Gut Loving, Immune Boosting Soup!

Winter is coming!!

I am not a fan of the cold and rainy weather, but I am a huge fan of the heart warming soups.

You know the kind of soups that warms your soul and makes you go Mmmmmmmm!

What I love most about making soups is that each batch is different. It all depends on what veggies I have in the fridge, or what I grab when getting groceries.

This soup is amazing for your digestive and immune systems and will definitely get things moving. It has anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, and prebiotic foods. The miso paste helps heal your gut and digestion; it has probiotics to help balance the bad gut bacteria and is a great source of iron, calcium, potassium, B vitamins and protein.

Ingredients:

Half a small pumpkin

1 small sweet potato

3 medium carrots

1 leek

5 cloves of garlic

3cm knob of ginger

1-2 birdseye chillis (seeds in)

3tbs of miso paste

1 small broccoli

Half a large cauliflower

4 stalks of celery (leaves too)

3 small zucchinis

4tbs of apple cider vinegar

3 cups of homemade broth (beef, chicken, veg)

4 bay leaves

2tsp ground turmeric

3tsp mexican chilli powder

1 can of chickpeas drained (I use no added salt)

Method:

Chop all veggies to your desired size (I am not particular with how I chop mine).

Crush garlic, finely chop chillis and grate ginger.

Place into a slow cooker.

Add in your broth, miso paste, apple cider vinegar, chickpeas, turmeric and mexican chilli powder.

Add filtered water to bring soup to the top of your slow cooker, mix and add bay leaves.

Cook for 7-8 hours on low setting, or until you are happy with the texture of the vegetables. Remove bay leaves for serving.

I love to have mine with slightly toasted spelt mountain bread (cooked in the grill) or with bean vermicelli noodles..... Enjoy!!