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Clean Detox Day 15: Cream of all the soups!

September 12, 2013 · By Monica Shaw

Clean detox day 15

Breakfast: A variation on the black and blue smoothie, made with blackberries, mango, avocado, kale, flax seeds plus a dash of cinnamon and a couple drops of orange flower water.

Lunch: Besan cheelas (Indian chickpea flour pancakes) with Indian cabbage salad and coconut coriander chutney. Not sure why I took so long to make these pancakes – they’re quick, easy and awesomely delicious, plus that have that eat-with-your hands delight that makes them all the more satisfying. You can also make them non-Indian style (the Italian version is called farinata). I love to wrap the cabbage salad inside the besan cheela and eat with chutney, so I made some coconut coriander chutney following this recipe but it was a little mealy (the recipe uses desiccated/dried coconut). Maybe I should have soaked the coconut first? Or maybe I need to face a real coconut and bust out the hammer.

Clean detox day 15

Dinner: If I’ve learned one thing on my detox, it’s that if you saute any kind of vegetable with onions and garlic, then puree it with cashews and veggie stock, you get the most amazing silky smooth soup that’s basically a vegan version of all those “Cream of” style soups that I have such fond memories of. Today’s was a “cream” of celery soup inspired by my friend Sharon, garnished with that crispy kale I’m so into at the moment.

Clean detox day 15

I’m now scheming all kinds of other creamy soups I can make… cream of cauliflower… cream of broccoli… cream of asparagus! And let’s just give a shout out to the whole vegan protein bonus that the cashews bring to the soup. I reckon other nuts will be worth trying… almonds, brazil nuts… pistachios!

When tomatoes and peppers are back in my life, I’m thinking an almond version of the classic African peanut soup will be worth a try. Next week!

Related Links:

  • What this Clean Detox is all about
  • Indian chickpea flour pancakes
  • Indian cabbage salad
  • Green coconut chutney [bbcgoodfood.com]
  • Clean: this book describes the detox method I’m following
  • Clean Program Manual [cleanprogram.com]
  • Clean Program Recipes [cleanprogram.com]
  • Clean Program Meal Plan [cleanprogram.com]

 

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  1. Kate Veggie Desserts says

    September 12, 2013 at 10:09 pm

    Cashews for cream soups – genius!

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  2. Jayne says

    September 23, 2013 at 11:39 am

    I’m buying a cabbage this week for that Indian cabbage salad! I also have some celery growing, I like it but it quite strong, perfect for soup! I like the idea of using cashews to add creaminess rather than using actual cream! Another mouthwatering meal idea!

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    • Monica says

      September 24, 2013 at 12:54 pm

      Great! Let me know how the cabbage salad goes. 🙂

      Reply

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    October 28, 2013 at 5:16 pm

    […] if unlike me you like smoothies!).  One post that stayed with me was where Monica describes making “cream of” celery soup made creamy by using cashew nuts rather than cream. I’m so glad I saw that post as it really […]

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