Cabbage Carrot Corn Soup |3C Soup

Reasons you will💖 this soup

• Gluten-free.
• Dairy-free.
• Vegan.
• Low-calories you won't feel guilty if you want to go more.
• This is a perfect recipe for Weight Watchers with only 98 calories per cup serving.
• An easy, simple, and versatile recipe you can easily modify.

What goes in 3C soup?

To prepare this quick and easy cabbage carrot corn soup recipe, you require the following ingredients:

• Cabbage - Green cabbage. Thoroughly wash it in warm water with salt added to it. Grate or chop whatever suits you.
• Carrot - Grated- I use an orange carrot as this is the only variety available at my place. Use any.
• Corn - I prefer to use frozen corn kernels because of ease. It makes this soup super yummy with its crunchiness.
• Onion and garlic - Add flavour.
• Cilantro - Use fresh coriander leaves for garnishing. (optional)
• Oil - Olive oil or any cooking oil will work best.
• Lemon juice - It offers sourness.
• Salt- I use table salt and black salt to give this recipe a unique taste.
• Pepper- For the spicy quotient.
• Oregano - make it more appealing.
• Water- As much as you want to prepare the stock.

See the recipe card for quantities.

Step-1 Prepare stock

1. Soak the cabbage in warm water with salt for 10 minutes to remove impurities. Peel off and discard the outer cabbage leaves. I also prefer peeling off the carrot.
   
2. Grate cabbage and carrots using a grater. You can also chop it. Do whatever is comfortable for you. I like grating veggies as in this way these cook faster, and also, veggies are easier to eat in the soup.

4. When veggies are cooked, strain them, and homemade stock full of nutrition is ready. Save this stock for the next step for the soup. (image below)

2. Once onions and garlic are softened, add cooked veggies and saute for the next 5 minutes.
3. Pour salt, lemon juice, oregano, and stock (prepared above), and simmer for 8-10 minutes. (pic below)

4. Garnish with chopped cilantro leaves. (pic below)

Variations

Try these ideas:

• Spicy - Add green chillies while cooking to imbue heat into the recipe.
• Tomatoes - Use tomatoes for extra tanginess.
• Green onions - Replace regular onions with green onions or other pungent relatives, including leeks, shallots, and chives.
• Garnish - Sprinkle mixed seeds, chives, or chopped parsley.
• Butter - Use butter instead of oil if not for weight loss purposes for rich flavour.
• Cheese - Top up a little cheese to make it more tempting.
• Chickpeas - Combine boiled chickpeas for complete protein.

Storage

• Store this 3C veggies soup in the fridge.
• It stays good for 2-3 days.
• Reheat before serving.

Tips

• Wash the cabbage thoroughly and discard the outer leaf.
• Grating or chopping the veggies into small chunks helps in faster cooking.
• Avoid using an aluminum pan to prepare this cabbage carrot corn soup as it leads to a reaction that changes its colour and taste.
• If you consume this 3C soup for weight loss purposes, avoid heavy toppings!!