Detox Soup to Make You Feel Awesome Recipe
This yummy Detox Soup is the perfect way to get through the holidays and start the New Year healthy. If you treat your body well with natural foods, you can immediately start to feel better – more energy, improved digestion, clearer skin, better sleep and yes, even weight loss. You can enjoy this recipe whether or not you are doing an actual “detox program.” But, if you are doing a detox, juice fast or cleanse…you can drink juices and smoothies until 5pm and have 2 bowls of Detox Soup at night for dinner. In the dead of winter, you may not feel so inspired to go 100% cold pressed juices or smoothies (key word: cold!). And that’s totally ok! Check out all the super detox ingredients and instructions below.
Detox Soup Ingredients
Detox Soup to Make You Feel Awesome Recipe
Ingredients:
- 5 organic carrots, chopped
- 1 head organic cabbage, grated
- 2 white onions, chopped
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 2 Tbsp. celery greens, chopped
- 1 leek, chopped
- 2 lemons, squeezed
- 4 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 6-8 small garlic cloves
- 2-3 inches of fresh ginger, juiced
- 1 Tbsp. organic turmeric powder
- Cayenne and/or organic black pepper to taste
- Himalayan salt to taste (optional)
- 2-3 liters of water
Prepare your soup ingredients in advance
Directions:
1. Put olive oil in a large soup pot at high heat. Add garlic, onion, leek, salt and turmeric powder and let cook until the onions are soft. Note: If you are on a “no salt” detox, then omit the salt.
2. Add chopped carrots and celery; stirring occasionally. Add lemon juice and ginger juice. Note: If you don’t have a juicer, then grate the fresh ginger and squeeze the juice out by hand. Only add the juice; discard the pulp. (Ginger juice adds a mild flavor while adding the whole ginger can be over-powering in taste.)
3. Add grated cabbage. Fill the remainder of the pot with water; bring to a boil and let simmer for a minimum of 1 hour (up to 2 hours).
4. Pour serving into the blender and PULSE 3 TIMES at low speed, for 5 seconds each time. This keeps some of the texture in the soup but makes it soft and easy to digest.
5. Pour into serving bowl and add cayenne pepper or black pepper to taste.
First add onion, leek, garlic and turmeric.
Leek, onion and garlic are very anti-parasitic.
Turmeric is a natural anti-inflammatory and liver cleanser.
Cooked onion. leek, garlic and turmeric.
1. Put olive oil in a large soup pot at high heat. Add garlic, onion, leek, salt and turmeric powder and let cook until the onions are soft. Note: If you are on a “no salt” detox, then omit the salt.
Once the onion, leek, garlic and turmeric are cooked until soft, you can add the other ingredients plus water.
Adding fresh ginger juice and lemon juice
2. Add chopped carrots and celery; stirring occasionally. Add lemon juice and ginger juice. Note: If you don’t have a juicer, then grate the fresh ginger and squeeze the juice out by hand. Only add the juice; discard the pulp.
You can add either grated ginger or ginger juice, but in my experience, the ginger juice makes for a much more pleasant taste and is not as strong.
Finally, add the grated cabbage and water
3. Add grated cabbage. Fill the remainder of the pot with water; bring to a boil and let simmer for a minimum of 1 hour (up to 2 hours).
Cabbage is naturally high in sulfur, making it a powerful detox food. It also adds a beautiful texture to any soup and is mild in taste.
Pulse the soup in an blender for an easy-to-digest consistency
4. Pour serving into the blender and PULSE 3 TIMES at low speed, for 5 seconds each time. This keeps some of the texture in the soup but makes it soft and easy to digest.
Note: Turmeric powder can turn the color of the blender container to yellow; but it will usually wash out after a few rinses.
Finally, you’re ready to serve!
5. Pour into serving bowl and add cayenne pepper or black pepper to taste.
Cayenne pepper is very cleansing for the liver and is excellent for blood and circulation. Black pepper is not a major detox food, but it’s a matter of taste…you can add either or and still enjoy a fantastic detox soup!
This recipe is gluten-free, vegan, non-GMO and contains NO food additives. It’s full of fiber, contains natural medicinal foods and is good recipe for an alkaline diet. And, it tastes delicious. Try it for yourself and see!
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I was wondering, would the cabbage not being shredded and blended still be as healthy. I really don’t like mushy soup. It looks good, but I don’t know about the texture for me? Thanks for sharing.
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Hi Xena,
However you want to cut or add the cabbage is ok! It’s still cabbage either way and contains the same valuable nutrients. But, you may want to try it! I personally find the texture of cooked shredded cabbage to be similar to pasta, and it’s filling like pasta too…but without the extra carbs, gluten and wheat.
To your health,
Jennifer
My understanding is that olive oil is one of the oils that should not be used in heat, but rather something like coconut oil that can stand up to heat well. Otherwise this recipe looks great!
Hi Cheryl,
That’s a great point! It is true that coconut oil is supposed to remain more stable when heated. Although some people say that all oils are bad because they are not whole foods, and by separating the fiber from the oil, all oils become rancid, even coconut oil. So, it depends on where you are on your own journey. Ideally, I would like to have all oils out of my diet and it’s a goal of mine, but I’m not there yet. For me, I’m ok with a few Tbsp. of heated olive oil (for now). You can use organic coconut oil if you prefer, but admittedly the taste may not go so well with cabbage and celery.
You can also use NO oil in this recipes and just add all the ingredients to water, heating to a boil together. Oh and you could also eat it raw as one big huge salad too – that’s the way I do it in the summer and it’s delish!!!
My best,
Jennifer