Green Vegetable Soup Recipe

This green vegetable soup diet is packed with powerful nutritious veggies like; bottle gourd (calabash), green onions, coriander, and mint for a wholesome, super-healthy, light-on-tummy meal. A perfect healthy green vegetable soup recipe or green soup that helps stimulate and promote weight loss!

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What is green soup?
How green vegetable soup diet help in weight loss?
About quick weight-loss green soup
Ingredients
How to make green leafy vegetable soup?
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What is green soup?

Green soup is a super healthy soup prepared with fresh greens (calabash, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels, spinach, kale, etc.,) and green in color, hence green soup known as leafy green soup.

Green leafy vegetables are rich in iron, vitamins, and a powerhouse of antioxidants that protect your body against free radical damage. As a bonus, these greens are high in fibre, low in calories and carbohydrates making them an ideal choice for the green soup diet to lose belly fat. Hence, I can say that this green vegetable soup recipe is the best soup to lose weight quickly.

How green vegetable soup diet help in weight loss?

This bottle gourd/calabash/lauki soup recipe 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, zucchini, celery, etc. This leafy vegetable soup, aka, lauki soup is beneficial for losing weight for the following reasons:

The green-colored dudhi soup is light in nature. The healthy green veggies in the soup aid digestion by helping flush the toxins away and keep your body in shape.
The fiber and water content in the soup will help you fill and satisfy for a longer time. Therefore, no curbs or 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 bottle gourd soup for quick weight loss. If you are trying to burn belly fat, this ghiya soup should definitely be a part of your daily diet.

Have you tried my other hit 3C soup recipe and weight-loss watermelon smoothie on the blog if you are searching for fat-burning recipes?

About quick weight-loss green soup

This calabash soup recipe consists of healthy green veggies that are light on the stomach and a little watery, free from dairy products. The presence of mint leaves, lemon, and cumin in this lemon coriander soup enhances the flavor and aroma of the soup. The regular intake of this doodhi soup will surely accelerate the weight loss process and help in shedding stubborn belly fat if you consume it without adding heavy toppings.

This lauki for weight loss green soup 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 has only 30 kcal per serving; you don't need to limit your consumption.
Low glycemic index
This soup consisting of spring onions and ghiya (calabash) has a low glycemic index. The glycemic index of bottle gourd is 15. It means after consuming this soup, there is a low and slow rise in blood glucose. Hence, it prevents an instant increase 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(calabash), coriander (cilantro), and mint are abundant in fiber, which helps you feel full for a longer time, thus craving junk.
Improves digestion
Dietary fibers in the greens act as a natural laxative that prevents 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 make small changes in your lifestyle like regular exercise, no smoking/drinking, avoiding overeating, etc.

Ingredients

To prepare leafy green vegetable soup or calabash soup to lose belly fat, you require these ingredients:

Bottle gourd/calabash/lauki or dudhi: - The healthiest vegetable, high in water and fibre content. Moreover, its low glycemic index and caloric value make it the perfect option to include in 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/cilantro: bunch- provides a good source of vitamins and dietary fibre.
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 to the next level.
Oil: tablespoon - Any vegetable oil for tempering.
Lemon juice: It is rich in vitamin C, a great addition to weight loss.

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How to make green leafy vegetable soup?

To make this easy green soup with green leafy vegetables, follow the steps:

Step -1 Tempering

Add cumin seeds to medium-hot oil in a pan 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 recommend using cumin seeds.

roasting of cumin in a sauce pan to make weight loss green soup. — calabash soup - Tempering cumin seeds in oil

Step - 2 Sauté Greens

Once the cumin seeds turn brown, sauté greens by adding them one by one, starting with green onions, bottle gourd, and coriander.
Keep the heat low to medium. (pics below)

sauteeing of green onions in a saucepan. — spring onions

lauki and coriander in a pan. — Sautee coriander/ Cilantro

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 the next 2 minutes. Let it cool for some time.

Boiling of lauki and corinader in water. — Add water and let it boil.

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.

Addition of mint leaves, salt and lemon juice to Green lauki soup. — Add mint, lemon juice and salt to the soup.

Step - 4 Reheat & serve

Reheat the prepared soup on high heat and serve warm. Adjust the consistency as per your taste.
Top up with some nuts, seeds, edible salad flowers chopped coriander etc.
And Here you go with the super delicious green soup with green leafy vegetables.

NOTE:

All the ingredients used in this soup give the soup a bright, lively colour and 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 from consuming a lot of calories!

FAQs

Is soup good for losing belly fat?

Yes, soup is good for losing belly fat, but it should always be accompanied by moderate body exercises like yoga, gardening, swimming, brisk walking, cycling, etc., to get its impact on the weight. It also depends upon the soup that helps and promotes weight loss. For example, if you eat weight-loss soup daily rich in calories, sodium, sugar, etc., following that soup diet will not provide the desired results. This green soup prepared with green leafy vegetables is watery, low in calories, and high in fibre, keeps you full for a longer time and hence reduces the craving for junk. It is a perfect weight-loss green soup.

Can I add toppings to weight-loss soups?

Yes! You can, as long as the toppings are healthy, low-calorie and fat-free, air-fried veggies, zucchini slices, pomegranate arils, roasted seeds, roasted nuts, cherry tomatoes, fresh fruits, a dash of pepper, chaat masala. The exact purpose of this green soup is to help in weight loss. So, fat-burner buddies, avoid heavy toppings like cream, butter, croutons, cheese, etc., if you want a positive outcome of the soup.

Tips

Wash the green leafy vegetables thoroughly before preparing this green soup.
This soup is watery. Adjust the consistency as per your liking.
To bring out the sweetness and flavour of the greens, saute them on low to medium heat.
Try variations with spinach, cucumber, and 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 blending as this will lead to loss of nutrients.
This green soup recipe is for weight loss; so please stay away from heavy toppings!!

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