Gigi Smith is the chief editor of DC Life Magazine,…
Watercress Detox Soup
Watercress has been shown to help the body detox and is effective for weight loss.
2 tbsp. coconut oil
2 cups sweet onion, diced
1 cup celery, diced
1 tsp. sea salt to taste
4 medium zucchini, diced (yields about 8 cups)
4 cups vegetable, chicken, or bone broth
¼ cup unsweetened almond butter, creamy or crunchy
2 cups watercress, chopped
2 tsp. fresh lemon juice (1/3 lemon, juiced)
Freshly ground pepper to taste
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
Sauté the onion and celery with half the salt until translucent, about five minutes. Add zucchini and sauté for three more minutes. Add broth and the other half-teaspoon of salt. Stir in almond butter, bring to boil. Add the watercress and let simmer for five minutes.
Watercress Detox Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp. coconut oil
- 2 cups sweet onion diced
- 1 cup celery diced
- 1 tsp. sea salt to taste
- 4 medium zucchini diced (yields about 8 cups)
- 4 cups vegetable chicken, or bone broth
- ¼ cup unsweetened almond butter creamy or crunchy
- 2 cups watercress chopped
- 2 tsp. fresh lemon juice 1/3 lemon, juiced
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup parsley chopped
Instructions
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Sauté the onion and celery with half the salt until translucent, about five minutes. Add zucchini and sauté for three more minutes. Add broth and the other half-teaspoon of salt. Stir in almond butter, bring to boil. Add the watercress and let simmer for five minutes.
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Gigi Smith is the chief editor of DC Life Magazine, a publication specializing in cultural diversity for social change in the nation's capital.