Cooling Green Soup
In need of a detox? Feeling too hot? Is your skin playing up? On a cleanse? Or simply on the look-out for a nice nourishing lunch full of greeny goodness? Then you've come to the right place. Feel free to mix up the greens in this soup and add in more greens that you like and that you know make you feel good. Adding more greens to your diet has a myriad of health benefits such as boosting our digestive enzymes, drawing toxins from your digestive tract, cleansing your liver, balancing blood sugars, making your skin glow, supporting bone health (dark leafy greens contain plenty of calcium), relieving stress and fighting belly bloat.
Ingredients
- 1 x small onion
- 350 g fresh or frozen peas
- 1 x zuchini chopped
- 1 x large potato diced
- 500 ml stock try using stock powder without any extra fats and without added yeast
- 180 g lambs lettuce
- 180 g spinach chard or other similar leafy greens
- 1 x bunch of fresh mint chopped
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 x teaspoon olive oil leave out if doing a cleanse
Instructions
- Add the olive oil (if on a cleanse just use a bit of water) to a medium size soup pot. Add the chopped onion and cook slowly on a medium heat until golden and translucent.
- Then add the potato, the zuchini and the peas. Cover all in the stock so that all the ingredients are covered in liquid.
- Bring the mix to the boil and then turn down the heat to a medium and simmer until the potatoe is soft for about 10-15 minutes.
- Add the spinach, the lambs lettuce and any other leafy greens of your choice and stir well. Cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- Seperate the mint leaves from the stalks and finely chop the leaves. Add to the soup and cook for another minute or so.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Take off the heat and puree everything with a hand-blender until the soup has a creamy consistency.
- Serve!