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Pizza Soup & Salsa Soup

Pizza Soup

I had a lot of fun experimenting with making raw soups during our spring equinox cleanse and here are 2 more that we really liked: Pizza Soup and Salsa Soup!

Pizza Soup

Juice 1 zucchini (wow yumm!), a slice of onion & 1 red bell pepper.

Blend that juice with 2-3 tomatoes, 2 Tbsp Hemp Seeds, 1 Tbsp Oregano, 1 Tbsp Fiesta Mole & about 1/2-1 Cup warmed water (optional for a warmer soup).

Top with sweet baby tomatoes and green onions (or any other pizza-like toppings you desire).

Tip: In place of the warm water I used a decoction of astragalus, eleuthero, and shatavari I happened to have on hand during our cleanse. That’s why the soup in my picture is particularly frothy – that astragalus foams well. Stay tuned for more on how to make decoctions.

Salsa Soup

Salsa Soup

Blend until mixed, but not super-smooth: 2 Tomatoes, 1 Red Bell Pepper, 1 slice of Onion (~2 Tbsp), 1 Carrot, Handful of Cilantro, 1 tsp Cumin, 1 tsp Garlic Powder, 1/8 tsp Chipotle and 1 Cup warmed water.

Tip: In place of the warm water I used a decoction of Fo Ti I happened to have on hand during our cleanse. Fo Ti has an awesome miso-like flavor that rounds out the body of this soup. You could also use a miso base or add in a pinch of SunFire Salt to your water.

Many thanks to my friend Becca Ladd for the inspiration on this soup … I see why it’s one of her favorites!

Tomato Carrot Hemp Soup

This was another winning raw soup (and often requested recipe) from our 10-day Spring Equinox Cleanse. I did quite a few alterations to a recipe I got from Kristen Suzanne’s Raw Vegan Hemp Recipes book. I think my version tastes AWEsome! It’s a nice lighter soup – not too creamy (as many raw soups tend to be).

Like I’ve said before about raw soups – they taste better when you top them with something extra – like chopped green onion, nutritional yeast flakes, hemp seeds, chopped apples, chopped tomatoes, chopped avocado, chopped bell pepper and live sprouts. Give your tastebuds multiple flavors to taste and they’ll enjoy the whole bowl of soup, not just the first 3 slurps.

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Tomato Carrot Hemp Soup

1 Cup Pure Water (warmed if you like a warm soup)

1/2 Cup Orange Juice (1 orange juiced)

3 Tomatoes chopped

1 Cup Carrot chopped (about 2 medium sized carrots)

2 Tbsp Hemp Seeds

1 Tbsp Fiesta Mole Powder

1/8 tsp Chipotle Powder

1 tsp Onion Powder

1/2 tsp SunFire Salt

4-6 Sun Dried Tomatoes (optional – gives it a nice tangy flavor)

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Creamy Fiesta Mole Gazpacho

Fiesta Mole Gazpacho with Corn Chips & Spinach Dip

I just merged two of my favorite raw tomato soup recipes into a super-delicious creamy gazpacho (essentially a Spanish style of cold tomato soup). Summertime means an abundance of tomatoes, garlic and basil from our garden which all went into this refreshing soup. Here’s the recipe along with tips for optional adjustments based on what you’ve got available or what new flavors you crave.

Oh, and here are the original recipes I merged into this one:

Fiesta Mole Soup and Creamy Tomato Soup

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Creamy Fiesta Mole Gazpacho

3 Cups Blended Tomatoes (about 4 medium tomatoes quartered and blended until smooth)

1.5 Cups Coconut Water (from a boxed container or from fresh young Thai coconuts)

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Portabello Steaks on Greens with Fiesta Mole Dressing

Portabello Steaks on Greens with Fiesta Mole

Here’s another favorite entree featured at our monthly Raw Superfood Dinner … Delish!

~3 Cups Portabello Mushrooms (or other favorite mushroom) sliced into bite-size pieces

1/2 Cup Olive Oil (or Sesame Oil)

1/2 Cup Nama Shoyu

1 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar (or lime juice)

1-3 Cloves Garlic crushed

1/2 tsp Sun Fire Salt

1/4 tsp Black Pepper

1/4 tsp Cumin Powder

1/2 tsp Cilantro (dried or fresh)

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For the marinade, combine all ingredients and let sliced mushrooms soak in it for 30-60 minutes or more. Marinating mushrooms can be kept at room temperature or slightly warmed in the dehydrator.

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Fiesta Mole Salad Dressing

1/2 Cup Olive Oil (or Sesame Oil)

1 Tbsp Lime Juice

1 Tbsp Fiesta Mole powder

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Mix all ingredients well and spoon over the top of salad greens. The longer this dressing sits, the thicker it will get … so add more oil if you prefer it runnier. Another simple dressing is simply to sprinkle the greens with oil and Fiesta Mole powder separately. Enjoy!

Watermelon Gazpacho

More kudos to Sarma and Matthew for an outstanding flavor-packed recipe. This one didn’t require any changes (though you could add a little Fiesta Mole Powder if you want to “soup” it up with extra superfoods). What a pun!

I usually only like my watermelon straight up, but this is one watermelon recipe that’s worth making, eating, and repeating. The blend of flavors does a beautiful dance on my tongue, starting with the sweetness of the watermelon and ending with the gentle heat of the ginger and jalapeno. The more you dice the ingredients to the same size pieces, the better this will taste as you get the full flavor sensation in every bite.

Here’s the easy though chopping intensive recipe:

3 Cups Watermelon (seeded and pureed in blender)

1 Cup Watermelon diced

1 Cup Tomato diced (it’s OK if the seeds don’t make it in)

1 Cup Cucumber diced (seed the cuke before dicing, peel it if you prefer)

1/2 Cup Red Bell Pepper diced

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Savory Fiesta Mole Smoothie

Do you like V8? Or another version thereof? I think I’ve got something you’ll really like. I’ve created this savory smoothie that uses our yummy Fiesta Mole raw superfood mix and it’s super-delicious.

Here’s the recipe:

In a Vitamix or other high-powered blender add these ingredients:

2 Tomatoes (about 2 cups)
2 Celery Stalks
1 Granny Smith Apple (or other tart apple) quartered
2 Tbsp Fiesta Mole Mix
2 Cups Water
1/2 Cup Cucumber (optional)
Ice as desired for a chilly drink (optional)

Blend on high until smooth. Just like the Boutenko-Style Green Smoothies, this smoothie can last for about 3 days in the fridge or otherwise kept cold. You can also play with the ingredients … we’re experimenting with adding cucumbers in since we have so gosh darn many of them from our garden right now.

>>>We just tried the cucumber in the smoothie at our raw food dinner tonight and it was scrumptious! Made for a delightfully refreshing smoothie!

If you don’t have a high-powered blender I suggest you cut the ingredients into smaller bits (and core the apple). You might have to blend it longer than you would in a vitamix, but it should still work out great.

Enjoy!