Low Sodium Soups

It’s so nice to find a good low sodium soup recipes, here are some of my favorites. It's so much better to make your own, you know exactly the goodness you are eating. 

LoSo Squash Soup

Makes 4 - 1 cup servings: 36 mg sodium per cup

Ingredients

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 medium onion, chopped

3 large carrots, peeled and grated

4 cups Butternut squash,

3 cups low sodium Chicken Broth 
1/8 tsp Cinnamon

1/8 tsp nutmeg

Directions

Peel the squash, cut and remove the seeds, chop into cubes. Then peel and grate carrots. Put both aside.

Sauté onions in the oil, when they are translucent add the cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir well; add the broth, carrots and squash. Bring to a boil, and boil until veggies are soft.

Remove from heat, and puree. Garnish with a little fresh parsley.
Cool a little bit and serve.

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Very Loso Tomato Soup

This makes a delicious soup, you can vary the consistency by changing the amount of water, or leave it out for condensed tomato soup.

Yields 4 servings.

Ingredients

1/2 cup chopped onion

1/2 tsp minced garlic

1/2 cup chopped celery

2 Tablespoons olive oil

1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

4 cups fresh cut up tomatoes (or can use No Salt Added Tomatoes)

1/2 cup water

Directions

Saute the onion, garlic, celery and pepper flakes in the oil until softened. Add the tomatoes and water. 
If you like to spice it up a little add some shirachi.
 Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer until tomatoes are soft, about 20 minutes. 
Puree, (I use a hand held blender, but you can use a blender or food processor as well.)

43 mg sodium per serving.

Low sodium Lentil Soup is packed with vitamins and mineral along with a ton of fiber, it's a very tasty lunch or dinner meal.