Prep time
5 mins
Total time
25 mins
Serves
3 people
Level
Easy
About the recipe
Got that guilty conscience in what you’ve been eating recently? Check out this quick and easy French detox soup that is low carb and so satisfying with shrimp, quinoa, spinach, carrots, and lemon.
Ingredients
● ½ chopped onion
● 1 chopped garlic clove
● 2 large (150 g) carrots chopped in small cubes
● ½ cup (100 g) uncooked quinoa
● 1 liter vegetable stock or 1 vegetable bouillon cube plus 1 L of water
• 2 handfuls (50 g) fresh spinach
• ¾ cup (100 g) uncooked shrimp
• 1 lemon
• ½ tsp dried dill
• salt and pepper
Preparation
1. In a pot, sauté the onions and garlic in olive oil for 3-5 minutes.
2. Add the carrots, quinoa, vegetable stock and mix.
3. Cook on medium heat for 15-20 minutes uncovered, until it is almost fully cooked.
4. Add the spinach, shrimp, the zest of one lemon, and the juice of half a lemon.
5. Season with salt, pepper, dill and mix.
6. Continue to cook for 5 minutes.
7. Re-season as necessary, serve in bowls, and sprinkle with cracked pepper and some dill.
8. This soup refrigerates well for 4-5 days or it can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months.
