What is considered a detox soup? There are many opinions. I basically wanted to have a green smoothie without fruit…so a soup is the answer for me. A better name for it would be “Digestive-Rest-Day Green Soup” but that seemed a bit too long for a title.

Here’s when and why I would make this soup. I learned this after doing a fast at Buniger Wilhelmina. During the fasting days, all you would have is vegetable soup that was almost like a broth, and water or herbal tea. They also gave about 2 teaspoons of honey per day. After that experience, I decided to have digestive rest days from time to time especially if I’ve been over-eating or needed to loose some weight. I would do a normal muslim fast from sunrise to sunset, and this is all I would have:

Maghreb – Large glass of water with lemon juice followed by herbal tea

1-2 hours later – 2 bowls of green detox soup

Before bed – herbal tea like chamomile or fennel with 1 teaspoon of honey

For me it’s much easier to do a complete fast until sunset, that way once I break the fast there are only a few hours before bed. I will hopefully write another post soon about all the health benefits of fasting.

Now on to the recipe…