Coconut Chicken Vegetable Soup

Ok people I am back !!! I've been so busy that I didn't have much time to work on this blog. I did research on nutrition, experimenting on myself , raising our almost 2 year old son and expecting our second child in April :))  I have plenty of recipes to share with all of you but one at a time.
Since Buddy likes soups so much and especially when they are with meat I decided to try something different today. The base for the soup is made out of couple of vegetables and at first it may look like a creme soup but it's not. I used frozen zucchini from my organic garden, but feel free to use fresh if you prefer so. Also the green beans are frozen because it's less time consuming to have them cooked.   The soup is suitable for vegetarians and vegans if they skip the chicken. I am perfectly content with just vegetables but how I said my son is a big time meat eater and we gotta keep the boy happy. Gluten and dairy free.

And here is what you need:

Ingredients:

1 chicken breast cut in small chunks
1 onion
1 cup chopped frozen/fresh zucchini
4 big garlic cloves, cut in chunks
2 carrots sliced
2 celery stalks cut in chunks
1/2 cup broccoli
1 cup frozen cut green beans
1 cup coconut milk
1 Tbsp. coconut oil
1 Tbsp. yellow split pea flour
4 bay leaves
2 Tbsp. Sea salt (or less , try first)
1 Tbsp. Freshly ground black pepper
2 Tbsp. Ground ginger (or more)
1 Tsp. Ground cumin
.The juice of a lime
Green onions or chives


In a pot with about a quart and half of water combine zucchini and 1/2 of the onion cut in chunks and garlic. Boil until done. In the mean time chop finely the other half of the onion and set aside. Once the zucchini , onions and garlic are done , pour everything with the water in a food processor and pulse a few times until it starts to look like a cream soup but it's a lot thinner.  Transfer the soup base to a pot , add chicken, coconut oil, carrots, celery , bay leaves and the rest of the onions. Boil until tender but not overcooked. Add green beans and broccoli. In a separate bowl combine coconut milk and yellow split pea flour, mix well and add to soup. Add sea salt, cumin, ginger, pepper and the lime juice. Remove from heat after 5 min. Serve with green onions or chives , whatever your preference is.