Eating well isn’t about fad diets or making drastic changes. As you’ll know if you’ve read my book Eat Beautiful, it’s about eating well, eating organically, and eating seasonally. It’s about tailoring things to your needs and taking small steps toward an inside-out approach to beauty. Choosing between all the Eat Beautiful recipes I love to cook is nearly impossible, but there’s one recipe in particular that I turn to again and again as a pick-me-up or “detox” meal. My kale soup is the culinary version of a skin cleanse, with delicious kale, fennel, and leek, plus garlic and onion—all of which add up to a serious health boost. Follow my recipe below, and let me know what you think on Instagram.
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Kale soup
Serves 2 people
185 CALORIES PER SERVING
1 large bulb fennel, coarsely chopped
1 leek, coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon raw coconut oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 tablespoon of vegetable broth powder or 1 vegetable broth cube
10 kale leaves, large stems removed, coarsely chopped
A handful of spinach
Sea salt and black pepper
1 teaspoon grated nutmeg, to serve
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan.
- Place the fennel and leek on a baking tray or roasting pan, add the olive oil and mix. Bake for 15-20 minutes.
- Melt the coconut oil in a large saucepan over low heat. Add the onion and garlic, cover the pan and simmer for about 5 minutes or until the onion is translucent and soft.
- Pour 1.2 litres of water into the saucepan and add the vegetable stock powder or stock cube. Add the roasted fennel and leek, along with half of the chopped kale leaves. Season with salt and pepper and stir everything together.
- Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes. Add the rest of the kale and all the spinach and simmer over medium-low heat for another 10 minutes.
- Allow to cool slightly and then puree in a freestanding blender or with a hand mixer until smooth. Reheat as needed and sprinkle with nutmeg to serve.
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