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ereino:
This is my GO GREEN SOUP

2 large leeks (chop in medium chunks – I didn’t use green tops)
2 celery hearts (chop in medium chunks – I used the leafy part, too)
5 small yellow zucchini (chop in medium chunks)
1 large cucumber minus seeds (chop in medium chunks)
Lettuce (handful)
Kale (about 6 stalks - remove the thicker stalk - safe and pickle if you  like)
Garlic  (2 large cloves placed whole in stock pot)
Shallots – about 8 small (placed whole in stock pot)
1 T Olive Oil

Additional ingredients:
Chicken bouillon soup (one carton or your own stock)
Water (enough to know that when veggies steam down that they will be covered in liquid…you can always add more if you like)
Ground Ginger to taste
Red Hot Pepper flakes (a few sprinklings – not too overpowering)
Salt and pepper to taste
Lemon juice (optional) (about ½ cup or to taste – or you could use lime juice)

Add all ingredients except kale, lettuce, olive oil boil down
Once boiled down, then add kale and lettuce and allow the leaves to boil down 
Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and let soup cook for another 10 minutes on simmer.

Let soup sit until somewhat cooled and then use submerging blender and blend away into a nice creamy texture 

I served a bowl to myself at lunchtime along with garnish of 2 slices of avocado and a slice of mozzarella cheese.  Or whole milk yogurt, a couple avocado slices and a dab of basil pesto.


You can eat chilled, but I liked to warm mine up so the mozzarella cheese can get a little softer.

umpa:
Lettuce in soup? I gotta make this when I get home :D

ereino:
Yummy - I should say I would probably use fresh ginger instead of the ground ginger.  It's all what you have at home - just dump it all in a stock pot and boil down.  This is a sort of sweet tasting soup - so limit the Kale. 

shawn116:
Hmmm interesting  :)  I thought at first it was going to be a chilled soup LOL   I had never heard of using lettuce in soup

ereino:
I'm thinking it all depends on the lettuce - if you buy a sweeter lettuce it adds to the overall sweeter taste.  I wouldn't use the regular round head of lettuce - the iceburg, because the inner core sometimes is bitter, although I would still use the greener outside leaf of the iceburg if I had no other choice.  But, I stay away from iceburg as much as I can as the longer leaf lettuces 'I feel' are much healthier.    Please correct if wrong.

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