Loving your liver soup: A hearty recipe to help you reset

Repair your inner health and improve your wellbeing with this nourishing soup that targets your liver.

Loving your liver soup from The Liver Repair Plan by Sarah Di Lorenzo.

Clinical nutritionist Sarah Di Lorenzo’s latest book includes recipes aimed at improving your liver function as part of a four-week repair program.

Sarah Di Lorenzo.

The Liver Repair Plan.

Loving your liver soup

Serves 4–6

INGREDIENTS

• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 brown onion, chopped
• 1 leek, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon ground turmeric pinch of dried chilli
• 2 cups bok choy, chopped
• 10 brussels sprouts, halved
• 3 tomatoes, chopped
• 2 zucchini, chopped
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 1 sweet potato, diced
• 1½ litres water
• 2 rosemary sprigs
• salt and pepper
• ½ cup chopped fresh parsley, to serve

METHOD

1. In a large casserole dish on the stovetop, heat the oil then add the onion, leek and garlic. Cook for a few minutes before adding the cumin, ginger, turmeric and chilli and cook briefly.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Add cooked protein of your choice (see note) and mix well.
4. Serve with fresh parsley.

Note: To this recipe, add your protein of choice:

• 2 cooked chicken breasts
• diced tofu
• 4 cooked fish fillets
• 2 cups beans
• 2 cups lentils

Sarah Di Lorenzo’s book, The Liver Repair Plan, published by Simon & Schuster is out now.