ROASTED TOMATO SOUP

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By Rhodene Oberholzer

Serves 4

Ingredients:

  • 6 Medium Tomatoes
  • 2 Small onions
  • 1 Green pepper
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 1 Cup cooked split red lentils
  • 500 ml Boiled water
  • 1 Tomato and onion stock cube
  • 1 Cup plain low-fat yoghurt
  • 1 Tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 Teaspoon ground Cumin
  • 1 Teaspoon Turmeric
  • ½ Teaspoon Cayenne pepper
  • 1 Tablespoon Olive oil / Canola oil

Method:

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 180 °C.
  2. Chop the tomatoes, onions and green peppers into chunks and place, along with the garlic cloves, in an ovenproof dish. Drizzle with olive oil and place in the oven to roast for about 30 minutes until cooked.
  3. Place the tomatoes, peppers and onions in a pot and add the stock, tomato paste, cooked lentils, and spices. Heat the mixture and allow to simmer for about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
  4. Blend with a hand blender until smooth.
  5. Add a small amount of the soup in a separate bowl and mix with yoghurt. Add the mixture to the rest of the soup and mix well. Allow to simmer for another 10-15 minutes.
  6. Serve with some black pepper, chilli flakes and fresh basil leaves.
  7. Enjoy!

Top tip:

Serve with a slice of 100% rye or seeded bread for that extra bit fibre.

We love it!

This recipe is packed with nutrients that can help to support your immune system and bursts with flavour. A perfect pick-me-up when appetite is low and you’re feeling a bit under the weather.

Dietitians say:

One serving of soup provides about 102% of the recommended intake for Vitamin C. It is also high in fibre to support gut health, as well as flavonoids that have antioxidant properties to help and protect our body against damage.

Nutrient analysis per serving

Energy: 940 kJ | CHO: 28 g (of which 18 g sugar) | Prot: 9.8 g | Fat: 4.9 g (of which 1 g sat fat) | Fibre: 7.2 g | Sodium: 480 mg

NEW Recipe: Lettuce & Pea Soup

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Our latest NutritionConfidence recipe is from the authors of Food for Sensitive Tummies, registered dietitians Cath Day and Gabi Steenkamp. A perfect winter warmer Lettuce & Pea Soup.

We love this recipe because it is a really smart way of including green leaves into your eating routine during the cold winter months! A great starter for a dinner party.

 The dietitians say:

  • This delicious soup contains a whopping 4 vegetable servings, making it a really healthy meal and gets you very close to your 5 a day quota.
  • In addition, it is high in fibre, making it the perfect meal for helping sensitive tummies keep regular. The fibre comes from the peas, chickpeas and the lettuce.
  • The benefits of increasing your fibre intake for gut health is well documented – healthy gut = happy you!

INGREDIENTS (Serves 4)

5 ml         butter (1t)

5 ml         olive oil (1t)

3 leeks    well washed and sliced with the green tops

1 ml         dried crushed garlic (¼ t)

2.5 ml     salt (½ t)

1              head of butter lettuce, finely sliced

250 g      frozen peas (1½ c)

1.25 L     boiling water (5 c)

15 ml      chicken flavour or vegetable stock powder (1 T)

125 g      tinned chickpeas (½ x 410 g tin, drained)

125 ml    chopped parsley (½ c)

METHOD

  1. Melt the butter and olive oil together.
  2. Add the leeks and crushed garlic and salt.
  3. Sauté over medium heat for 3 minutes until soft.
  4. Add the sliced lettuce and the peas.
  5. Add boiling water and stock powder.
  6. Boil for 5 minutes uncovered.
  7. Add the chickpeas and heat through.
  8. Add the parsley and liquidize until the soup is smooth.
  9. Reheat before serving.
  10. Optional: serve with one slice of bread with avocado as a topping, per serving (½ avocado is equivalent to 2 fats)

NUTRIENTS PER serving (200 ml of soup)

Energy                                   740 kJ

Protein                                   6.7 g

Carbohydrates                     28.0 g

Total sugars                         6.2 g

Added sugar                        0.0 g

Total Fat                                3.1 g

Saturated fat                         0.8 g

Fibre                                      6.4 g

Sodium                                 773 mg

One serving is equivalent to ½ carbohydrate, 1 protein and 4 vegetables.

FOOD FOR SENSITIVE TUMMIES

Do you suffer from winds, burping, cramps, heartburn, constipation and/or diarrhoea as well as bloating? Then the book, “Food for Sensitive Tummies” is for you! Having a sensitive tummy or super sensitive tummy (irritable bowel syndrome) can be one of the most debilitating health issues to deal with. In Food for Sensitive Tummies, Gabi Steenkamp and Cath Day show you how you can cut down on the ingredients and food that cause you problems and still prepare a whole range of recipes that are simple, affordable and delicious to eat. Their recipes also feed your gut microbiome with nourishing food substances important for maintaining health. From fresh and healthy breakfast ideas, to wholesome mains such as Butternut, Aubergine and Rocket Lasagne, cooking for sensitive tummies has never been so easyL 

Food for Sensitive Tummies can be ordered directly from the authors via this page or via email (info@catherineday.co.za or info@gabisteenkamp.co.za).

Creamy Broccoli & Barley Soup

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Our latest NutritionConfidence recipe is all about the super vegetable BROCCOLI. Part of the cruciferous vegetable family, broccoli has cancer-fighting power and may even help to improve memory. Together with a ‘made at home’ seed loaf this is a perfect family meal. 

WE LOVE IT!

If you could choose only one vegetable to remain after drought or famine, it would be a good idea to choose broccoli!

OUR DIETITIANS SAY….

Broccoli belongs to the cruciferous vegetable family (including kale, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, bok choy, cabbage, collard greens, rutabaga and turnips). They have a high nutrient density, which means that they are packed with vitamins (Vitamin A, C, K, Folate), minerals (potassium) and phytonutrients.

Eating a high amount of cruciferous vegetables has been associated with a lower risk of lung and colon cancer. Studies have suggested that sulforaphane, the sulfur-containing compound that gives cruciferous vegetables their bitter taste, is also what gives them their cancer-fighting power.

SOUP INGREDIENTS

300 g broccoli florets

15 ml olive oil

1 medium onion, peeled & chopped

100 ml water

100 ml reduced fat cream

1 sprig fresh thyme

5 g fresh parsley

1/2 cup cooked pearl barley

30 ml plain yoghurt for garnish

METHOD

  • Put the olive oil, thyme and onions into a medium pot on a medium heat.
  • Sweat the onions until soft and translucent. Add the broccoli, cream and water and put a lid on the pot.
  • Cook for 5min until the broccoli is soft.
  • Add the parsley, and remove from the heat.
  • Blend in small batches until smooth. Do not over fill the blender or it will come out the side of the blender!
  • Remove the soup from the blender back into the pot and season with salt and pepper.
  • Add the cooked barley and heat the soup. Serve with a dollop of yoghurt to garnish and fresh chopped herbs.

Serves 2 as a main or 4 as a starter.

Broccoli Soup (serves 2) – per serving:


Energy: 1050 kJ

Protein: 9.2 g

Carbohydrate 17.4 g

Total Fat: 13.2 g

Fibre: 8.4 g

Sodium: 62.5 mg

SEED BREAD INGREDIENTS (10 slices)

300 g stone ground bread flour

150 g stone ground whole wheat flour

5 g salt

20 g poppy seeds

30 g pumpkin seeds

20 g sesame seeds

20 g flax seeds

20 g sunflower seeds

25 g digestive bran

40 g rolled oats

1 sachet dried instant yeast

425 g water (lukewarm)

METHOD

  • Preheat the oven to 180 deg C.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients.
  • Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and add the lukewarm water.
  • Mix the dry ingredients into the water until all the ingredients are combined into a soft dough.
  • Grease a non-stick loaf pan and dust it with a little flour.
  • Pour the batter into the loaf pan and top with a few oat grains to decorate.
  • Put the loaf in a warm place to prove (rise) until nearly doubled in size.
  • Once your loaf has sufficiently risen, bake in the oven for 30-40min until deep brown and crusty.
  • Remove the loaf from the bread tin and place it in a wire rack to cool.

Bread, per slice (x10 slices per bread)

Energy: 984 kJ

Protein: 8 g

Carbohydrate: 37 g

Of which total sugars: 0.5 g

Total Fat: 5.4 g

Fibre: 6.3 g

Sodium: 199.2 mg

To download the recipe card, please visit: www.adsa.org.za/Public/Recipes.aspx