Creamy Low-Carb Artichoke Soup

I adore artichokes, but I’ll confess that I’ve never prepared and cooked a fresh one. I find it a bit intimidating, and why would I when you can pick them up in a can so easily? Should I try it? Am I missing out? Not when I’m making stuff like this.

This creamy low-carb soup is so rich and flavourful that nobody will guess that you pulled it together out of the pantry. A perfect dish to use up some canned goods while also serving a nourishing and delicious soup that is ideal for a lunch thermos, as an appetiser or for serving for a light dinner with a chaffle on the side. It can also be portioned out and frozen for meal prepping.

You may look at this and wonder about the lemon and basil, but if you’ve never combined those flavours with artichokes then you are in for a treat. There is something magic about the way they work together. Trust me on this one, okay? Enjoy!

Step-by-step

1. Prepare all the ingredients.

   

2. Dice the onion and finely chop the garlic. Heat your oil in a heavy pot on the stove and then add the onion, garlic and dried basil. Gently cook over medium heat until the onion is softened and translucent.

   

3. Add all of the other ingredients, except for the cream and heat over med-high heat until it just comes to a gentle boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

   

4. Remove from the heat and blitz in batches in a blender or with an immersion blender until very smooth.

   

5. Return to pot and add cream, stirring through until combined.

   

6. Serve with a wedge of lemon, a sprinkle of toasted hemp seeds and fresh basil, if available. Store in a covered container in the fridge for up to 5 days or portion out and freeze.

   

Recipe

Creamy Low-Carb Artichoke Soup

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Creamy and satisfying, smooth and silky vegetable soup made with canned artichokes, aromatics, cream and ...

Hands on

15m

Overall

45m

Servings

8

8 g

Net carbs

6.3 g

Protein

25.5 g

Fat

303

kcal

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Ingredients makes 8 servings

• 2 cans artichoke hearts, drained (800 g/ 28.2 oz)
• 3 tbsp ghee or extra virgin olive oil (45 ml)
• 1 small yellow onion (70 g/ 2.5 oz)
• 1 clove garlic
• ¹/₂ tsp dried basil
• sea salt and white or black pepper, to taste
• 4 cups chicken stock or vegetable stock (960 ml/ 32 fl oz)
• 1 ¹/₂ cups heavy whipping cream (360 ml/ 8 fl oz)
• juice of 1 lemon (60 ml/ 2 fl oz)
• Optional: 2-3 tbsp toasted hemp seeds and fresh basil for topping

Instructions

1. Prepare all the ingredients.

2. Dice the onion and finely chop the garlic. Heat your oil in a heavy pot on the stove and then add the onion, garlic and dried basil. Gently cook over medium heat until the onion is softened and translucent.

3. Add all of the other ingredients, except for the cream and heat over med-high heat until it just comes to a gentle boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

4. Remove from the heat and blitz in batches in a blender or with an immersion blender until very smooth.

5. Return to pot and add cream, stirring through until combined.

6. Serve with a wedge of lemon, a sprinkle of toasted hemp seeds and fresh basil, if available. Store in a covered container in the fridge for up to 5 days or portion out and freeze.

Nutrition per serving, about 1 cup, 240 ml/8 fl oz

Carbs 11%Protein 9%Fat 80% of calories

Net carbs

8 g

Total carbs

13.9 g

Fiber

5.9 g

Sugars

2.9 g

Protein

6.3 g

Fat

25.5 g

Saturated fat

15.5 g

Calories

303 kcal

Sodium

472 mg · 20.5% RDA

Magnesium

52 mg · 13% RDA

Potassium

472 mg · 23.6% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per about 1 cup, 240 ml/8 fl oz	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Artichoke, canned (globe or French)	5.7 g	2.9 g	0.3 g	51
Ghee	0 g	0 g	5.6 g	51
Onion, brown (yellow), raw	0.6 g	0.1 g	0 g	3
Garlic, fresh	0.1 g	0 g	0 g	1
Basil, dried	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Salt, sea salt	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Pepper, black, spices	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Chicken stock (broth), chicken only, homemade	0 g	2.4 g	2.4 g	31
Cream, heavy whipping, pouring, full-fat (30-40% fat)	1.2 g	0.9 g	17.1 g	165
Lemon juice, fresh	0.4 g	0 g	0 g	1
Total	8 g	6.3 g	25.5 g	303

Serving size about 1 cup, 240 ml/8 fl oz

• Gluten free
• Egg free
• Nut free
• Nightshade free
• Pork free
• Avocado free
• Coconut free
• Fish free
• Shellfish free
• Beef free
• Pescatarian
• Vegetarian