Recipe: Fresh Stinging Nettle and Yam Soup

FRESH STINGING NETTLE AND YAM SOUP

Deeply nourishing nettles grow wildly in the summertime around Colorado. If you are lucky enough to have a patch of nettle nearby, forage them for a healing activation! Nettles calm inflammation in the body by balancing the immune response and are high in antihistamine properties which is powerfully healing for seasonal allergies.

Serves: 4 | Prep time: 5 mins | Cook time: 60 mins

Ingredients:

• 8 cups chicken or veggie broth

• 1 onion, chopped

• 1 Japanese yam, chopped (I much prefer this to a regular sweet potato for this recipe)

• 1 small bunch of chard or kale, chopped

• Lots of nettle - about 4 handfuls after it destemmed. (Use gloves to pick and destem or you will get stung!)

• Salt to taste

How to:

1. Bring all ingredients except nettle to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for about an hour.

2. Add nettle for the last 15 minutes of the simmering time.

3. Blend all ingredients completely with a hand blender or in a blender.

4. We love to garnish each serving with a drizzle of truffle oil but it is wonderful either way. Serve hot.

Enjoy!

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I love inspiring individuals and families how to create delicious foods to nourish your SHINE. You can find me on my mountain bike, snowboard, cruising in our family van, foraging mushrooms deep in a wooded forest or at one of our programs locally or globally. Living in Boulder, Colorado with my two beautiful daughters and Czech husband who I am sure you will see along the way!