Creamy Cold Beet Soup with Coconut and Ginger
A simple, vegan Thai-inspired chilled beet soup with coconut milk and ginger.
Ingredients
- 6 cups water
- 3 large red beet peeled and cut into large chunks
- 2 " ginger (peeled and cut into small peices)
- 2 tbsp mirin
- 3 cloves garlic
- ½ red onion (chopped)
- 2 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 13.5 oz coconut milk (full fat)
- 1 lemon (juiced)
- mint for topping, fresh
Instructions
- In a large pot or saucepan, bring the water to a boil and the beets, ginger, mirin, garlic, red onion, salt, and pepper and cook for 20 minutes or until a knife can easily be inserted into a beet chunk.
- Using a stick blender, blend the soup until very smooth, about 3-5 minutes.
- Take the pot off the heat and stir in the coconut milk and lemon juice. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour but up to two days. Serve with a swirl of coconut milk and some fresh chopped mint.
Notes
- If you can't find mirin a good substitute would be 2 tablespoon sugar + 2 tablespoon sake or white wine.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 (as a side)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 306
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 306kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 1419mg | 59% |
| Potassium | 945mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 75IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 27mg | 30% |
| Calcium | 77mg | 8% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.