{"id":5805,"date":"2021-01-17T16:44:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T21:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodgutayurveda.com\/?p=5805"},"modified":"2023-06-21T09:53:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T13:53:26","slug":"butternut-squash-fennel-root-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodgutayurveda.com\/butternut-squash-fennel-root-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Butternut Squash & Fennel Root Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Who doesn\u2019t love butternut squash? It\u2019s cooling, sweet, alkalizing, easy-to-digest, and a little heavy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll love this butternut squash soup especially in the fall and the spring. It\u2019s nourishing, satisfying, and light all at the same time, as well as incredibly easy to make. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hardest part is chopping the vegetables. Once you\u2019ve got everything in the soup pot, you\u2019re practically done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From an Ayurvedic perspective, the heavy quality of this soup makes it slightly aggravating for Kapha. That\u2019s why we add fennel and ginger to lighten things up, and create an overall balance that supports Kapha\u2019s digestion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another unique quality of butternut squash is its diuretic quality, which helps to drain excess water weight, despite it being a building food. Fennel is also diuretic. This is beneficial for Kapha dosha. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both butternut squash and fennel are considered clarifying and sattvic, and overall this soup is tridoshic, and supportive for all doshas.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Healing Properties of Fennel<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fennel is a little used, yet highly nutritious vegetable, with a number of valuable and unique qualities from an Ayurvedic perspective. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an element in this soup, the fennel adds a light and clear quality to the grounding and building properties of the squash. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I see this combination of vegetables as the perfect transitional food for late winter\/early spring, with butternut squash representing the cold season, and fennel representing the incoming warmer weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fennel bulb is the perfect food for spring. It is crispy and refreshing, with a mild sweet licorice taste. Even its scent is refreshing. In fact, fennel is like a poster child for the promise of spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fennel is in the same family<\/a><\/strong> as carrot, dill, parsley, cumin, and coriander. That\u2019s good company!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fennel is both cooling and anti-inflammatory, making it excellent for Pitta imbalances, but this wonder vegetable is considered tridoshic and supportive for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fennel\u2019s diuretic properties help to purge excess water weight and detoxify the blood, which is especially important in the spring with the increase in water element associated with the season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dry, light, and cooling qualities of fennel, combined with pungent, bitter, and sweet tastes, represent a rare combination in nature that promote clarity in both mind and body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Medicinally, fennel is best known for its aromatic and antispasmodic effect, which helps ease digestion, bloating, nausea, and burping, as well as reduce pain and discomfort from cramps and spasms in the GI tract or elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Studies have shown that fennel helps to ease menstrual cramps<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fennel is packed with nutrition. It\u2019s a great source of fiber, protein and non-starchy carbs. It is a significant source of potassium, and the bone-building nutrients of iron, calcium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, and vitamins C and K. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am personally fascinated by the potential of fennel in our diet. This powerhouse vegetable grows in most climates, and it only requires a bit of imagination to incorporate it into the daily diet with more regularity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can cook fennel as you would cook any other vegetable, but it is especially nice lightly braised with fresh lemon. Fennel can also be enjoyed raw in salads, spreads, and crudit\u00e9s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy this special butternut squash soup for lunch or dinner today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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