Try this delicious and easy to make soup. Great for an evening meal or lunch and can even be eaten hot, cold or raw.

It’s packed with nutrients, low in fat and very low in calories so the perfect dish on your flat stomach diet!

Fennel has many health benefits and is a very versatile herb which can be used in lots of different recipes.

Spicy Fennel and Bean Soup

Makes 4 Portions – Keeps in the fridge for 3 to 4 days or can be frozen for later use.

Ingredients: Organic where possible!

2 tsp. Extra virgin olive oil
2 cups passata
1 clove garlic minced
1 Onion chopped
Dash onion salt
1 Red bell pepper, finely chopped
1 Fennel bulb peeled and finely chopped
Dash of Tabasco
2 Cups hot vegetable stock
1 Large zucchini (courgette) sliced
2 Cups cooked cannellini beans (tinned organic is fine)
¼ Cup flat leaf parsley

Instructions:

Place the olive oil into a saucepan and warm on a medium heat
Place the onion, zucchini and pepper into pan and stir for 2 minutes
Add in fennel, passata, Tabasco, onion salt and beans and stir for another minute
Add hot vegetable stock, garlic and cook for a further 5 minutes

Serve in a bowl hot or cold, top with parsley and enjoy with 1 slice of multi grain bread

Quick, easy and healthy dishes like this make following a flat stomach diet enjoyable!

Stay fit, keep focused and feel fabulous!

Steph.

Author, The Flat Stomach Solution