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Primordial Soup
May 2012The following recipe is from Patrick Holfords 9-Day Liver Detox. Many detox diets are big on salad and yes raw vegetables are very good for you, but do you really want to eat salad every day in the depths of Winter? Including some hot comforting soup in your detox eating plan may make the difference between sticking to your resolve or not.
Ingredients
Serves 2-3
1 tsp coconut oil or medium(not extra virgin )olive oil
½ red onion, roughly chopped
1 garlic clove
1 large carrot,peeled and chopped
1 large sweet potato, chopped to the same size as the carrot to ensure even cooking
1 heaped tsp grated fresh root ginger
¼ tsp turmeric
2 tsp Marigold reduced salt vegetable bouillon powder
½ red pepper, diced
75g (2 ½ fl oz) coconut milk
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large pan and gently saute the onion and garlic for a few minutes until they start to soften but do not turn brown
- Add the carrot,sweet potato, ginger, turmeric and bouillon powder.Just cover with boiling water and bring to the boil.Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.
- Add the red pepper and coconut milk, then blend until smooth and thick
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