This recipe is inspired by an illness. I knew I needed both prebiotics and probiotics to get well. This is a prebiotic-rich soup. Since recovering from the stomach flu I find myself still making this soup. I enjoy it because it is clean, nourishing, adaptable and yummy! It’s even my mom’s favorite soup!!
Ingredients:
3 1/2 cups vegetable stock*
3 baby bok choy
2 medium carrots
1 large onion
4 garlic cloves
2-inch ginger root
1 1/2 tbs olive oil
2 1/2 tbs brown rice miso paste
1 tbs nutritional yeast
Yield: 4 servings
Method:
Mince the garlic first and set aside. This is important because we want to protect the active ingredient allicin; by waiting 10 minutes before adding garlic to heat maximizes the amount of allicin created which means we gain the health benefits of garlic- antibacterial, antiviral, antioxidant.
Chop all vegetables. Mince the ginger root. *To get the recipe for homemade vegetable stock refer to the post “Your New BFF – Vegetable Stock”.
Add olive oil over medium heat. Add onions cook until translucent. Add minced garlic stir until fragrant. Add ginger stir until fragrant. Add carrots cook for 2 minutes. Add bok choy cook for 2 minutes. Add 1/2 cup of vegetable stock. Increase heat to medium-high and cover with lid. Cook for 5-7 minutes or until carrots are soft and bok choy has vibrant color. Reduce heat to medium. Add remaining vegetable stock. Add the brown rice miso paste. Stir until dissolved. Simmer for 5 minutes. And that’s it!
The beauty of this soup is no salt ever added. Upon tasting it if you want “salty” then add more miso paste (in tsp increments) until you reach your desired level of saltiness. I am not a big salt person but I like the miso because it’s fermented soy and for me it has the right amount of saltiness.
But wait! What about the nutritional yeast?
Once you have your soup in a small bowl this is when you add the 1 tbs of nutritional yeast. This is 1 tbs per bowl. Stir and enjoy! I don’t eat anything else with this soup. However, if you want bread or crackers go ahead – its about your enjoyment.
This soup is quick and easy to make, loaded with prebiotics, nutrition and flavor! Try it!
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