Green Goddess Soup

When you want to feel refreshed, reset your body and enhance immunity all at once, make this simple soup to take care of it all! Broccoli is a cruciferous veggie that is rich in indole-3 carbinol to fuel up detoxification powers and is high in glucosinolates which stimulate the body’s immune system. Broccoli also has high levels of Vitamins A, C (238% of your daily needs in 2 cups of our soup) and E a perfect complement to boosting immunity. The chili peppers calm inflammatory fires and add a nice kick to open your sinus up. Make extra to freeze and better yet give to a friend to put a smile on their face and help you release your counter stress hormone oxytocin!

Power Food:   Broccoli

Prep. Time: 10 min. | Cook Time: 15 min. |Total Time: 25 min. | Servings: 4 |Serving Size: 2 cups

Free From: Gluten, Dairy, Soy

Ingredients:

  • ¼ cup vegetable stock (low sodium, gluten free i.e. Pacific)
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 inch ginger, minced
  • 3 cups water
  • 4 cups broccoli, rough chopped
  • Sea salt & pepper to taste

1 minute Sriracha:

  • 4 Tbsp. chili peppers, finely chopped
  • 3 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar (ACV)
  • 1 Tbsp. crushed garlic

Garnish

  • ¾ cup arugula (or watercress), divided
  • 1 Tbsp. chili peppers, sliced
  • ½ lemon, juice of

Directions:

  1. Add vegetable stock, onion, garlic and ginger to a large stockpot over medium heat. Healthy sauté for just a minute or until fragrant. Next add the water, broccoli, salt and pepper.  Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to low and let simmer for 8-10 minutes until the broccoli is tender.
  2. In the meantime to make 1 minute Sriracha, add chili peppers, ACV and crushed garlic to a small bowl. Mix well.
  3. Add ½ cup of the arugula, to the soup, puree with a hand immersion blender or add batches to a blender and blend until smooth. Ladle into bowls, drizzle with Sriracha, garnish with remaining arugula, remaining chili peppers and juice of lemon. Yum!

Quick Tip: You can purchase ready-made broccoli soup i.e. Farmboy and Sriracha sauce (keeping in mind this Sriracha has a bit of sugar, hence us bringing you our healthier version)

 

Nutritional Facts: Calories 129  | Total Fat 7.7 g |  Saturated Fat 0.1 g  |  Monounsaturated Fat  0.1 g |   Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g |  Cholesterol 0 mg |  Sodium  301 mg  |   Potassium 440.6 mg | Total Carbohydrate  14.1 g |  Natural Sugar 4 g  |  Dietary Fiber  4.9 g  |  Protein 4.9 g  | *Vitamin C 238%  | Vitamin A 22 % | * Calcium 10 %       *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.