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I have the perfect recipe to kick off 2017.
I know everyone is thinking about salads, green juices and other “health foods” to kick-start their healthy eating into action after two weeks of holidays eats. Well, I am really excited, because today is the start of Healthy January 2017! I have so many recipes to share this January that are anything but plain or boring. This soup is only the start, but I knew when I made it that I had to share this recipe as the first recipe of the year. It’s literally one of the cleanest recipes I’ve ever made, but also warming, cozy and delicious.
This Mean Green Detox Vegetable Soup is packed with all kinds of winter vegetable, green lentils for protein, and spices like garlic, ginger, and cayenne that will help fight off winter colds plus rev your metabolism. So you see…the perfect soup for the first Monday of the year!
Speaking of the New Year, how was everyone’s holiday season. As you know, my Christmas was great and was spent with my family doing lots of cooking. New Year’s Eve was pretty laid back, we had all kinds of food including, Mexican tamales, poke, pasta and cookies! Nothing crazy, but after a busy two weeks, a laid back New Years was perfect.
The last of our guests will be leaving tomorrow and Wednesday, so life should be getting back to normal here by the end of the week. I’m sad to see the holidays go, but excited for January and to get started, and to move on to new adventures!
Do you guys have any New Year’s resolutions/goals? I still have not made a list, but I plan to make one up this week of some of the work goals I have floating around in my head. What kind of goals are you guys making this year?
Obviously my first task of the year is to share all of these healthy January recipes! Ok, AND to finally finish up the cookbook…getting so close!
So, let’s talk soup! Last year, I did a mean green salad, the year before I did a mean green smoothie, and this year, it’s soup! Lately I am really loving broth based recipes. This soup has got to be my new secret weapon for revving up my metabolism. I plan to make it anytime I feel the slightest bit of sickness coming on. I swear, it heals all.
This soup is filled with all the things that make me feel good. For my veggies, I went with carrots, broccoli, kale, and purple cabbage. Then I seasoned it up with loads of fresh ginger, garlic, cayenne, soy sauce and a splash of apple cider vinegar. Next I added lentils for heartiness and then finished the soup off with some fresh parsley, lemon juice and vegan parmesan (you can use regular parmesan too…that’s obviously just as amazing). It’s basically perfection in a bowl and so super healthy.
YES.
And it’s also easy to throw together, just one pot and ready in just around and hour. See, January is already looking pretty good right?
Question: I already have a lot of this month’s recipes planned, but is there anything that you guys would really like to see this month? Or even better, is there anything on the blog that you would like to see happen over the next year? I’d love to hear any feedback you guys have on what you are lovin’ or what you’d like to see more of. Please let me know so we can make this the best year of HBH yet!!
Hope you all have a great first Monday of the year!!
Mean Green Detox Vegetable Soup.
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories Per Serving: 1258 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 leek halved + sliced
- 4 carrots chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced or grated
- 1 inch piece of ginger grated
- kosher salt + pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 quarts low sodium vegetable broth
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup green lentils
- 4 cups roughly torn kale
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 1/4 head purple cabbage shredded
- zest + juice of 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley plus cilantro
- [vegan parmesan | https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/the-mean-green-detox-salad/] or regular parmesan for serving
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. When the oil shimmers, add the leeks and carrots. Cook, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger and cook another 30 seconds to 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Add the cayenne, broth, soy sauce, and vinegar. Add 2 cups water and bring the soup to a boil over high heat. Stir in the lentils, reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 20 minutes. Add the kale, broccoli, and cabbage and continue cooking until the lentils and broccoli are tender, about 10-15 minutes longer.
- Just before serving, stir in the lemon juice, parsley and cilantro. Taste and season with more salt if needed.
- Ladle the soup into bowls and top with vegan parmesan.
Now, let’s all make soup and eat leftovers all week! 🙂
This soup looks delicious! Will try this week for sure! I’m vegetarian and absolutely love your veggie recipes, keep them coming! Do you think you would ever venture into the tofu category? I would love to see what you come up with! Happy New Year!
Hey Amanda! Thank you so much, I am so happy you are enjoying this recipe! I will take that into consideration! (: Happy New Year!
This soup looks absolutely amazing, and I can’t wait to see what healthy recipes you have in store for us this months! Cheers, Tieghan! 🙂
I am so glad you are excited, too! Thank you Sarah!
Is that an avacado in there?
Hey Rebecca! Yes, that is an avocado on top!
Boy could I use about 10 bowls of this soup Tieghan! Thanks for sharing! And Happy New Year!
Well I hope you love it Mary Ann! Thank you so much!
This looks incredible Tieghan! Thanks for sharing such a wonderful healthy recipe! xx
Thank you Samantha!
Your blog is the first thing I read every single morning and I am SO excited about a month of healthy recipes. I made this soup this afternoon and it’s so perfect. Cannot wait to see what else is in store!
Yay! So glad you are as excited as I am! Thank you Gina!
Happy New Year! I am so with you on trying to eat healthier after all the festivities. I don’t do resolutions, but I am trying to be more efficient and work on my organizational skills this year! And this soup looks incredible!
This is a perfect time to get organized! Thank you so much Amanda!
Happy New Year, Tieghan! This is just the soup I need to get back on track this week 🙂
Awesome! I hope you love this soup, Laura! Thank you!
Hey Tieghan,
Thank you for another lovely recipe. I look forward to making this soup and to see what else you have planned for the new year! Maybe some more potato, banana, and bread recipes? My family is English so there’s often potatoes in the house when I visit. ? And maybe some more simple salads and desserts? (Like the persimmon salad and apple crumble cake you made a while back!) yum!
Anyway, no matter what you come up with I feel as though it will still be wonderful!
(P.s. Maybe a quick scroll up/ top of the page button when you get to the bottom of the page and more videos!! ?)
I look forward to the book and seeing what’s cooking in 2017!
Awesome suggestions! Thank you so much Kristin!
Hi Tieghan,
Have been loving your site for awhile now. Keep the soups and chowder recipes coming. Maybe include some hearty dinner salads with added protein. Thank you for sharing your talent!
Thank you so much for the suggestions Dina!! Thank you!
I need an IV drip of this after December. Looks so delicious!! Happy New Year Tieghan!!! xoxo
Haha yes the holidays were definitely all about indulging.. I am so glad you are liking this recipe, Rebecca! Thank you!!
Happy New Year!! I would love to see some simple, healthy recipes that include ingredients that most people have on hand in their kitchen already. Thanks for being open to suggestions 🙂
Thanks Mollie!
This soup is absolutely beautiful! I love all your mean green recipes. Haha! Happy New Year! 😀
So happy you love this! Thank you Caroline!
HI Tieghan,
I think you may have forgotten to include the avocado in the recipe?!! But it looks amazing, hoping the grocery store has everything I need to make this tomorrow.
Congrats on an amazing year, Half baked harvest is the only food blog I check on a regular basis and I recommend it to all my friends! Chicken drumsticks and ground turkey are two things I always have in my freezer, I know they are pretty unexciting but I would love to see some easy weeknight meals with those.
Cannot wait for the cookbook!
Hi! Happy New Year to you! I made your puff pastry bacon and cheese twist sticks and they were a hit!
That being said, I’m also really excited for healthy January!
I would love a behind the scenes look at your cookbook process! It would be awesome to get a look at “A day in the life”, your shopping for food and fashion! Some fun places you like to visit when your out and about!
I am so glad you liked the bacon and cheese twist sticks! Thank you, I will look into those posts!