Broccoli and Coriander Soup
Today is the 6th of January 2015, this year started at a very slow pace, with no resolution planned and haven’t jump started work as yet. So as school starts its spring term today I decide to call it the beginning of my year. Do I have to decide on my new year resolution too?
Just yesterday my daughter comes up to me and tells she wants to go on a detox to get rid of the junk consumed over the holidays. So there and then I decide to give her company and detoxify my body too. It is not exactly a resolution but do resolutions ever last?? For that reason I decide to only do a week and see how I feel before committing to something that I cannot keep up.
The detox diet we choose is to have fruit smoothies for breakfast, vegetable soup for lunch and a sensible dinner consisting of 70% water content food – salads, vegetables and the other 30% either protein or carbohydrates, but not both.
Luckily I got a Nutribullet for Christmas so I will make good use of it.
Today as I look though my fridge I find broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, coriander and onions. 1 apple and 1 banana. I pack the apple and banana for my daughters school snack, (that reminds me, I have to go shopping for fruit and veggies) and I start my day with just a cup of tea and decide to make a broccoli and coriander soup for brunch/Lunch. Both coriander and broccoli have many health benefits, and they are both green, so I am sure it will be healthy.
I will be posting what we had daily and in that way it will motivate us to continue.
If you guys have any nice healthy vegetarian soup or smoothie recipes, please do pass it on.
Ingredients
1 Large broccoli
1 Onion
1 clove Garlic chopped
A handful of fresh Coriander leaves
5-6 Cashew nuts
1 cube Vegetable Stock
1 tsp oil (just enough to fry the onions in a non stick pan)
Method
Chop the onions and fry in a non stick pot with 1 teaspoon oil. Once the onions look slightly soft add the clove of garlic, broccoli florets, coriander leaves and vegetable stock cube and 4 cups water. Cover and let it cook until the broccoli is cooked, making sure it is not overcooked, as it will not retain the green colour. 
Blend the vegetables with the cashew nuts. Cashew nuts make the soup the creamy.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Wholesome Layered Salad
For our dinner, as it is the first day we decide to have a salad dinner and then as the days go and we are less strong, we can add more carbs.
So this is what we made
A simple and yet a tasty and filling dish.
Chopped Romane Lettuce and iceberg Lettuce,
Chopped Cucumbers
Grated Carrots
Chopped Tomato
Sweet corn kernels
(can add peppers, reddish, celery or whatever you have access to.)
1 Baked Tortilla wrap
Baked beans
Coleslaw
Potato Salad
Grated cheese (I used the lighter cheddar cheese, coleslaw and potato salad)
Method
Cut the tortilla wrap in small pieces and toast them so they become crisper.
Lay the baked crispy tortilla chips at the bottom of the bowl
Add the chopped salad over it
Layer it with warmed up baked beans. Followed by coleslaw and potato salad and sprinkle cheese over it.
Season with salt and pepper.
Will appreciate some feedback with recipes.