Raw Green Soup

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A typical raw detox lunch at Hawaii Naturopathic Retreat often consists of soup, salad, dip and/or pate, raw crackers, sprouts and fermented vegetables like pickles, sauerkraut, or kim chee.

In this recipe we are going to show you how to make a simple and amazingly easy raw green soup at home. For those in colder climates this recipe is especially refreshing to enjoy during the spring and summer months.

Once you get the hang of it you can use different types of greens and herbs to make it slightly different each time.

The base of this soup is formed from an avocado which makes it rich and creamy. Avocado is an excellent food loaded with nutrients. It is a great source of healthy monounsaturated fatty acids, potassium, fiber, vitamin K, folate, vitamin C, B5, B6, and E.

It is also good to combine the avocado with the greens in this recipe so that the fat-soluble vitamins (A, E, and K) are easier absorbed in the bloodstream when eaten with the fat from the avocado.

In this video Dr. Kelsey Becker shows you how to make this creamy, delicious soup with fresh green vegetables and herbs. The varieties you can make are endless depending on what greens you have on hand. Another way to make the soup creamy is to use zucchini.

Raw green soup recipe easy to make very healthy
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Raw Green Soup

This raw green soup is very easy to make. It's almost like making a green smoothie, except it contains vegetables only. This soup is very hydrating, and full of nutrients with lots of vitamins, phytonutrients and minerals.
Prep Time20 minutes
Course: Soup
Keyword: Raw Food, Soup
Servings: 2 servings

Equipment

  • High Speed Blender

Ingredients

  • 1 Medium Avocado
  • 1/2 Large Cucumber, roughly chopped
  • 2 Stalks Celery, roughly chopped
  • 2 Leaves Swiss Chard
  • 3-4 Leaves Pak or Bok Choi, roughly chopped
  • 2 Green Onions, roughly chopped
  • 1/2 Packed Cup Fresh Chives, roughly chopped
  • 1/2 Packed Cup Cilantro leaves keep some aside for garnishing at the end
  • 1-2 TBSP Fresh lime or lemon juice roll the lime/lemon first to extract maximum juice from it
  • 2 cups Vegetable broth water is fine too
  • dash Himalayan salt

Instructions

  • Place all the ingredient in a blender and blend until everything has been broken down and you have the desired creamy consistency. Add more water or broth if too thick.
  • Serve in bowls and garnish with finely chopped cilantro sprinkled on top, black pepper and a light dusting of nutritional yeast (optional) and a slight drizzle of olive oil.

Notes

NOTE: You can use any fresh herbs and greens that you like or have available in your fridge to make this soup.
GARNISHING IDEAS: Sprinkle nutritional yeast on top, grind fresh black pepper on top, drizzle slightly with olive oil, sprinkle fresh herbs on top, arrange finely sliced cucumber slices on top.
TIP: Always role your citrus fruit (see video) before you cut it to extract it's juice. This will make it easy to get the most juice form it. 
Make vegetable broth using your vegetable scraps and off cuts. See recipe Vegetable Broth.
recipe for homemade vegetable broth suitable for the Gerson diet using vegetable peels and scraps

Homemade Vegetable Broth

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People who follow the Gerson Therapy diet eat and juice large quantities of vegetables daily. For this reason, it’s easy to accumulate vegetable peels, healthy off cuts, stems and roots that are not used to make vegetable broth to be used in Gerson cooking. Since oils are not permitted and Dr. Gerson recommends waterless cooking methods, cooking some vegetables in a little broth or adding broth to dishes to get the right consistency is a great solution to enhance dishes and to put all the vegetable scraps to good use.

We recommend accumulating and saving your vegetable peels, cuts, and scraps in the fridge and cooking a fresh batch of vegetable broth every few days. That way you will always have homemade vegetable broth on hand for cooking or drinking.

recipe for homemade vegetable broth made from vegetable peels, scraps and cuts suitable for the Gerson diet
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Homemade Vegetable Broth

Accumulate and reserve vegetable peels and healthy vegetable cuts and scraps in a container in your fridge. Make a broth every few days with the scraps and peels to have on hand for cooking. Include the roots and stems of herbs like parsley, cilantro, and dill.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time2 hours
Cool Down Time1 hour
Total Time3 hours 10 minutes
Keyword: Broth, Gerson diet, Gerson Therapy, Soup, Vegetable broth

Equipment

  • Mason Jars or Recycled Glass Jars

Ingredients

  • Accumulated and reserved vegetable scraps and peels.
  • Filtered water, enough to cover the vegetables 2-3 times as much.
  • Fresh Gerson allowed herbs like parsley, parsley root, dill and cilantro.
  • 1 clove Garlic

Instructions

  • Save and accumulate all vegetable peels, scraps and cuts as you go along. Be sure to also save the stems and roots of herbs like parsley, dill and cilantro.
  • Once you have enough place the vegetable peels and scraps in a pot and cover with 2-3 times the amount of filtered water.
  • Make sure to add parley root and fresh parsley, cilantro and dill stems and a clove of garlic. Or, any Gerson approved herbs you like.
  • Bring to a boil then turn the heat down and place the lid on. Simmer gently for 2 hours.
  • Let the broth stand to cool down.
  • When cool, strain the broth into mason or recycled glass jars. Store in you fridge to use for cooking or drinking.
    recipe for homemade vegetable broth made from vegetable peels, scraps and cuts suitable for the Gerson diet

Immune Boosting Soup

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By Dr. Ariel Jones*

Ingredients:

Stock

  • 3 – 4 Cups Veggies and Veggie Peels (what you would put in the compost!)
  • Chopped Roots** of Herbs: Parsley, Cilantro, Oregano, Basil (**roots not leaves)
  • 1 Burdock Root Chopped
  • 5 Pieces Sliced Dried Astragalus Root
  • 1 Whole Bulb of Garlic, Cloves Separated, Peeled and Chopped
  • 1 Onion Chopped

Soup

  • 6 -10 Shiitake Mushrooms Sliced
  • 3 Medium to Large Carrots Chopped
  • 1 Large Daikon Radish and Leaves Chopped
  • 2 Inches of Fresh Turmeric Root Chopped or 1 Tsp Turmeric Powder

METHOD

  1. Make the medicinal stock. Add vegetables and vegetable peels, roots of herbs, burdock root, astragalus root, onion and garlic into a quart pot and cover with water. Simmer for 2 hours. Discard the vegetables and root matter. This is your stock!
  2. Add in daikon radish plus leaves, shitake mushrooms, carrots, turmeric. Simmer for 30 minutes. Serve over fresh greens such as carrot tops, kale and parsley.

* Dr. Jones did a naturopathic doctor internship with Hawaii Naturopathic Retreat in 2014. Find out more about our internship program here.

Burdock Root

Burdock Root

Raw Celery Root Soup

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Celeriac Celery root is also known as celeriac and celery knob. It has leaves that resemble familiar celery stalks, which are attached to a light colored tuber that grows underground. Celery root imparts the taste and aroma of celery to recipes it’s used in. However, unlike common celery, celeriac is a vegetable in the carrot family, and as such it contains falcarinols. Falcarinols are anti-oxidants also found in carrots that protect against cancer. Celeriac is a good source of vitamin K, which is involved in promoting bone mass, and it may limit brain damage in those with Alzheimer’s disease. Celery root is a good source of minerals such as phosphorus, iron, calcium, copper and manganese, and it contains vitamins B and C, all of which are necessary for proper cell function.

Celeriac may be used in the same way as other root vegetables. It can be served raw in coleslaw and salads, added to aioli as a condiment, or grated as a garnish.

TIPS FOR INCORPORATING CELERY ROOT IN YOUR DIET:

  • Cook and mash like mashed potatoes, or cook with potatoes, turnips, onions and mash together
  • Cut the root in pieces and roast
  • Make Dr Max Gerson’s Hippocrates Soup
  • Prepare a fast, nutritious raw food soup in your blender
  • Grate or julienne and use in salads or as garnish

Here follows a quick to make and very easy raw soup:

Makes 2 Servings

Ingredients:

4 Cups Peeled and Julienned Celery Root
1 Cup Celery Cut Small
2 Cups Water
1 Clove Garlic
4 Dates Soaked until Soft
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
Salt to taste

METHOD

Combine all ingredients in Vitamix for best results. If you don’t have a Vitamix, a high speed blender will work but the soup will remain slightly grainy. Garnish with grated raw vegetables to add body to the soup.

Celery Root Soup

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Julienned: To julienne food means to cut and slice into thin strips about the size of matchsticks, but the size can vary depending on whether you are using the julienned vegetable for garnish, for crudites, in salads or in cooked dishes.  

5 Elements Miracle Soup

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The five elements miracle soup or broth is commonly used in natural healing for its anti-cancer properties. It was created by Dr. Tateishi Kazu who based the soup on the principles of the five elements theory in Chinese medicine. The harmonizing balance of the forces of yin and yang, acid and alkaline, that generates health; in contrast to the imbalance, which leads to disease.

The five elements are wood, fire, earth, metal and water. Dr. Kazu’s soup is based on the essence of the five elements. He researched, studied and tested over 1,500 types of herbs and plants to come up with the unique healing vegetable soup. Each essence possesses its own color: green, red, yellow, white and black. These relate to the corresponding internal organs: heart, liver, spleen, lung and kidneys. Dr. Kazu used the concept of the five different colors as matched to specific vegetables:

  • Daikon Radish Leaves (Green element)
  • Daikon Radish (White element)
  • Carrots (Red color element)
  • Burdock Root (Yellow element)
  • Shittake Mushroom (Black element)
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The five elements theory on which Dr. Kazu based his healing soup recipe

This soup is also one of Dr. Baylac’s personal favorite broths for broth fasting. For those of you following a personal detoxification process at home and find yourself in the colder winter climates, utilize this warm broth in your regimen. However, the broth can also be drunk cold for when you are on the go.

This soup can be beneficial for those who are detoxing, fasting, recovering from cancer, and suffering from high blood pressure and arthritis.

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5 Elements Soup Recipe

Yield approx: 3.5 litres, 1 gallon of soup, 14 cups

Ingredients:

  • 16 ounces white daikon radish
  • 12 ounces white daikon radish greens
  • 10 ounces carrot
  • 8 ounces burdock root
  • 3-5 fresh shitake mushrooms (sundried)

Directions:

  • Prepare the vegetables by washing the greens and mushrooms and scrubbing the roots. Do not peel the vegetables. Use them as is for optimal benefit. Chop the vegetables into small pieces.
  • There will be no salt or seasonings added to the soup.
  • Fill a non-toxic pot with 14 cups of water or three times the quantity of water as the vegetables. Enamel or stainless steel pots are good choices.
  • Add the vegetables and bring to a boil. Once the soup starts to boil, reduce the heat and simmer for two hours.
  • Strain the soup to separate the broth. The broth is ready to drink.
  • Fill up several 16oz or 8oz mason jars for storage in refrigerator and later use.
  • You can also drink the soup simply as a water replacement.