Elixir Cleanse Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 piece gingerroot, thumb size, peeled
• 2 large garlic cloves
• 1/4 habanero pepper
• 2 limes, juice of, in a separate bowl
• 1 quart chicken stock or 1 quart vegetable broth
• 1/2 seedless cucumber, diced
• 1/2 carrot, diced
• 1/2 cup jicama, diced
• 1 bunch cilantro leaf, picked and minced
• 1/4 red pepper, diced
• 1/4 yellow pepper, diced
• 1/4 orange bell pepper, diced

Recipe

• 1 put garlic, ginger and habanero in a food processor; or blender and grind to a fine puree, adding a few drops of the lime juice to loosen it up a bit.
• 2 place this in a 1 1/2 or 2 qt sauce pan, over med high heat saute for 10 seconds and remove from heat.
• 3 pour in the broth, return pan to heat; let it come to a slow simmer. cook for 15 minutes to incorporate all the flavors.
• 4 divide the garnish vegetables between 4 soup bowls and pour the broth over.