Have you tried our newest soup? It’s only on the menu in our stores for November so you better hurry in! This soup was crafted with local ingredients by Kirk S., Fruitive regular, and Hampton Roads winner of our Ingredients for a Healthy Community Campaign. Portion of proceeds from this item go to benefit the animals at Virginia Beach SPCA. Want to make it at home? Here’s the winning recipe!

Harvest Bisque

Serves 3
1 tbsp organic coconut oil
4 cups organic butternut squash
1/3 cup organic pumpkin puree
1 cup organic sweet potatoes (peeled, diced)
1 organic carrot
1 organic apple
1 organic medium onion (diced0
2 garlic cloves (minced)
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
4 cups organic vegetable broth
1/3 cup organic coconut cream
Salt and pepper to taste

Warm coconut oil in large pot. Add diced onions and saute for approx 5 minutes. Add minced garlic and saute another 1-2 minutes. Add in vegetable broth, butternut squash, carrots, sweet potatoes, apples, pumpkin puree, cumin, nutmeg, and season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Once boiling, turn down heat and simmer for 18 minutes or until vegetable are fork tender. Then remove from heat and blend with immersion blender until soup is a puree consistency. Stir in coconut cream and cook for another 5 minutes. Garnish with pepita seeds.