{"id":358893,"date":"2010-02-24T15:14:22","date_gmt":"2010-02-24T20:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nourishedkitchen.com\/?p=3212"},"modified":"2010-02-24T15:14:22","modified_gmt":"2010-02-24T20:14:22","slug":"winter-minestrone-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/358893","title":{"rendered":"Winter Minestrone Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>It\u2019s 20 below and the only thing that seems to sustain me through these long, dark, frigid days of winter is a warm, nourishing soup. While broths and thin soups serve a purpose \u2013 as an appetizer or beginning to a meal \u2013 nothing truly satisfies like a dense, full-bodied soup overflowing with flavorful ingredients: herbs, vegetables and beans.<\/p>\n

When prepared properly, a good soup fulfills not only the sense, but also the body. A homemade stock prepared from bones and aromatic vegetables provides trace minerals as well as glucosamine chondroitin, while squash and Swiss chard provide a hefty dose of vitamins \u2013 particularly vitamin A. Moreover, this winter minestrone provides a healthy dose of wholesome fats: aromatic vegetables are gently fried in pasture-raised lard which is a potent source of vitamin D which is a particularly important nutrient for the dark days of winter while the soup is served with a dose of fruity, unrefined olive oil at the very end providing antioxidants and vitamin E.<\/p>\n

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