insideKENT Magazine Issue 50 - May 2016 | Page 101

SPRINGCLEANING

• Allium family (onions, garlic, shallots, spring
onions, chives and leeks have been used for
centuries for their health benefits). These plants
provide a rich flavour base for your soups
(and many other meals) without added calories
and fat.
• Pulses (legumes such as kidney beans, black
beans, white beans, chickpeas, lentils). You
name it, they’re all good!
Here’s one to get you started!
Carrot and Ginger Soup
Serves 8; approximately 350ml (12fl oz)
per serving
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 85g (3oz) fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1.3kg (3lb) carrots, chopped
• 1.7 litres (3 pints) vegetable stock
• Sea salt and ground white pepper
• 100g (3?oz) broccoli florets, broken into
very small florets
• 3 tbsp chopped fresh chives
In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil and sweat
the onion, garlic, ginger and cumin for 5 minutes.
Add the carrots and cook for an additional 5
minutes. Pour in the stock and simmer until the
carrots are tender. Transfer to a blender and
blend until smooth, adding salt and pepper to
taste, then, if you wish, pass through a fine mesh

strainer. Blanche the broccoli in boiling water for
5 minutes until bright green and stir into the soup.
Serve sprinkled with chopped chives.

food and in life in general if you give yourself the
gift of movement.
Finally, here are an additional three bite-size tips
that can be incorporated into your daily routine:

Sweat
If you are going through a four-day detox, I would
suggest that the best exercise for you is light
cardio. Walking or light jogging or maybe
swimming. You want to avoid long distances and
remember that your body is dealing with a lot as
you cleanse through this period. Food and
exercise go hand in hand and you have to adapt
one to suit the other depending on your ultimate
aim. Keeping the body moving is the best way
to assist the cleansing process.
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