Soup Recipes

The following are two recipes that are the the A.L. Gittleman book, "Fast-Track One Day Detox Diet": I'm going to make the artichoke soup today. Now that the weather is cooling off here, I am more in the mood for hot food, so these sound good to me.

A Cabbage Soup for All Seasons

makes 12 servings

This soup can be eaten hot or cold, chicken, turkey or beef can be added for a complete meal.



1 head of green cabbage
(tough leaves removed), coarsely sliced
1 cup sliced carrots
6 celery stalks, sliced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 medium sweet onion, cut into chunks
1 medium zucchini, halved and sliced
1 medium yellow squash halved and sliced
one 28 ounce can whole tomatoes
one 28 ounce can diced tomatoes
one 28 ounce can tomato puree
1/2 cup minced fresh parsley
1/4 cup minced fresh basil
1/4 cup minced fresh chives
salt or cayenne to taste

1. Place all the vegetables and the tomatoes, tomato puree, and 6 cups of filtered water in a large stockpot; bring to a boil then cover.

2. Lower the heat and simmer until the veggies are soft but not mushy, about 1 hour.

3. Add the herbs and salt or cayenne to taste.




Absolutely Artichoke Soup

2 servings

1 tablespoon chickbroth or olive oil
1 small onion, minced
4 garlic cloves, minced
one 14 ounce can artichokes, rinsed, drained, and chopped
2 cups broth or stock
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
salt to taste (optional)
Cayenne to taste (optional)
fresh lemon juice to taste (optional)

1. Heat the broth or oil in a stockpot over medium heat.
2. Saute the onion and garlic until translucent.
3. Stir in the artichokes, broth and herbs. Add the salt, cayenne and/or lemon juice, if using.
4. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.



Gittleman is big on using organic foods as much as possible, right down to the spices, and herbs.