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- Annie B. Bond
- April 17, 2006
- 5:25 pm
- 11 comments
This satisfying soup takes the edge off your hunger and is a great way to get more vegetables into your day. It only has 90 calories per serving, the ingredients are known immune-boosters, and it tastes delicious, too.
INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups carrots, sliced
1 cup celery, chopped
1 cup leeks, chopped
1 cup onion, diced
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup shiitake mushrooms, finely sliced
1 cup parsley, chopped
1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
8 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1/4 cup fresh chives, chopped, for garnish
1. Coat a large pot with olive oil. Add carrot, celery, leek, onion, ginger and garlic, and sauté for 10 minutes on medium heat, stirring frequently.
2. Add shiitake, parsley, basil and 8 cups of water. Season with salt and black pepper. Turn heat to high and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 20 minutes.
3. Serve in a bowl or mug and garnish with chives.
Serves 5.
Read more: Food, All recipes, Soups & Salads, immune-boosters soup, shiitake
Adapted from a recipe by Jonathan Galland in The Fat Resistance Diet, by Leo Galland MD (Broadway Books, 2005). Copyright (c) 2005 by Dr. Leo Galland. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Adapted from a recipe by Jonathan Galland in The Fat Resistance Diet, by Leo Galland MD (Broadway Books, 2005).
Annie B. Bond
Annie is a renowned expert in non-toxic and green living. Named one of the top 20 environmental leaders by Body and Soul Magazine, Annie has authored four books, including "Home Enlightenment" (Rodale Press, 2005) and "Better Basics for the Home" (Three Rivers Press, 1999).
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Consuming vegetables in greens and reds is more to my taste than swallowng colorful pills.
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11 comments
+ add your ownShiitake recipes are always welcome. This sounds delicious.
Easy and nourishing - double bonanza!!
Sounds easy and tasty - light enough for summer, too. Thanks!
Yummy! Thanks for sharing.
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Sounds YUMMMMMMY! Thank You
thanks for recipe
Sounds wonderful!
sounds great...
I'm going to try to make this soup sometime this week, it sounds so easy.
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