Quick Weight Loss Green Soup Recipe
Packed with powerful nutritious veggies like bottle gourd, green onions, coriander and mint make for a wholesome, super healthy green soup that helps stimulate and promote weight loss.
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How this Green Soup Helps in Weight Loss?
This soup is a super healthy plant-based green soup recipe that nourishes your body by adding tons of nutrients. It can be prepared with any greens like kale, spinach etc. This soup is beneficial for losing weight for the following reasons:
- The green coloured soup is light in nature. The healthy green veggies present in the soup aid the digestion process as this help flush the toxins away and keep your body in shape.
- The fibre and water content in the soup will help you fill and satisfies for a longer time. Therefore, no curbs cravings, and hence less demand for snacks or desserts.
- This soup is low in calories and carbohydrates. No need to think twice if you want to go more!
This is undoubtedly an amazing green soup recipe for weight loss. If you are trying to burn belly fat, this should definitely be a part of your daily diet.
About this Recipe
This soup recipe is consisting of healthy green veggies that are light on the stomach and a little watery free from dairy products. The addition of mint leaves, lemon and cumin will enhance the flavour and aroma of the soup.
The regular intake of this soup (without adding heavy toppings) will aid in accelerating the weight loss process and help in shedding stubborn belly fat.
This Green soup recipe has the following benefits:
Low caloric value
Caloric value refers to the heat evolved by food when burnt or metabolized. This green soup recipe is a healthy low-calorie soup as it is having only 30 kcal per serving; you don’t need to limit your consumption.
Low glycemic index
This soup consisting of spring onions and bottle gourd (calabash) has a low glycemic index. It means after consuming this soup, there is a low and slow rise in blood glucose in your body. Hence, it prevents an instant rise in blood sugar and prevents hunger, carbohydrate cravings, and weakness that arises after a sudden glucose dip from a high GI diet.
Rich in fibre content
All the greens used in the soup like spring onions, bottle gourd, coriander, and mint are abundant in fibre that helps you feel full for a longer time, thus no craving for junks.
Improves digestion
Dietary fibres present in the greens act as a natural laxative helps in constipation and aids digestion.
Remember, consuming this soup should not be the only strategy to lose the extra pounds.
For the best results, combine it with a balanced diet and making small changes in your lifestyle like regular exercise, no smoking/drinking, avoid overeating etc.
What’s in this Green Soup Recipe?
For preparing this weight loss green soup, the following ingredients are required:
Bottle gourd: – The healthiest vegetable, high in water and fibre content.
Moreover, low glycemic index and caloric value make it the perfect option to include for weight loss recipes.
Green onion/ Scallions: – Add a punch of flavour and full of fibre and antioxidants.
Mint leaves few – This fresh herb provides coolness, hydrates and refreshment.
Coriander:bunch- provides a good source of vitamins and dietary fibres.
Cumin seeds:- I highly recommend adding cumin seeds in any meal as these are carminative (relieves from flatulence) and thereby improves digestion.
Salt: to taste- Use Black salt if possible. It enhances the flavour of the green soup and will take it o the next level.
Oil: tbsp – Any vegetable oil for tempering.
Lemon juice: It is rich in vitamin C, a great addition to weight loss.
Learn how to make green soup?
Step -1 Tempering
To a medium hot oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and wait until brown. It is known as tempering and a great way to release the flavour of any spice.
This way, cumin captures its essence and aroma in oil and makes the soup tastier.
I strongly suggest the use of cumin seeds.
Step – 2 Sauté Greens
Once the cumin seeds turn brown, sauté greens by adding one by one, starting from green onions, bottle gourd, and coriander. (pics below)
Keep the heat low to medium.
Step – 3 Boil Greens
Add 3 cups of water to the greens. Cover with a lid and boil it for about 8-10 minutes.
Simmer it for next 2 minutes. Let it cool for some time.
Step – 4 Blend the Greens
Transfer the cooled boiled greens to a blending jar. To this, add a few mint leaves, lemon juice and salt. Blend to a puree.
If you like thick consistency, strain the veggies and make a puree of greens only. Adjust the consistency by using prepared stock.
Step – 4 Reheat & Serve
Reheat the prepared soup on high heat and serve warm. Adjust the taste and consistency.
Top up with some nuts, seeds, edible salad flowers and chopped coriander etc.
And Here you go with the super delicious green soup.
All the ingredients used in this soup give the soup not only bright, the lively colour but also a flavour that cools, hydrates, and refreshes your body.
The best time to have soup is before any meal as it makes you full and stops you consume a lot of calories!
Can You Add Toppings?
Yes! You can as long as the toppings are healthy, low calorie and fat-free like other veggies zucchini slices, crushed cucumber, cherry tomatoes, strawberry etc., or a dash of pepper, chaat masala.
The exact purpose of this green soup is to help in weight loss. To keep this in mind, so avoid the addition of heavy toppings like cream, croutons, cheese.
Tips N Tricks
- To bring out the sweetness and flavour of the greens, saute them on low to medium heat.
- Try a variation with spinach, cucumber, zucchini to add a bit more depth to the flavours.
- Think of replacing green onions – pungent relatives include onions, leeks, shallots, and chives.
- Don’t strain after blend as this will leads to loss of nutrients.
- This green soup recipe is for weight loss; I don’t suggest top up with cream or butter.
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Quick Weight Loss Green Soup
Equipment
- pan
- Blender/ Mixer
Ingredients
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 tbsp cumin seeds
- 2 scallions/green onions
- 1 bunch coriander/cilantro
- 1 bottle gourd/calabash
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 3 cup water
Instructions
- Roughly chop green onions and bottle gourd (calabash) after thorough washing all the greens.
- To a medium hot pan, add oil and roast cumin seeds.
- Once, cumin turned brownish, add spring onions and saute on low heat followed by bottle gourd.
- Next, add coriander and saute for a minute on low heat. Pour water, cover with a lid and cook for 8 mins on high heat, and simmer it for 2-3 mins on low heat.
- Let it cool. Add mint leaves, salt and lemon juice and blend it to a puree. Adjust it according to your taste.
- Reheat it in the same pan and serve warm. Here you go with yummy and absolutely healthy green soup.
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Notes
- To bring out the sweetness and flavour of the greens, saute them on low to medium heat.
- Try a variation with cucumber, zucchini to add a bit more depth to the flavours.
- Think of replacing green onions – pungent relatives include onions, leeks, shallots, and chives.
- Don’t strain after blend as this will leads to loss of nutrients.
- This green soup recipe is for weight loss; I don’t suggest top up with cream or oil.
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