This hearty and delicious cold-weather soup is full of liver-friendly ingredients to help detoxify your system.
Warming Winter Tonic Soup
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup minced red onion
- 1/2 cup sliced shiitake mushrooms
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 1/2 cup peeled and thinly sliced burdock root
- 1/2 cup sliced carrots
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced cabbage
- 1/2 cup beets well-scrubbed and sliced into 1/2-inch quarters
- 2 leeks well-rinsed and sliced into 1/4-inch slivers
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 5 cups vegetable or chicken stock, or water
- 2 tablespoons light miso
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 scallions, minced
Instructions
- In a large pot, sauté first nine ingredients in olive oil for 10 minutes. Add stock or water and bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover, and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
- Dissolve miso in small amount of hot broth and add to soup. Turn off heat and add cilantro and scallions. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Serve hot.