Super Pumpkin Soup to Strengthen the Body
This soup screams Fall. It has everything that you need to go through this season by supporting you with the energy that you need. It's normal to feel that your energy is winding down. If you are feeling this, that means you are balanced that you experiencing the Fall season. To be more exact, you start to feel like that at the end of the Late Summer Season, each it's the perfect time to do an extra nourishment to our digestive system. If you feel that your digestive system needs an extra care, enjoy this soup all year around. Remember, individual first, season second. TCM Benefits
Strengthen the qi
Tonify the blood
Improves digestion
Good for people with diabetes
Warms the body
Reduces phlegm and edema
Diuretic
Nutricional Properties and Benefits
Source of beta-carotene and fiber
Contains B vitamins(B1, B3, B6, Vitamin C, E
Constains: calcium, cooper, iron, magnesium, potassium, selenium, zinc
Helps to control insulin levels and blood sugar
Helps with weight control
Supports thyroid health
TCM Flavour: Sweet, Salty
Energetics/TCM Thermal Nature: Warm
Organ-Meridian: Spleen, Stomach, Kidneys
Season: Late-summer, Fall, Winter
Total Time: 40 min
Serves: 3
Cuisine: Asian, Mediterranean
Meal Type: Mains
Ingredients:
1 Hokkaido pumpkin
1 onion
2 Tbsp of brown rice vinegar
1 Tbsp of white tahini
200 ml of rice/oat or almond cream
1 cup of water
1 Tbsp of Tamari
2 tsp of paprika
1 tsp of ground cumin
1 tsp of dried herbs (mix of: rosemary, savoury, thyme, oregano, marjoram, parseley)
2 Tbsp of olive oil
pinch of sea salt & black pepper
Directions:
Peel the onion and the pumpkin and cut into bite-sized pieces
Meanwhile, heat the olive oil on a pan. Whenever hot, add the onion with a pinch of salt. Cook until translucent.
Add the pumpkin and add a pinch of salt. Cover with the lid and let it cook, in a medium heat, until tender. (don’t let it dry, if necessary add a little bit of water). Approx. 10 min.
Add the paprika, dried herbs, cumin, the tamari and a pinch of black pepper. Stir well.
Add the plant-based cream, the tahini and the water. Stir until every is well mixed. Let heat before it reaches boiling temperature. Turn off the heat.
Add the brown rice vinegar.
Blend until smooth and creamy.
Top with pumpkin seeds.
If the soup gets to thick add more water.
Themes and Variations
You can use a butternut squash or winter squash.
Instead of using plant- based cream, you can use soy, oat, rice or almond milk and omit the water.
Especially Good For
Anyone with diabetes, poor digestion, cold extremities (hand and feet), goiter, joint swelling, promotes lactation.
TIP
Enjoy with a toast or a bowl of rice.