Who does not love a warm and yummy soup during cold winter days, right? In addition to being a healthy comfort food, soups are also highly beneficial for the overall health. Homemade and veggie-based soups are abundant in important nutrients like minerals and vitamins and they can strengthen the immunity, help the body fight off infections, and maintain your strength.
Below, check out our 3-day detox soup recommendations. They will satisfy your taste buds and cleanse the body optimally…
3-Day Soup Cleanse with Cold-Fighting Soups
These three detox soups will assist your body in cleansing itself from toxins and fighting off colds and flu:
- Broccoli soup
You will need:
2/5 cup of broccoli
3 stalks of celery
An onion
A cup of spinach or kale
2 carrots
2 cups of veggie broth
½ tsp of sea salt
Juice from ½ a lemon
2 tbsp of coconut oil
2 tbsp of collagen, optional
How to make it: In a pot, heat up the coconut oil. Then,add the chopped celery, onion, and broccoli. Stir and cook for 5 minutes before adding the broth. Simmer the content for 5 minutes or until the ingredients blend and the texture is thick and smooth. Serve while warm. Enjoy!
2. Ginger& carrot soup
You will need:
6 cups of veggie broth
2 onions
2 lbs of carrots
3 tbsp of ginger, grated
3 cloves of garlic
A cup of coconut milk
Sea salt, black pepper, and onion powder to taste
2 tbsp of coconut oil
2 tbsp of collagen, optional
How to prepare it: In a pot, add the chopped carrots and garlic, as well as the ginger and broth and bring it to boil. Reduce the heat once it starts to boil and simmer. In the meantime, sauté the onion in a separate pan together with the coconut oil. Once the texture becomes smooth enough, remove it from heat. Add these two contents into a blender and blend for a couple of minutes. Add the coconut milk and seasoning at the end and stir well. Serve while warm. Enjoy…
3. Red lentil delight
You will need:
¼ cup of coconut or olive oil
2 sweet potatoes
An apple
An onion
2 carrots
½ cup of red lentils
½ tsp of cumin, ground
½ tsp of chili powder
½ tsp of paprika
4 ½ cup of veggie broth
An inch of ginger root, minced
Sea salt and black pepper to taste
Coconut cream, optional
How to make it: Add the oil in a pot and bring it to medium heat. Once it warms up, add the peeled and chopped apples, carrots,onions, and potatoes. Cook for 10 minutes before you combine the ginger, broth,chili, paprika, lentils, and cumin and once it boils, reduce the heat and leave the content to simmer for half an hour. The soup is ready when it becomes thick and soft. Simmer for a bit more and then add the seasoning and the coconut cream. Serve while warm.
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