Dairy Free Crab Bisque – Skyterra Recipe

A rich and creamy bisque is a comforting soup — but it can be a challenge to create a Dairy Free version.   This Diary Free Crab Bisque recipe from Skyterra Wellness Retreat in North Carolina uses coconut milk, sherry and vegetable broth, with outstanding results.

Dairy Free Crab Bisque

Print Pin Rate

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 29 minutes minutes

Course: Soups

Cuisine: Healthy Spa Cuisine

Keyword: Crab, Dairy Free, Seafood, Skyterra

Servings: 6 Servings

Calories: 300kcal

Courtesy Of: Skyterra Wellness Retreat

A creamy and comforting seafood soup, courtesy of Skyterra

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 pound jumbo lump crab meat
• ▢ 2 ribs celery - cut on bias
• ▢ ½ medium red onion - diced small
• ▢ 4 cloves garlic - peeled and smashed
• ▢ ¾ cup sherry wine
• ▢ 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ▢ 1 can coconut milk - full fat
• ▢ 4 cups vegetable stock - or chicken stock low sodium
• ▢ ½ whole red bell pepper - diced
• ▢ 1 teaspoon dry basil
• ▢ ½ bunch flat leaf Italian parsley - rough chop
• ▢ 1 teaspoon dry thyme

Instructions

• Begin in a cold heavy bottom stock with olive oil and garlic, turn to medium heat to roast garlic.
• Once garlic is golden, add onion, celery, and bell pepper, continue to cook until onion becomes translucent.
• Next add your coconut milk, stock, sherry wine and dry herbs and bring to a boil.
• Next add crab meat and simmer for 20 minutes, tasting for salt. Adjust seasonings to your preference.
• Serve immediately or freeze in quart size portions for use later.
• Enjoy!

Spa Index Kitchen Notes

For a rosy, coral-hued bisque, add 1 chopped and de-seeded tomato and a smidge of tomato paste in the vegetable-saute stage, and then proceed with the rest of the recipe as written.

Tried this recipe?Mention or tag @SpaIndex so we can share!

Nutrition

Serving: 1 g | Calories: 300 kcal (15%) | Carbohydrates: 10 g (3%) | Protein: 15 g (30%) | Fat: 18 g (28%) | Sodium: 790 mg (34%)

Skyterra Wellness Retreat near Asheville, surrounded by the Pisgah National Forest, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina.  Skyterra offers an all-inclusive weight loss and fitness program in this beautiful mountain and lake setting. Guests explore sustainable foundations of good health, sound nutrition, and mindful well-being, and enjoy daily fitness, outdoor adventures, water sports, farm-to-fork cuisine, massage, educational classes, and more.

Executive Chef  Erica Lee Reynolds, in partnership with Lindsay Ford, RD, MS, ACSM, and the rest of the Skyterra culinary team deliver visually stunning, flavorful meals that offer optimum and complete nutrition – regardless of the type of diet a guest may be following. Vegan? Paleo? Vegetarian? Low-salt? Kosher? In the Skyterra culinary center, you won’t just be appeased. Your special diet will be embraced and celebrated, and you will walk away inspired to explore it further.   All meals are crafted from the best organic ingredients, with most of the items coming from local farms and purveyors. When it comes to sourcing meat and produce, the team builds on relationships with nearby farmers that have been doing things the right way for a long time.