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Thai lime-vegetable soup

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  • Prep Time20 min
  • Total Time20 min
  • Makes14 cups (3.5 L)
*PLUS Cooking time: 20 minutes
By Chatelaine
Thai lime-vegetable soup

Ingredients

  • 4 garlic cloves, or 2 1/2 tsp bottled chopped garlic

  • 2 onions

  • vegetable oil

  • 1/2 small butternut squash, or 250-g pkg peeled and chopped fresh butternut squash pieces

  • 4 carrots

  • 900-mL carton chicken broth, or 2 284-mL cans undiluted chicken broth

  • 2 400-mL cans unsweetened coconut milk

  • 2 tsp hot chili-garlic sauce

  • 1 yellow bell pepper

  • 1 orange bell pepper

  • 3 stalks celery

  • 1 large lime

  • 1 cup coarsely chopped fresh coriander

Instructions

  • Mince garlic. Coarsely chop onions. Lightly oil a large wide saucepan or pasta pot and set over medium-low heat. Add garlic and onions. Stir often until onions soften, 6 to 8 minutes. Meanwhile, if using half a butternut squash, scoop out and discard seeds. Peel and cut into 1-inch (2.5-cm) cubes. If using packaged squash, cut large pieces into 1-inch (2.5-cm) cubes. Thinly slice carrots.

  • When onions are soft, pour in broth. If using canned broth, add 2 cans of water as well. Stir in coconut milk, chili-garlic sauce, squash and carrots. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring often. Then reduce heat to medium and simmer, uncovered and stirring often, until squash and carrots are almost tender, 8 to 10 minutes.

  • Meanwhile, core and seed peppers. Coarsely chop. Thinly slice celery. When squash is almost done, add peppers and celery. Bring to a boil, then simmer, uncovered and stirring often, until vegetables are done as you like, 5 to 8 more minutes. Stir in juice of half a lime. Add coriander. Taste and add more lime juice, if needed. Soup will keep well, covered and refrigerated, up to 4 days or freeze up to 2 months. To serve, defrost and reheat in the microwave. If soup separates, stir or whisk until mixed. Or place in a saucepan and stir often over medium-low heat.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories 151, Protein 3g, Carbohydrates 9g, Fat 13g, Fibre 1g, Sodium 244mg.

Take a few sips of our Thai coconut-vegetable soup and you'll fall in love with its silky smoothness laced with a hint of lime.

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