will steam the pepper and allow the skin to easily come off. Clean the skin off, cut in half and remove all the seeds. Feel free to give it a rinse if it becomes to much of a mess. :) Large dice one half of the pepper. (Store the other half for use later!)

Place sweet potato, pepper, broth (or water), ginger, and miso in a blender. (Or if you have an immersion blender feel free to add the rest of ingredients to the pot with the sweet potatoes and just blend in the pot!) Blend until smooth.

Stir in 1 tsp. olive oil and heat the soup on low until warm. Add salt to taste. Enjoy!!!

Feel free to add additional seasoning as desired or some green veggies for more amazing benefits.

✨✨I like to add a micro-green salad or grilled asparagus for a magnificent side dish!!✨✨

🍲

*Adapted from Beachbody Ultimate Reset*

Any questions? Comments?

If you make this, let me know! Try different miso, make it hot with peppers, add a salad! Experiment! I would LOVE to see what you come up with! 😘

(Disclaimer: All the information in this post is for informational purposes and is not intended to treat or cure disease. Always check with your doctor before implementing a new diet.)