Healing Vegetable and Bean Soup

I was feeling just awful yesterday after a bad medication reaction. Knowing the power of beans to flush out toxins in our systems, I threw this together quick and had a big bowl. I woke up this morning feeling 100% better. I took my young and older dog on individual walks totaling almost 4 miles. Now I think I'll heat up the rest of this for breakfast 😋

Slice or rough chop the following into a 2 quart pot, then sauté 5 minutes:

1 sm. onion

1 big carrot

2 stalks celery

2 sm. Yukon Gold potatoes

a big handful of frozen green beans

2-3T EVOO

Add:

garlic salt

a pinch of cayenne pepper

fresh ground black pepper

3c homemade bone broth

1 can rinsed-drained black beans

Simmer, covered until the carrots are tender. This would be good with some crusty bread dipped in Balsamic and EVOO.

Soup . . . It's a 24/7 — Year-'Round Thing! . .Lin

Cleansing Green Soup

½ bunch of kale

½ lg. green pepper

1 lg. purple shallot

1½c frozen peas - thawed

3c chopped fresh broccoli

2c chopped celery and tops

½ sm. head of green cabbage*

4c fresh cold water

1t good quality garlic salt

½t finely ground red and black pepper

1-3t curry powder or curry paste

I saw a variation of this soup demonstrated on a cooking program earlier today.  It contained green beans, garlic and zucchini, which I didn't have, in addition to several other healing green vegetables.

When I did a quick 'fridge scan I realized I had a lot of healthy green vegetables I could substitute, so I was on a mission!  *I discovered the cabbage as this all began to simmer, so it's not shown in the first photos.

Cut the rib from the center of each kale leaf, then slice into thin ribbons.  Chop all the remaining ingredients into a 6 quart pot.  Add water, (seasonings - if desired) and bring to a low-medium simmer.  Cover and cook about 18 minutes.  Blend with an immersion blender and serve.  If you're battling a winter cold, or have overindulge in heavy, sugary, rich holiday foods, or too much alcohol, this lightly-cooked healing soup could be a great way to counteract that.  Give it a try! . . . Lin