Great News From My Doctor AND A Yummy Tomato Soup

I had a follow up for the thyroid and liver issues today and the news was so, so, so great. I am responding really well to the medications and Eat To Live food changes that I don't have to go back for three months!!!!!! And I can add a little bit of animal protein back into my diet. No more than 2-3 times a week but with a little planning, that should be easy peasey!

 

I know I said last week that I was going to continue to eat the same things that I liked from last week through the 5 weeks and I will continue to recycle some of my favorites but I need a little more variety now that I'm getting the hang of things.

 

I found a raw, vegan tomato soup recipe that very nearly subscribed to all of the Eat To Live program and modified a little to really fit because I LOVE tomato soup and the tomatoes at our farmer's market looked so good that I bought too many. What a happy oops!

 

 

Raw Tomato Basil Soup

 

3 medium ripe tomatoes

3 sun-dried tomato slices

2 stalks of celery

a pinch of onion powder

a pinch of garlic powder (or a giant pinch like I did ;))

1-2 sprigs basil

1/2 avocado

sea salt to taste

 

Cut the tomatoes in half and put in blender. Add sun dried tomatoes and blend until smooth. While the blender is still going, add the celery, sea salt, onion and garlic powder and keep blending until fully incorporated. Then add the basil and continue to blend. Finally, add the avocado and blend for just a few seconds to combine.

 

This recipe was adapted from Linda Wagner's fabulous blog, http://lindawagner.net/blog/. You should check her out. She has a wonderful site full of mind, body, and spirit advice and information.

 

Notes:

Linda used a Vitamix. I don't have one.....yet. It's on my wish list.

Linda used the heat from the blending of the Vitamix to warm her soup. I heated it for about 2 minutes in the microwave because I like, hot, hot, hot soup!

I didn't have any celery so I just left it out. I don't feel the soup suffered any as a result.

I left the salt out on my doctor's advice and added a teaspoon of Dr. Bragg's liquid aminos instead.

 

I may have a new favorite breakfast!! Yep, soup is my favorite breakfast.