Healing Vegetable Broth

 

Gut-Healing Vegetable Broth

Your kitchen is the place you will find the most healing ingredients to restore the health and function of your digestive system. By keeping it simple and using plant based ingredients, you can create this super hydrating, nutritious and nourishing broth. 

It is is perfect on its own, or can be used as a base for other soups. It is an alkalising and gentle recipe that can help support healing in even the most sensitive digestive system. 

We often use this vegan broth as part of our cleansing programmes and is just what the doctor ordered if you have been feeling run down through this colder winter months.

A nutritious, gut-healing broth as a vegan alternative to bone broth. If you don't like or can't find any ingredients, don't worry. Add what flavours you like and try to get as much variety and nutritional goodness as you can!

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients
12 cups / 2 3/4 litres filtered water
1 tbsp coconut oil or extra-virgin olive oil
1 red onion quartered (with skins)
1 garlic bulb smashed
1 chilli pepper roughly chopped (with seeds)
1 thumb-sized piece of ginger roughly chopped (with skin)
1 cup greens such as kale or spinach
3-4 cup mixed chopped vegetables and peelings I used carrot peelings, red cabbage, fresh mushrooms, leeks and celery
1/2 cup dried shiitake mushrooms
30 g dried wakame seaweed
1 tbsp peppercorns
2 tbsp ground turmeric
1 tbsp coconut aminos (see notes)
A bunch of fresh corriander or other herb of your choice
(optional) 1/4 cup nutritional yeast flakes for extra flavour and vitamins

Instructions
Simply add everything to a large pot. Bring to a boil then simmer, with the lid on, for about an hour.
Once everything has been cooked down, strain the liquid into a large bowl.
Serve immediately with some fresh herbs, for decoration or cool for later. It also freezes well.


*Coconut aminos can be very salty, depending on what brand you use so taste before adding any additional salt.

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Niki is a dynamic, talented Naturopath and Blood Microscopist. She has a specialised interest in Alkaline nutrition, Vegetarian/Vegan diets and maintaining the Acid/Alkaline balance in the body. She started out as a remedial Massage therapist with a focus on elite athletes and dancers, which in turn created the drive to add natural remedies and nutrition to support her clients through Naturopathic medicine. She has also been trained as a Blood Microscopist in the USA at the ‘The pH Miracle Centre in California by Dr Robert Young. Niki specialises in both live and dried blood analysis techniques. By viewing a single drop of blood under a high-powered microscope, the body’s internal environment can be assessed to determine the quality and health of the red blood cells, demonstrating how diet and lifestyle choices directly influence your health. ‘Change your blood, and change your health’ is Niki’s moto. Nutrition is one of Niki’s passions. She uses ‘food as medicine’ to help people overcome various health challenges, manage their weight and achieve wellness by designing complete health and lifestyle programmes to help them reach their goals. She runs regular workshops, presentations and small group classes teaching the principles of Alkaline Vegan cooking, with fun, easy and healthy plant-based recipes. Niki has written for Brisbane Kids, Motivated Mummy magazine, Plant Built Mums, Alkaline Superfoods and Mova Fitness Magazine. She spends her time travelling and consulting between her Melbourne practice, the USA and Asia, while being a busy mum to 2 energetic and vibrant little kids. Together with her partner she runs Alkaline Superfoods, providing supplements, education and support to those wanting to have optimal health and vitality.
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