Recipe video above. This is my version of the famous Zero Weight Watchers Points vegetable soup. Mine has 0.4 WW points but is much MUCH tastier! Spanish flavours inspired by the seasoning for homemade Chorizo (yes, really!), the broth of this soup is MUCh tastier than the Zero WW soup!!!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time30 minutesmins
Total Time45 minutesmins
Course: Mains, Soup
Cuisine: Spanish Style, Western
Keyword: Healthy Vegetable Soup
Servings: 4-5 people
Calories: 112cal
Author: Nagi
Ingredients
Soup:
2tspolive oil
1onion, finely chopped
2garlic cloves, minced
1tbspdried oregano
2tspfennel seeds(optional)
2medium carrots, finely chopped
1large celery stalk/rib, finely chopped
2red capsicums / bell peppers, cut into 2 cm / 4/5” pieces
5cupscabbage, cut into 3 cm / 1.2” pieces (about 400g/14oz)
800g / 28 oz crushed tomato
3 cups (750 ml)vegetable or chicken broth(low fat!)
1tbspsmoked paprika(or any paprika)
1tspcayenne pepper(adjust spiciness to taste)
Finishes (not optional!):
Salt and pepper to taste
1lemon – zest + juice to taste
Finely chopped parsley
Instructions
Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add garlic and onion, cook for 30 seconds or so.
Add oregano and fennel seeds, cook for 2 minutes (lets flavour “bloom”).
Turn heat down to medium low. Add carrots and celery, cook, stirring regularly, for 8 minutes until onion is sweet (not browned). This step is key to the flavour base of this soup.
Add capsicum, turn heat up to high and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Add remaining Soup ingredients, bring to simmer then place lid on. Turn heat down to medium low, simmer for 25 minutes.
Remove lid, adjust salt and pepper to taste.
Ladle soup into bowls. Grate over lemon zest, squeeze of lemon juice and sprinkle with parsley. Serve!
Notes
1. Feel free to add other vegetables you desire (other than red cabbage - turns it purple!)! Healthy low cal ones like zucchini, fennel, baby spinach (stir through at end), chopped beans, asparagus etc. will add more dimensions to the soup while keeping it very healthy. High carb vegetables like pumpkin, potato and peas (hidden carbs alert!) would also be terrific but will raise the calorie count of this soup.2. Keeps great for 3 - 4 days. Add lemon zest and juice just before serving for best flavour.3. The 0.4 points in this recipe is from the olive oil. I can't bring myself to omit it. The extra flavour you get from sautéing the vegetables and spices is a million times more valuable - and key to why this tastes so great!4. Nutrition per serving, assuming 5 servings.