Simple Homemade Tomato Soup

Serves 10-12 people

Prep/cook time: 10 minutes / 30 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 3 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

  • 2 Tbsp grass-fed butter

  • 2 Cups organic yellow onion, diced

  • 5 Organic garlic cloves, minced

  • 3 Tbsp organic tomato paste

  • 3 Cans organic whole tomatoes with juice (I like San Mariano)

  • 1 Tbsp dried organic oregano

  • Fresh basil leaves, chopped

  • Salt and pepper to taste

Tomatosoup

Directions:

Heat olive oil and butter in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onions, salt onions, cover and cook for 10 minutes. Add garlic, oregano, and tomato paste, saute for 2 additional minutes. Add canned tomatoes and the juice, breaking up the tomatoes with a wooden spoon. Bring to a low boil then reduce to a simmer for 20 minutes. Using an immersion blender, blend the soup soup directly in the pot (or blend in batches using a standard blender). Season with salt and pepper and serve with a garnish of chopped basil. It goes wonderfully with some crusty bread, croutons or grilled cheese sandwiches. It also freezes very nicely.

Persimmon and Pomegranate Fruit Salad

Prep time: 15 minutes

Yield: 6-8 servings

Ingredients:

  • 3 fuyu persimmons, chopped (1/4 to 1/2 inch pieces)
  • 1 cup pomegranate seeds
  •  3 apples, peeled, cored, chopped (1/4 to 1/2 inch pieces)
  • Juice from one lemon
  • 2 teaspoons honey (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon (more if you like cinnamon!)
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Directions:

1. Gently toss all of the ingredients together.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

Spinach Salad with Persimmons

Prep time: 15 minutes
Yield: 6-8 servings


Ingredients:
•    3 fuyu persimmons, chopped (1/4 to 1/2 inch pieces)
•    1 cup pomegranate seeds
•    3 apples, peeled, cored, chopped (1/4 to 1/2 inch pieces)
•    Juice from one lemon
•    2 teaspoons honey
•    1 teaspoon cinnamon (more if you like cinnamon!)

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Directions: 

1. Gently toss all of the ingredients together.  Enjoy!

It will keep for at least a couple of days in the refrigerator, but is best on the same day it is made.

Fall Kale Salad

Author: Stephanie Selinger

Prep time: 15 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup quinoa, cooked*
  • 2 bunches (medium-sized) lacinato (dino) kale, washed, dried and chopped into small (one inch or so) pieces
  • 1 large ripe pear, washed, stemmed and cored, sliced thin
  • 1 cup cooked chick peas, rinsed and drained (if canned)*
  • 4 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1/4 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped
  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/8 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1-2 Tablespoons pure maple syrup
  • Sea salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
Pears

Directions:

  1. Cook quinoa as directed. This step can be done ahead of time, but I like to prepare this salad when the quinoa is warm.
  2. Place cooked quinoa in a large salad bowl. Add the kale, pear, chick peas, nuts and parsley and toss to combine.  
  3. In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, and maple syrup, adding salt and pepper to taste; pour it over the salad and toss gently to coat.

Can be served immediately or saved for later.  This salad will hold well in the refrigerator for a few days.

*Omit the quinoa and/or chick peas if you are grain free or do not tolerate these items, feel free to add another protein of choice!