Name: Zucchini Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: olive oil; yellow onions; garlic (fresh); black pepper; ginger (ground); zucchini; chicken broth; cilantro (fresh)

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60 minutes

4 servings

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dairy-free

gluten-free

(?)

Has gluten from:

chicken broth

kid friendly

has meat

(?)

Has meat from:

chicken broth

has pasta

has seafood

mediterranean

vegan

(?)

Not vegan due to:

chicken broth

vegetarian

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Not vegetarian due to:

chicken broth

pescatarian

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Not pescatarian due to:

chicken broth

paleo

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Nutrition to Note

This recipe has Sodium as 69.2% (as a percentage of RDA).

You may need to take this into account today to balance out your diet.

Nutrition Rating Details

Here are the percentages used to determine the nutritional rating for this recipe:

• Calcium: 2.2% of RDA
• Calories: 4.0% of RDA
• Carbs: 3.2% of RDA
• Fat (total lipid): 6.8% of RDA
• Fiber: 4.8% of RDA
• Fructose: 6.6% of RDA
• Protein: 2.7% of RDA
• Sodium: 69.2% of RDA
• Sugar: 18.0% of RDA

• Vitamin A (IU): 7.5% of RDA
• Vitamin B6: 10.9% of RDA
• Vitamin C: 20.2% of RDA
• Iron: 2.0% of RDA
• Magnesium: 5.8% of RDA
• Manganese: 6.4% of RDA
• Niacin: 5.3% of RDA
• Potassium: 8.7% of RDA
• Zinc: 3.3% of RDA

If any nutritional component is greater than 50% of RDA (or any vitamin/mineral is greater than 400% of RDA), the recipe gets a “Nutrition to Note” rating.

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MACROS

Carbohydrate

8.93

Calories

80.8

Fiber

1.35

Iron

0.382

Protein

3.08

Sodium

935

Sugars

5.64

Fat (total lipid)

4.18

INGREDIENTS

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tbsp

olive oil

whole

yellow onion

medium size, chopped.

cloves

garlic (fresh)

minced.

tsp

black pepper

tsp

ginger (ground)

grated.

whole

zucchini

large size, chopped.

cups

chicken broth

low sodium if possible.

low-sodium chicken broth in Quick and Easy Stir-Fry With Fresh Vegetables and Cashews (Now Also Low-Sodium)

1/4

cups

cilantro (fresh)

fresh, chopped, for garnish: OPTIONAL.

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PREPARATION

Sauté the olive oil, onion and garlic over medium heat for a couple of minutes.

Add the pepper and the ginger and continue to stir.

Add the zucchini and the chicken broth.

Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer until zucchini is softened, 45 minutes or so.

Using a Vitamix or immersion blender, puree the zucchini until the soup is creamy and smooth.

Garnish with pepper, olive oil, cilantro or other seasonings of your choice.

THIS RECIPE CAN BE CUSTOMIZED

Make it Low Sodium!

A low-sodium variant of this recipe can be made that has a 91% reduction in the amount of sodium. Just substitute low-sodium chicken broth for chicken broth.

COMPLETE NUTRITION

This recipe has the following nutrient totals:

Calories 80.8

Protein 3.08 g

Carbohydrates 8.93 g

Iron 0.38 mg

Fiber 1.35 g

Calcium 22.0 mg

(plus many more nutrients)

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