Spicedvegetableandbananasoup Recipes

SPICY BANANA SOUP

Steps:

• Peel onion and chop. Rinse and halve chile pepper, remove seeds and ribs, chop. Rinse bell peppers, halve and remove seeds and ribs, chop. Heat grapeseed oil in a saucepan, saute onion, chile pepper and bell peppers for a few minutes. Season with cumin powder and sugar and deglaze pan with chicken broth. Simmer for 5 minutes. Peel bananaa, mash with a fork and mix with lime juice.
• Add bananas and 200 ml (approximately 3/4 cup) of cream to the soup, bring to a boil and puree with an immersion blender. Season with salt. Beat remaining cream until stiff. Pour soup in bowls and top with whipped cream. Garnish with banana chips and serve.

SPICED MAPLE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan with nonstick spray.
• Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg in a bowl. Set aside.
• Mash bananas until mostly smooth but some chunks remain. Add eggs, oil, maple syrup, sugar, and vanilla extract; mix with a wooden spoon. Add flour mixture and walnuts. Mix just until flour is moistened. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven, rotating pan halfway through, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Invert bread onto the wire rack to cool completely.

SPICED VEGETABLE AND BANANA SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat.
• Add carrot and next 6 ingredients and sauté until vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes.
• Discard bay leaf.
• Transfer mixture to processor and blend until smooth.
• Return mixture to pot. Add broth and all remaining ingredients except cilantro.
• Boil soup over medium-high heat 15 minutes to blend flavors. Cool slightly.
• Working in batches, puree soup in blender until smooth. Return soup to pot. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool slightly, then cover and refrigerate.).
• Bring soup to simmer. Divide among 8 bowls. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve.

SPICY BANANA SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and dice onion.
• Clean and dice the chili pepper.
• Heat 1 Tbsp oil in a meium sauce pan and sauté onion and pepper until soft but don't brown.
• Add orange juice, zest, and 2 cups vegetable broth.
• Stir in the ketchup.
• Cover pot bring to boil, low heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add two of the bananas to the soup and puree.
• In a dry frying pan roast the grated coconut, until lightly browned, then let cool slightly on a plate.
• Peel and slice the last banana, coat with the coconut by pressing the banana slices slightly and turning then pressing again.
• In a frying pan heat 1 tbsp oil, then fry the coated banana slices on both sides.
• To serve laddle the soup into bowls then float the fried banana slices on top, sprinkle any left over coconut on top. Can garnish with finely sliced chili pepper rings and fine herbs.
• Enjoy.

BANANA SOUP!

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until very smooth. Chill in the fridge for about 1/2 hour. Serve in bowls and enjoy!

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND ROASTED BANANA SOUP (SOUTH AFRICAN)

Steps:

• Sprinkle diced squash with brown sugar, honey and 2 T. butter, roast at 350 oven until caramelized and soft to the touch (about 20 min.), roast unpeeled banana in the same oven at the same time.
• Melt the other 2 T. butter in a large saucepan on medium-low heat, sweat onion, celery and carrot a few minutes; add garlic, curry powder, corinader, nutmeg and cinnamon, cook slowly for a few more minutes.
• Remove banana from its skin, slice and add it and butternt (and it's juices) to saucepan; sitr in coconut milk and broth; simmer until hot; remove from heat, ladle soup into blender in small batches, blend until smooth, adjust consistency with more broth if desired.
• Add cilantro, lime juice, salt and pepper to taste, blend again.
• Return soup to the saucepan and cook to reheat.
• Pour into bowls, garnish with pumpkin seeds,cilantro and a drizzle of pumpkin oil if desired.

SPICY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, about 6 minutes. Add paprika and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add broth, tomatoes, squash, potatoes and beans; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are just tender, about 12 minutes. Stir in spinach and vinegar; continue cooking until heated through, 2 to 4 minutes more. Ladle soup into bowls and top with fresh basil or a dollop of pesto.

BANANA SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• In a large baking dish bake the banana squash (butternut will work as well), cut sides down, in the middle of a preheated 375° P. oven for 30-45 minutes, or until it is tender when pierced. Discard the seeds and scoop out the flesh with a spoon.
• In a kettle cook the onion in the butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until it is softened, add the flour, and cook the roux, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add the broth, the squash, and the vermouth and simmer the mixture, covered, stirring, for 20 minutes.
• Purée the soup with a hand blender or in batches in a food processor, return it to the kettle, and add the ginger and the nutmeg. Bring the soup to a boil, simmer it, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, and add salt and pepper to taste.
• Enjoy!