The Story Behind Vani Hari

This Raw Red Bell Pepper Soup was inspired by a post by Vani Hari, known better as the Food Babe.

Vani was born to Indian immigrant parents in North Carolina. She grew up in a typical immigrant family. After graduating in computer science, she worked in a large corporation. Thanks to a hectic corporate life, she got into all the wrong kinds of food. Plagued by minor illnesses all her life, she put on several extra pounds of weight, but never bothered about it. As an adult, she had a major surgery and it gave her a chance to sit back and think about how she could clean up her life.

The Food Babe quit her corporate job and is now a blogger and food activist. I heard of her several years back when a news item showed an Indian-born American waving a placard at the Democratic Republic Convention in 2012. She drew media attention at the DNC, by standing up with a makeshift “Label GMOs” sign in the front row. She had used her lipstick to write on the sign!!

Media Influencers

Vani’s personal story is a perfect example of just how influential a single person can be. Not just in educating others, but also in enticing major food chains to do the right thing and make positive changes. She has taken on large companies like Kraft, Subway, Monsanto, Chipotle and others.

I admire her for her guts. She sticks to the plain simple fact that you don’t have to be a food scientist to know laboratory grown foods over real and organically grown ones. And the wisdom to eat and live healthy.

I have modified Vani’s soup in several ways. Every time I make it, I am reminded of the relentless fight she puts up to make sure GMOs don’t land up on our kitchen counter tops. I encourage you to check out her blog.

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Why is this Healthy?

Red peppers are full of vitamin C and nutrients to help you live a long healthy life. Something miraculous starts to happen when you eat raw foods. Not only are you getting the purest form of nutrition, but your taste buds start to change for the better. Once you start incorporating more raw foods like this recipe into your diet, your intense cravings for junk food start to vanish!

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Raw Red Bell Pepper Soup

This is a raw soup and is delicious. Tastes great on a hot summer afternoon, since this is served at room temperature or chilled.

Course Main Course, Side Dish, Soup

Cuisine International

Keyword avocado, Bell pepper, carrots, cashew, cashew nuts, Coconut Milk, colored bell pepper, oregano, raw soup, red bell pepper, red wine vinegar, Soup, thyme, vegan soup, vegetable broth

Special Diet Gluten Free, Grain Free, No Added Sugar, Nut Free, Raw, Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings People

Calories 163kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

1 Cup Red Bell Peppers - Chopped
1/4 Cup Carrots - Chopped
1/4 Cup Cashew nuts - Raw (Sunflower Seeds for Nut Allergies)
1 Cup Vegetable Broth - Organic, Low Sodium
2 Tablespoons Red Wine Vinegar
1/2 Teaspoon Oregano - Dried (Or 1 Teaspoon Fresh)
1/2 Teaspoon Thyme - Dried (Or 1 Teaspoon Fresh)
1 Clove Garlic
1/4 Cup Coconut Milk - Full Fat (Or Fresh Grated Coconut)
1/8 Teaspoon Himalayan Pink Salt - Or To Taste
1 Medium Avocado - Peeled, Deseeded, Chopped
1/8 Teaspoon Red Chili Flakes - Or To Taste

Instructions

Place all of the ingredients (chopped red bell peppers, diced carrots, cashew nuts, vegetable broth, red wine vinegar, oregano, thyme, garlic, coconut milk and salt) into a high speed blender and blend until smooth. Vary the broth depending on the soup consistency that you prefer.
To serve, place half the soup in a bowl and top with red pepper flakes and sliced avocado. I have sprinkled some roasted pumpkin seeds for extra nutrition, and it is optional.

Notes

*Use organic ingredients wherever possible

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Raw Red Bell Pepper Soup

Amount per Serving

Calories

163

% Daily Value*

Fat

Cholesterol

Sodium

Potassium

432

Carbohydrates

Fiber

Sugar

Protein

Vitamin A

700

Vitamin C

71.8

Calcium

Iron

1.3

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

4 Comments

Name: Raw Red Bell Pepper Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 Cup Red Bell Peppers (Chopped); 1/4 Cup Carrots (Chopped); 1/4 Cup Cashew nuts (Raw (Sunflower Seeds for Nut Allergies)); 1 Cup Vegetable Broth (Organic, Low Sodium); 2 Tablespoons Red Wine Vinegar; 1/2 Teaspoon Oregano (Dried (Or 1 Teaspoon Fresh)); 1/2 Teaspoon Thyme (Dried (Or 1 Teaspoon Fresh)); 1 Clove Garlic; 1/4 Cup Coconut Milk (Full Fat (Or Fresh Grated Coconut)); 1/8 Teaspoon Himalayan Pink Salt (Or To Taste); 1 Medium Avocado (Peeled, Deseeded, Chopped); 1/8 Teaspoon Red Chili Flakes (Or To Taste)

Janaki Rao on February 26, 2017 at 5:09 pm

Sounds great and super simple. Have to try it
- Malathy Chandrasekhar on March 1, 2017 at 3:29 am
  
  Do try and let me know how you like it. You can also use yellow and orange bell peppers.
Andrea on December 10, 2023 at 12:19 pm

I happened upon this recipe after accidentally pureeing 4 variously colored bell peppers. What a wonderful accident! I tried this and it’s absolutely fantastic. I had to omit the cashews as I didn’t have them on hand, but I WILL be making this in the future – intentionally this time – and including cashews. Wonderful, fresh flavor. Thank you!
- Malathy Chandrasekhar on December 11, 2023 at 7:30 pm
  
  What a wonderful endorsement! Thank you!