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Vegan Detox Soup

I’ve seen a lot of detox soup recipes out there, but this version, which uses Asian ingredients like wakame (dried seaweed), ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, and silken tofu, is particularly tasty. It also happens to be vegetarian, vegan, low-fat, and quick to make!

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 246 kcal
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Asian

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil or any neutral-flavored cooking oil
  • 2 slices ginger (julienned—or kept whole if you don’t like eating the ginger)
  • 8 ounces tomato (cut into large chunks)
  • 4 ounces mushroom (such as button, cremini, oyster, or shiitake, thinly sliced)
  • 4 cups water
  • 8 ounces silken tofu (cubed)
  • 2 tablespoons dried seaweed (wakame)
  • 2 teaspoons light soy sauce
  • 1/8 teaspoon white pepper powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Chinese black vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 4 ounces baby spinach
  • salt to taste
  • 2 tablespoons scallions and/or cilantro (chopped)

Instructions

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  1. Heat a soup pot over medium heat. Add the olive oil, and followed by the ginger. Cook for 30 seconds, then add the tomato chunks. Cook for a few minutes until the tomatoes are softened around the edges.
  2. Now stir in mushrooms, and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Then add the water, silken tofu, dried seaweed, light soy sauce and white pepper powder. Cover, bring to a boil, and simmer for 3 minutes over medium heat.
  3. Finally, stir in the black vinegar, sesame oil, baby spinach, and salt to taste. When the soup has come back up to a boil and the spinach has wilted down, top with the scallions and/or cilantro and serve.

Notes

  • Note: Great additions to this soup include: 1 tablespoon miso paste, 1 cup cooked brown rice, or 6 ounces cooked soba noodles!
  • Note: Great additions to this soup include: 1 tablespoon miso paste, 1 cup cooked brown rice, or 6 ounces cooked soba noodles!

Nutrition Information

Calories 246kcal (12%) Carbohydrates 13g (4%) Protein 11g (22%) Fat 18g (28%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Polyunsaturated Fat 4g Monounsaturated Fat 11g Sodium 431mg (18%) Potassium 1012mg (29%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 6g (12%) Vitamin A 6327IU (127%) Vitamin C 34mg (38%) Calcium 133mg (13%) Iron 4mg (22%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 246

% Daily Value*

Calories 246kcal 12%
Carbohydrates 13g 4%
Protein 11g 22%
Fat 18g 28%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g 24%
Monounsaturated Fat 11g 55%
Sodium 431mg 18%
Potassium 1012mg 22%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 6g 12%
Vitamin A 6327IU 127%
Vitamin C 34mg 38%
Calcium 133mg 13%
Iron 4mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.