Healthy Soups

For this recipe, you will need to soak 3 cups of dry black beans in water overnight. After soaking, cook beans in water over medium heat for 1-2 hours or until tender.

Ingredients:

3 cups cooked black beans
2 cups vegetable broth or water
1 carrot, finely chopped
1 rib of celery, finely chopped
1 yellow onion, finely chopped
2 cloves of garlic, finely minced or pressed
2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice
Handful of fresh parsley, chopped
Sea salt and black pepper, to taste

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How to Make Chickpea, Leek, and Potato Soup

Ingredients:

1 can of chickpeas
2 leeks (most grocery stores sell them in groups of 3)

Ingredients:

1 whole onion, halved
3 ribs of celery, chopped
3 carrots, chopped
1 zucchini, chopped
3 potatoes, chopped
Any leftover greens like swiss chard, beet tops, or turnip tops, chopped
Sea salt, to taste

Directions:

Ingredients: 

2 tablespoons of coconut oil or organic butter
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
3 onions, sliced into rings
1 pound of any mushrooms that you enjoy
1 tablespoon of dried thyme leaves (optional)
2 1/4 litres or 2 quarts of vegetable or organic chicken broth
Naturally brewed soy sauce or tamari, to taste

Directions: