healing RECIPES

Nourishing Broth

MAKES: 2 litres (68 fl oz)

PREP TIME: 10 minutes

COOK TIME: 1 hour

DIFFICULTY: Easy

You can use this light and nourishing broth as a base for your soups and stir-fries or as a warm, comforting drink all on its own. Wakame is an edible seaweed and you can usually find it at Asian grocers or your local wholefood or health food store. Wakame is a good source of calcium, magnesium, iron and iodine. The miso provides another amazing element to this broth.

BROTH:

10 g (¼ oz) dried wakame1 large leek, white part only, finely shredded4 garlic cloves, minced1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger2 teaspoons fresh turmeric4 stalks celery, thinly sliced1 litre (34 fl oz/4 cups) vegetable1 litre (34 fl oz/4 cups) filtered water3 tablespoons coconut aminos1 large beetroot (beet), peeled and thinly sliced60 g (2 oz/2 cups) flat-leaf (Italian) parsley, chopped45 g (1½ oz/1 cup) kale or English spinach, chopped2 tablespoons miso