age is really just a number

This is my favorite veggie cleanse staple. Just enough spice and variety to satiate your senses and definitely helps you stop feeling so bloated.

Make a batch and freeze half of it for those days that you want it but don’t have time to chop!

Ingredients:

Sauce:

1. 2 cans full-fat unsweetened coconut milk
2. 3 Tbsp olive oil
3. 4 cloves of garlic, minced (about 4 tsp)
4. 1 Tbsp onion powder
5. 1 Tbsp grated, fresh ginger
6. 4 Tbsp Sriracha
7. 1 tsp brown sugar
8. 1 Tbsp lemon juice
9. 2 tsp ground cumin
10. 1 tsp ground cinnamon
11. 1 tsp ground black pepper
12. 1 tsp coriander
13. 1 tsp nutmeg
14. 1 tsp cardamom
15. ½ tsp allspice

Vegetable Medley:

1. 1 cup organic vegetable broth
2. 2 Tbsp olive oil
3. 4 shiitake mushrooms, diced
4. 1 lb. carrots chopped
5. 2 heads of broccoli, chopped
6. 2 large zucchinis, chopped or spiralized
7. 5 cups kale, deveined and chopped
8. 1 large onion, chopped
9. 4 cloves of garlic, minced
10. 1 Tbsp grated, fresh ginger
11. 1 tsp ground cumin
12. ½ tsp turmeric
13. ½ tsp coriander
14. 1 tsp ground black pepper

Directions:

For the sauce:

1. In a saucepan, add olive oil and then sauté the garlic over medium heat until slightly brown. 
2. Add all the spices and sauté at low heat stirring well for about a minute or until they become fragrant. 
3. Add the coconut milk, lemon juice, Sriracha and brown sugar; stirring well.
4. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring often.
5. Set aside.

For the vegetable medley:

1. In a medium soup pot, add olive oil and heat on medium. 
2. Add onion, ginger, garlic, pepper, cumin, coriander and turmeric; then sauté for 1 minute.
3. Add mushrooms, carrots, zucchinis, broccoli, and kale. Mix well.
4. Add the vegetable broth. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring often.
5. Add the previously set aside sauce and mix well. Simmer for an additional 10 minutes. 
6. Serve immediately.

This recipe makes about 6 servings. Often, I add Arborio rice cooked with 3 cups of organic vegetable broth to the vegetable medley to make it more filling. It also freezes very well.