Mimosa Soup

Sometimes you reach a point where you've just had too much. Too much sugar, too much fat, too much everything. This is a good soup for when you've reached that point, and need something to make you feel cleansed.

This recipe comes from a book I'm a little embarrassed to own (it's about those damn French women and how they don't get fat, okay?). In the book, it is prescribed as a diet aid--eat nothing but this soup for nearly two days to jumpstart a new "programme". I usually just have it for lunch and snacks for a couple of days. It is bland, but in a comforting way. My recipe deviates from the original slightly, I added some salt (illegal!), a bit of chicken stock, and broccoli. Because I love broccoli.


Mimosa Soup
serves 1 for a couple of days

1 small head lettuce
several handfuls baby carrots
1 broccoli crown
1 small head cauliflower
1 turnip
1 large leek
1 c. chicken stock
sea salt
freshly ground pepper
.5 cup chopped parsely
hard boiled eggs


Clean and chop all vegetables in rough pieces and put them in a pot, except for the cauliflower and parsely. Add chicken stock and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil and simmer, uncovered, for 35 minutes. Add the cauliflower and parsley and cook for another 10 minutes. Use salt and pepper to taste (remember, light on the salt!)


Puree in a blender in batches. Serve drizzled with a little olive oil and a chopped hard boiled egg. Not the prettiest soup in the world, but very light, filling, and terribly healthy.