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Low Carb Ginger Curried Zucchini Soup

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Ginger Curried Zucchini SoupLow Carb Ginger Curried Zucchini Soup is one bowl of spicy goodness. Ginger and curry are a spice marriage made in heaven and as far as I am concerned this soup captures it nicely.  Oh, for the good ole days when I could eat regular bread but alas they are gone and I will say a thick piece of Carbalose Flour Bread slathered with butter and dredged in the soup works pretty darned well.

Did you know that originally there really was no such thing as curry powder? Foods were “curried” which meant any particular dish was treated differently with different spices being put together. The word “curry” is a recent westernized word.

These are the many spices that a woman might draw upon for her own “special” curry and the spices changed depending what she was currying.  Coriander Seeds, Cumin Seeds, Fenugreek Seeds, Turmeric, Cloves, Garlic , Curry Leaves, Fennel Seeds, Ginger, Chillies, Mustard, Red Pepper, Salt, Cassia, Black Pepper, Poppy Seeds, Anise, Bengal Gram, Cardamom, Cassia buds, Celery Seed, Cinnamon,Dill Seed, Mace, Nagkeser, Nutmeg, Onion, Trifala, & White Pepper.  With all that said, I use ‘regular old curry powder’ and what a bag of wind I am.

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Ginger Curried Zucchini Soup
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Ingredients
  1. 1 Pound Small Dice Zucchini (2-3 Medium)
  2. 2½ C Water
  3. 2 T Butter
  4. ½ C Small Dice Onions
  5. 1 t Crushed Garlic
  6. 1 t Powdered Curry
  7. 1 t Powdered Ginger
  8. 1 T Chicken Base (+More To Taste)
  9. ½ C Heavy Cream
  10. ¼ C Melted Butter
  11. ¼ C Slivered Green Onion Tops
  12. Dollop Sour Cream
Instructions
  1. Sauté onions in butter, add water, zucchini, all spices, cover and cook until zucchini is tender.
  2. Remove from heat and with an immersion blender use until smooth.
  3. Add heavy cream, taste and correct seasoning.
  4. Drizzle soup with butter, add sour cream and top with green onions.
  5. 4 Servings
  6. 301 Calories, 2.0g Protein, 28.6g Fat, 8.8g Carbs, 2.6g Fiber, 6.2g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. This may be served hot or cold but…I think hot is preferable.
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Low Carb Gazpacho

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Low Carb GazpachoLow Carb Gazpacho. I call this the “Cheater’s Version” Gazpacho as my base starts with spicy V-8 juice. This soup was originally a peasant concoction made simply with mashed bread, vegetables, and tomatoes, originating in the southern Andalusia region of Spain. Gazpacho has been described as a soup-salad or liquid salad and is the quintessential hot summer day lunch or accompaniment. It’s spicy, hearty, healthy, good-and oh yeah, it also makes a pretty kick butt salsa.

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Gazpacho
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Ingredients
  1. 46 Oz. Bottle Spicy V-8 Juice
  2. 1 C Chopped Red Onion
  3. 1 C Chopped Cucumber
  4. 2 C Chopped Tomatoes
  5. 1 C Chopped Orange Pepper
  6. 2 T Lemon Juice
  7. 2 t Crushed Garlic
  8. 2 t Salt
  9. 1 t Pepper
  10. Olive Oil To Drizzle
  11. 1 C Slivered Green Onion Tops
  12. Chopped Cilantro (Optional)
  13. Dollop Of Sour Cream Or Creme Fraiche (Optional)
Instructions
  1. Rough cut all vegetables, put into process and pulse into a slurry. You want a little chunkiness but not much. Add to chilled V-8 along with rest of ingredient down to and including pepper.
  2. Mix thoroughly.
  3. This may be served immediately but better yet, refrigerate to let all the flavors come together.
  4. Put in serving bowls, drizzle with olive oil, top with green onions and add sour cream if wanted.
  5. 8 Servings
  6. 49 Calories, 2.1 Protein, 10.3g Carbs, 1.7g Fiber, 8.5g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. I have not tried this but another healthy addition might be 1 C zucchini which would add a bit more green to the soup.
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Low Carb Ratatouille

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Low Carb RatatouilleLow Carb RatatouilleLow Carb RatatouilleLow Carb Ratatouille SoupLow Carb Ratatouille. All I can say is leave it to the French-even their “peasants” know the fine art of cooking.  This is so good, makes a lot, and best of all it is easy to prepare.
Serve under/over eggs for breakfast, lunch or dinner, and yes, make a fabulous soup with the addition of more water and heavy cream. The best news is that the soup can be served cold, warm or hot.

Beware, if making jut soup best to make ½ a recipe or make it with left-over low carb ratatouille because it will make a LOT of soup. Probably 6 large bowls and 8-10 smaller cups.

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Ratatouille
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Ingredients
  1. 1 Medium Eggplant Peeled & Cubed (4 Cups)
  2. 2 Large Zucchini Cubed (4 Cups)
  3. 1 C Large Diced Onion
  4. ½ C Olive Oil
  5. 1 Can Diced Tomatoes
  6. 1 C Water
  7. 1 T Crushed Garlic
  8. 2 t Dried Basil
  9. ½ t Dried Oregano
  10. ¼ t Dried Thyme
  11. Salt & Pepper To Taste
  12. Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
  1. Peel and cube large eggplant.
  2. Cut Zucchini in half lengthwise and then each half into thirds and make large cubes.
  3. Heat olive oil to very hot and brown eggplant.
  4. Turn heat to low, add rest of ingredients, stir, cover, and cook for 1-1½ hours, stirring occasionally. If additional water is needed-add it. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  5. 10-½ C Servings
  6. 131 Calories, 1.2g Protein, 6.4g Carbs, 2.2g Fiber 4.2g Net Carbs
  7. 8 Servings
  8. 165 Calories, 1.5g Protein, 11.2g Fat, 8g Carbs, 2.8g Fiber, 5.2g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. If wanted sprinkle with 1 T Parmesan cheese.
  2. Serve under/over eggs for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
  3. And yes, make a fabulous soup too.
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Keto Vichyssoise

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Keto VichyssoiseKeto VichyssoiseKeto Vichyssoise. Served warm or cold this easy vichyssoise is a very sophisticated soup and topped with a drizzle of melted butter, a dollop of sour cream and sprinkled with chives?… Oh My.  Soup may be served cold, hot, or just barely warm.  Serve this keto vichyssoise to any connoisseur, don’t tell them what’s in it, & they will happily praise your soup making skills.

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Vichyssoise
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Ingredients
  1. 2 C Daikon Radish-Rough Chopped Small Pieces
  2. 2 Diced Small To Medium Leeks
  3. 2 Rough Chopped Medium Onions
  4. 4 C Water
  5. 2 C Mashed Or Riced Cauliflower
  6. 2 C Heavy Cream
  7. 2 T Chicken Base Or To Taste
  8. ½ C Sour Cream (Garnish)
  9. ½ C Melted Butter (Garnish)
  10. ¼ C Finely Chopped Green Onions (Garnish)
Directions
  1. Slice and wash leeks.
  2. Rough chop onions.
  3. Put all ingredients down to heavy cream in large sauce pan, cover, and simmer 35-40 minutes or until daikon is tender.
  4. With your immersion blender, blend until smooth.
  5. Add heavy cream, chicken base and blend again. Correct seasoning.
  6. If serving room temperature just let sit on counter for a couple of hours.
  7. If serving cold, refrigerate for 3-4 hours.
  8. Put soup in bowls, drizzle with 1 T butter, 1 T dollop sour cream, and ½ T green onions.
  9. 8 Servings
  10. 410 Calories, 1.3 Protein, 41.5g Fat, 7.8g Carbs, 2.2g Fiber, 5.6g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. All ingredients included in nutritionals.
  2. If you use riced cauliflower don't fret as if will look horrible until blended. I use it as a soup thickener but the taste is quite nice too.
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Keto Creamy Garlic Soup

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Keto Creamy Garlic SoupKeto Creamy Garlic SoupKeto Creamy Garlic Soup. Long ago I ducked into a newly opened restaurant and this keto creamy garlic soup was on the menu.  I ordered it and it was so good I ask what the ingredients were and proceeded to make it at home. The next thing you know I am making it by the gallon for my own restaurant and again people loved it.  I in turn got many requests for the recipe & happily pass it along to you.

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Creamy Garlic Soup
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Ingredients
  1. 4 C Beef Broth
  2. 2 C Chopped Cauliflower
  3. ¾ C Carrots Diced
  4. ¾ C Celery Diced
  5. ¼ C Crushed Garlic***
  6. ¾ C Heavy Cream
  7. ¼ C Butter Melted
  8. ½ C Sour Cream
  9. Chives/Green Onion Tops Finely Chopped
  10. Salt & Pepper (As/If Needed)
Directions
  1. Boil first 4 ingredients until vegetables are tender.
  2. Add garlic and using stick blender, whir until smooth.
  3. Stir in heavy cream.
  4. Ladle into bowl, drizzle with butter, add a dollop of sour cream and top with onions.
  5. 4 Servings
  6. 325 Calories, 2.9g Protein, 31.7g Fat, 7.0g Carbs, 1.6g Fiber, 5.4g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. I very rarely buy carrots because I consider them like little sugar bombs but they are an essential ingredient for this soup and anyway, it’s not much.
  2. You might be surprised but this soup has a slightly sweet taste, probably because of the garlic.
  3. Eat this with good friends. It is absolutely fabulous but not necessarily good on a first date.
  4. Adding sour cream and onions to soup can sometimes be amazing. Cauliflower Vichyssoise comes to mind.
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Low Carb Cream Of Anything Soup

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Low Carb Cream Of Anything Soup and you will need a stick blender to make them.

Low Carb Cream Of Anything SoupI cook 2 or 3 large heads of cauliflower at a time, squeeze out as much water as possible, take my stick blender to it, and then freeze it measuring about 1½ cups at a time so I always have it either as a mashed potato substitute or to thicken soups. The soup shown is a cream of broccoli but as I say below, it could be anything.

I  suggest chicken base in lieu of salt because it has a depth of flavor that salt does not have.  I have always use this Premium Chicken Base.

Premium Chicken BaseThe link is in case anyone is interested in any of the R L Schreiber Bases.  They have every imaginable base there is.  I only know about them because of my association with the food industry.  If you actually end up ordering any of them you will need to call in the order and best to ask for Irene Ames.  You will see this used many times in my recipes.    Best to order the 2.5 lb sizes which fits well in your fridge.  Main site is rlschrieber.com and they have many many products.

Porcini Dust is used as an addition to enhance mushroom soup.

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Cream Of Anything Soup
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Ingredients
  1. ¾ C Onion Small Dice
  2. 2 T Butter, Olive or Coconut Oil
  3. 3 C Water
  4. 2 C Heavy Cream
  5. 1 T Chicken Base Paste*** ( I use a premium chicken base made by R L Schreiber)
  6. 1-2 C Cauliflower Puréed with stick blender depending on how thick you want your soup.
  7. Pinch of Nutmeg
  8. Fresh Pepper to Taste
  9. Correct Seasoning When Finished.
Directions
  1. Sauté onion in oil until translucent. Remove half.
  2. Add water, chicken base, cauliflower, and ½ of any blanched or sautéed vegetable you want (Broccoli, Mushrooms, Asparagus, etc.) and use stick blender to puree all.
  3. Add heavy cream and remaining ½ of your cooked vegetables, stir, and heat to temperature.
  4. If too thin add more cauliflower/if too thick add more water or cream.
  5. Season soup to taste with chicken base and pepper. (I have been using RL Schreiber Bases for years)
  6. If making mushroom soup add 2 t porcini dust. Wow, this makes the best mushroom soup ever.
  7. Makes 6-7 Cups
  8. 6 Servings
  9. Calories, and carbs will vary according to ingredients but will be very low carb.
Notes
  1. Variations: blanched broccoli, sautéed mushrooms, sautéed leeks, blanched asparagus, canned diced tomatoes, poached and pulled chicken/pork and whatever else you can think of.
  2. If using leeks and or onions puree all together and this will give you a soup so similar to vichyssoise you will not be able to tell the difference. You might serve this with drizzled melted butter, a dollop of sour cream, and topped with chives.
  3. Other great low carb additions to your soups might be lardons, bacon, Andouille, kielbasa, or your own choice of sausage and of course any number of cheeses.
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Keto New England Clam Chowder

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Low Carb New England Clam ChowderLow Carb New England Clam ChowderLow Carb New England Clam ChowderLow Carb New England Clam ChowderKeto New England Clam Chowder. I learned to make Clam Chowder 45 years ago (my, my how time flies) from “Chef Bob” who was of course from Boston.  There are (were) two secrets.  One is using salt pork (not bacon) and the other is the addition of thyme.  My only change from the original is that I have cut out the potatoes and flour and use pureed cauliflower to thicken and used daikon radish rather than potatoes.  Sadly, unless perhaps from a restaurant supply house you can no longer get real salt pork anymore.  Oh, for sure if you lived in North Carolina or a couple other southern states but not here in Portland town. The crap in the grocery stores is just that, crap-not cured with salt anymore and as much as I have said salt pork has always been a key ingredient, I too now have to resort to bacon.  Now, I do have access to fabulous bacon so, at least half the battle is won in the making of this fabulous keto New England Clam Chowder.

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New England Clam Chowder
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Ingredients
  1. ½ Lb Double Smoked Thick Sliced Bacon If Possible. Mine Is 8 Slices Per Lb
  2. 2-3 C Daikon Radish Cut Into Wedges
  3. 1 C Onion ¼” Dice
  4. 6 Cans Chopped Clams (Including Juice)
  5. ¼ t Dried Thyme (Slightly More To Taste)
  6. 2 C Water
  7. 2 C Heavy Cream
  8. 2-3 t Chicken Base Paste (I use a premium chicken base made by R L Schreiber)
  9. 1-2 C Cooked & Puréed Cauliflower (This Is Your Thickener)
  10. Fresh Pepper to Taste
  11. Correct Seasoning When Finished
Instructions
  1. Cut & cook daikon radish about 30 minutes (until tender) in 2 C water.
  2. Dice bacon into ¼” pieces. This is pretty small and the easiest way to do it is to have the bacon partially frozen. Sauté on medium low until very crispy. Should take about 15-20 minutes. Remove bacon and retain half the fat.
  3. Sauté onions in remaining fat until translucent.
  4. Put the thyme in the palm of your hand, crush it, and add to onions.
  5. Add clams & juice.
  6. Add diakon radish, remaining water, heavy cream, ½ of the crispy bacon and bring to simmer for 10-15 minutes.
  7. Stir in puréed cauliflower to thickness desired.
  8. Correct seasoning to taste.
  9. Put soup in bowl and sprinkle on rest of bacon.
  10. If you have any leftover soup just add the rest of the bacon lardons.
  11. 6 Servings
  12. 403 Calories, 5.2g Protein, 36.3g Fat, 6.2g Carbs, 1.7g Fiber, 4.5g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. If you have bottled clam juice all the better and you can sub it for some or all of the water.
  2. New England clam chowder does NOT have celery in it. Celery, carrots, and the Lord forbid corn, are all extenders and they do not add to the flavor. The key word is CLAM-not celery.
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