Pear & Red Cabbage Soup

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp grass-fed butter or coconut oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 small red cabbage, cut into chunks
• 1 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tsp fennel seeds
• 3/4 cup dry red wine
• 2 pears, cored and chopped
• 5 cups vegetable or chicken broth
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp thyme (dried)
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• soft goat cheese (for topping)

Directions

Step 1 – On medium heat, melt butter or coconut oil. Next add onion and sea salt. Cooking onions until softened.

Step 2 – Add cabbage and garlic to the pot and cook for about 3-4 minutes.

Step 3 – Add fennel seeds and wine to the pot and simmer for 5 minutes.

Step 4 – Add pears, broth, bay leaf, thyme, cinnamon and pepper, bring to a boil.

Step 5 – Reduce heat to low and simmer for 25 minutes.

Step 6 – Remove bay leaf and stir in lemon juice.

Step 7 – With a hand-held blender (or blender) puree soup.

Step 8 – Pour into bowls and garnish with goat cheese.