Tomato Soup With Veggies And Lima Beans South Beach Diet Phase Food

TOMATO-BASIL LIMA BEANS

Steps:

• Toast 3 sliced garlic cloves and a pinch of red pepper flakes in a large skillet with olive oil. Add salt, then stir in a 10-ounce box of thawed frozen lima beans; cook about 7 minutes. Remove from the heat; add halved cherry tomatoes, sliced basil and a splash of white wine vinegar. Drizzle with olive oil and top with shaved parmesan cheese.
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TOMATO SOUP WITH VEGGIES AND LIMA BEANS (SOUTH BEACH DIET PHASE

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, celery, garlic, basil, oregano, and pepper flakes. Cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
• Add mushrooms, squash. Cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes more.
• Stir in beans, diced tomatoes and their juices, tomato sauce, and water. Bring to a simmer and cook briefly just to heat through.

ROASTED TOMATO SOUP (SOUTH BEACH DIET PHASE 2)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425.
• Line the baking pan with parchment paper. Arrange the tomatos, cut side up, on the pan. Scatter onion and garlic in a single layer around tomatoes. Sprinkle tomatoes, onion, garlic, with basil, oregano, salt and pepper to taste; drizzle with oil. Bake on the middle of the rack of the oven until tomatoes are golden on the bottoms and start to collapse, about 40 minutes.
• Remove from oven and carefully transfer the contents of the pan to a blender. Add 1/2 cup broth and puree until smooth.
• Transfer mixture to a medium saucepan. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup of broth and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Remove pan from heat and season soup with additional salt and pepper if desired. Serve warm.

AMAZING VEGETABLE SOUP (SOUTH BEACH DIET)

Steps:

• Combine broth, cabbage, celery, leek, garlic, and green beans in an 8-quart soup pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until green beans are just tender.
• Add tomatoes, zucchini, and squash (and navy beans, if using) and cook an additional 45 minutes.
• Serve hot, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese or with a spoonful of pesto stirred in, as desired.

SOUTH BEACH DIET BLACK BEAN SOUP (PHASE I FRIENDLY)

Steps:

• In a medium sauce pan, sauté onion, garlic and green pepper in olive oil until they begin to soften (about 5-7 minutes).
• Add the rest of the ingredients (except the tomatoes) and bring to a rolling boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 5-7 minutes longer.
• Remove about half of the mixture and place in a blender and puree, returned pureed soup to the pot (or if you have an immersion blender, use it in the pot for the entire batch).
• Serve hot with chopped tomatoes and a few more sprigs of cilantro.

TOMATO LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; cook onion, garlic and hot pepper flakes until softened, 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, stock and lima beans; bring to boil.
• Cover and reduce heat to medium low; simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add parsley and salt.
• Serve sprinkled with cheese.

LIMA BEAN TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a stock pot heat first 4 ingredients for 5 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, stock and beans.
• Bring to a boil.
• Cover and reduce heat to medium-low for 10 minutes.
• Add the parsley and salt.
• Spinkle grated cheese on top.

BLACK BEAN SOUP (SOUTH BEACH DIET PHASE 1)

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat.
• Add scallions, celery, garlic, cumin, cayenne, salt, and pepper, Cook, stirring occasinally until vegetables soften.
• Add cans of black beans, diced tomatoes, and chicken broth. Bring to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
• Transfer 2 cups of soup to a blender and process until smooth. Return soup to pan and stir to combine.
• Return to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes longer. season with lime juice, and adjust seasonings.
• Serve with hot pepper sauce and sliced scallions on the side (not in ingredients).