Fennel, Leek and Squash Soup

We have tons of veggies in the fridge since eating more whole foods, it's been easier to combine them into our dishes without much objection from the kids.  I was apprehensive at first when Izzy could easily identify them and say NO! We tried everything to coax her into eating more veggies.  She used to love all kinds of veggies and when Olive came along and started on soft foods...well that all changed.  Izzy boycotted veggies...ALL veggies.  It was "baby food" as she put it.  Sigh.

This morning, I opened the fridge to see what we had leftover to eat.  There was a lot of chicken, some eggs and lots of fresh veggies.  Hmmmm, what can I make today that will warm our bodies and not be a repeat of every meal for the last few days?  I dug around and found a ziplock bag full of the centers of zuchinnis and yellow squash leftover from all the veggie noddles I have been making.  So it was decided, I would make a simple, quick and filling pureed soup!

Ingredients (2.5 servings):

1 fennel bulb
1 trimmed leek 
~3 medium zuchinni
~1 yellow squash
a pinch of salt
1.5 tsp of chicken bouillon
2 cups of water

I wished I had taken pics but to be quite honest, I didn't want to spend too much time thinking about it.  Instead I wanted to eat it already! LOL

Prep veggies by slicing the fennel bulb and leek.  Peel the zucchinis and yellow squash and cut into halves length wise and repeat. These can be kept long since all the veggies will be pureed.

With a sauteed pan, add a tbsp of coconut oil (or oil of choice) on medium high and saute the fennel and a pinch of salt (this helps draw out the liquid from the fennel and quickly softens), cook till they are lightly browned (1-2 minutes).  Add leek and squashes and cook till the leeks are slightly soften...doing this will allow the leeks to give off their fragrance. 

Add a 1.5 tsp of chicken bouillon and 2 cups of water.  Simmer for at least 10 minutes till all the veggies, most importantly the fennel has soften completely.

Add the veggies and liquid to a food proceesor or blender.  Puree till smooth.

Top with croutons, cheese, green onions, etc.  Olive really liked the Raw Milk Cheddar and green onions. Enjoy!

XOXO