Immunity-Boosting Winter Soup
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- dandelion greens, 1 large handful
- 2 quarts water
- 1 stick astragalus root, broken in half
- 2 inches gingerroot, peeled and grated
- 1 small dried cayenne pepper, stemmed and seeded, diced fine
- 1 garlic, bulb peeled and thinly sliced
- 1⁄2 ounce dried shiitake mushroom, chopped
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 large sweet potato, diced into small cubes (between 3 and 4 cups)
- 1 tablespoon calendula flowers, minced
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves, minced (generous tsps)
- 1 cup bell pepper, diced (red or yellow)
- couple pinches cinnamon
- 2 cups spinach, coarsely chopped
- sea salt
- fresh ground black pepper
directions
- To prepare dandelion: Rinse greens thoroughly. Remove and chop stems, then coarsely chop leaves. Keep chopped leaves separate from chopped stems. Set aside.
- In a large, heavy-bottomed soup pot, combine water, astragalus, ginger, cayenne, garlic, shiitake and turmeric. Cover and place over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer, then lower heat and cook 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add sweet potato, stir, cover and cook for another 4 or 5 minutes. Add minced herbs, bell pepper and cinnamon. Stir well, cover and cook for about 6 to 8 minutes, adding dandelion stems after 3 or 4 minutes.
- Finally, add spinach and dandelion greens. Season generously with salt and pepper, and cook for 4 or 5 minutes until greens are wilted and tender. Adjust seasonings. Remove astragalus root before serving.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
MsPia
Louisville
I'm lucky to have had two amazing grandmothers with a passion for cooking.My Nona was from the north of Italy and Lolo was from Spain. Lolo used to make pickle fish. You would think that is a kids worst nightmare, but it was fabulous. I would kill for that recipe.My mother was also a wonderful cook. I grew up eating the most amazing food; her lasagna and Bolognese sauce are out of this world.
I am originally from Argentina and living in Colorado for the past 25 years. As you can imagine, I love to cook, eat and entertain. I read cookbooks like novels.
There is nothing that I enjoy more than traveling. I love the challenge of a new culture and a foreign language. Of course all my traveling is culinary oriented. Eventually I would love to move to Italy. Italians, in my opinion, have the perfect life style; Hard work in the morning, good food for lunch, nice siesta and out for a "giro" (go for a round) in the afternoons to visit with your friends over a cup of coffee.
My daughter is a great baker; she has a natural talent for it. We can make the exact same recipe and hers ALWAYS tastes much better.
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