Vegan Slow-cooker Detox Coconut Soup
Serving size: 8 servings
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 2 mins
Ingredients
- Broth
- Three 13½-ounce cans coconut milk
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 2 stalks lemongrass, smashed
- One 2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
- 1 bunch scallions
- Kosher salt
- Juice of 2 limes
- Toppings
- 5 ounces baby spinach
- 4 ounces glass noodles
- 2 cups sliced snow peas
- 1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced on the diagonal
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- ½ cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- ½ cup basil leaves
- ½ cup mint leaves
- ½ cup cilantro leaves
- 1 red Fresno chili, thinly sliced
- Lime wedges, for serving
Directions
- 1. Make the Broth: In the bowl of a slow cooker, combine the coconut milk, vegetable broth, lemongrass, ginger, garlic and whole scallions.
- 2. Turn the slow cooker on low and cook until the broth is aromatic, about 7 hours. Remove the lemongrass stalks, pieces of ginger, garlic cloves and scallions, reserving just the broth. Season with salt and stir in lime juice.
- 3. Add the spinach, glass noodles and snow peas to the hot broth in the slow cooker, and let sit for 7 to 10 minutes. Stir to combine.
- 4. To serve, divide the soup between bowls and top generously with the scallions, bean sprouts, coconut flakes, basil, mint, cilantro and chili. Serve immediately, with more lime.