Today I’m so happy to share the recipe and video for my Thai Green Soup. It is from my new cookbook Healthy Homemade Soups & Sandwiches and it is perfect for detox. This soup is perfect for helping your body detoxify and it will delight your taste buds.

Thai Green Soup Video

I’m so excited to join up with Andrea Ashley to bring you this three part Soups and Skin Care Series. Andrea Ashley is an aromatherapist and natural skincare formulator. Make sure you check out the other 4 videos in the Soups & Skin Care Series!

Keep watching to the end to see the silly things we do before the camera starts rolling.

If you like this video please give it a thumbs up and share it with anyone you know who wants to detox after the holidays.

You can also check out the first part of the series where we make Chai Sweet Potato Soup and Sweet Potato Face Masks which are both amazing for dry winter skin. And the second part of the series where we make Almond Cauliflower Soup and Cuticle Oil for brittle nails.

How Thai Green Soup Helps with Detox

• Garlic boosts the immune system and contains an antioxidant called glutathione which plays an important role in liver detox.
• Lemongrass has diuretic properties that help cleanse and flush harmful toxins out of the body.
• Collard greens have antioxidant nutrients to boost Phase 1 liver detoxification activities and sulfur-containing nutrients to boost Phase 2 liver activities.
• Collard greens also contain phytonutrients called glucosinolates that can help activate detoxification enzymes and regulate their activity.
• Cilantro is a really great heavy metal detoxifier.

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• Black pepper
• Cayenne and chili peppers
• Cilantro aka coriander
• Cinnamon
• Cloves
• Garlic
• Ginger
• Oregano
• Parsley
• Rosemary
• Thyme
• Turmeric

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Thai Green Soup Recipe

(vegan, gluten-free, vegetarian, dairy-free, sugar-free)

Prep time: 20 minutes | Cook time: 25 minutes | Serving size: 2 meals or 4 sides

Ingredients:

• 2 Tbsp coconut oil
• 1 cup chopped green onions (3-4)
• 3  garlic cloves, minced
• 1.5 cups coconut milk
• 3 cup vegetable stock
• 1 cup lentils
• 1 piece kombu *optional
• Lemongrass stalk, cut into 3 inch long strips
• 1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger root
• 1 Tbsp tamari
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 cup green beans, diced
• 1 cup collard greens, chopped
• ½  lime, zested and  juiced
• Toasted coconut * optional

Cashew cilantro Crème

• ½ cup cashews, soaked at least 2 hours
• ½ lime,  juiced
• ½ cup cilantro, chopped
• ½ cup coconut milk

Directions:

1. In a large stockpot melt the coconut oil.  Add the green onions and garlic and cook for roughly 3 minutes, until you can smell the garlic.
2. Add coconut milk, vegetable stock, lentils, kombu, lemongrass, ginger, tamari, and cayenne pepper. Bring to a boil then lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
3. Add the green beans and simmer for another 5 minutes.
4. Add the collard greens, lime juice, and lime zest and simmer until wilted.
5. To make the cashew cilantro crème, combine the cashews, lime juice, cilantro and water in a blender and blend until smooth.
6. Serve hot with cashew cilantro crème and garnish with toasted coconut.

NOTE: Kombu is a sea vegetable that helps to make the lentils less magical if you know what I mean. The best place to find it is natural food stores or Asian grocery stores.

Soups are bursting with health benefits

Soup is a fantastic way to get more veggies into your diet and studies have found that soup consumption can help with weight management.

Soups are probably the easiest meal to make but they are something we tend to buy pre-made for convenience.

The problem with canned soup is that it contains BPA which can cause structural damage to the brain, alter immune function, and cause infertility. Canned soups are also usually pretty high in sodium and preservatives.

In my cookbook Healthy Homemade Soups & Sandwiches, I share over 20 soup recipes that are bursting with flavour using whole food ingredients.

Most of them are super easy to make, just chop the ingredients, throw them in a pot, and relax with a good book while the soup simmers and the flavours mingle.

I also explain how to freeze and thaw soups so you will never need to buy canned soup again!

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