South Beach Soup Recipes

My own recipe. Suitable for phase 2.

Saute chopped onion in olive oil. Add rinsed beans and spinach. Add chicken broth. Simmer for 1 hour. Garnish with fried chopped garlic and sour cream

I like to make up dishes. I made this South Beach style by keeping in mind I wanted 2 cups of veggies including 1/4 c beans and 3 oz protein lean. You can sub any bean for the Mung bean sprouts (if you want) or if you don't want bean in your soup just replace 1/4 of some other low glycemic veggie. Also keep in mind that the garlic, ginger, soy and hot pepper is to taste or sub for another flavor depending on your mood.

I love cauliflower soup but I usually add some potatoes and carrots. While I was doing Phase 1 of the South Beach diet, I tried this recipe out and loved it. It would also be good with a little bit of broccoli but I didn't have any on hand.

Quick and easy!

Great for cooler days!

Phase One friendly.

Leaner, lower carb, lower sodium split pea soup. Make it in a crock pot.

Appropriate for Phase I. In later phases, you can add cooked soba noodles. Substitute chopped scallions if you don't like cilantro.

Hot and creamy soup. lovely.

The recipe called for 1 lb dried black beans that you soak for 6 hours or overnight in water. I used one can of black beans, one can of kidney beans and one can of pinto beans (my husband loves beans). The recipe also called for you to sautee the vegetables in 1 T. olive oil before adding to the slow cooker. I did not do this - I just added them and it turned out fine.

Fabulously tasty and SO low-cal!