This soup is perfect to boost your immune system and is also great if you're already sick. It will make you feel better because is so delicious, warm and cozy. In addition, the ingredients are awesome and have amazing health properties.
If you don't like spicy food, omit the cayenne powder, although is so helpful if you want to remove mucus or you can't breath properly.
Anyways, the best way to be healthy is following a balanced diet all year long, although there are some magic foods that can help us, like this miraculous green soup!
📖 Recipe
Immune Boosting Green Soup
This soup is perfect to boost your immune system and is also great if you're already sick. The ingredients are awesome and have amazing health properties.
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Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 2 cloves of garlic
- ½ chopped onion
- ½ chopped leek
- ½ cup frozen peas
- 1-inch piece of fresh ginger
- ½ head of broccoli, chopped. Discard the stem
- 3 handfuls of fresh kale or spinach
- 1 14-ounce can coconut milk
- 3 cups water or vegetable broth
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne powder
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- Ground black pepper to taste
- 4 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- The juice of half a lemon
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a pot, except the nutritional yeast and the lemon juice.
- Bring the soup to a boil and then cook over medium-high heat for 10 minutes.
- Pour the soup into a blender, add the yeast and the juice and blend until smooth.
- Serve the soup in a bowl and add your favorite ingredients on top. We added pumpkin seeds, chia seeds and almond flakes. We usually eat this soup with pasta, we cook it according to package directions, serve the pasta in a bowl and pour the soup into the same bowl.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 170kcal | Carbohydrates: 10.9g | Protein: 6.3g | Fat: 12.5g | Saturated Fat: 10.5g | Sodium: 272mg | Fiber: 4.2g | Sugar: 4.1g
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Adele says
My go-to winter recipe. It doesn’t taste green at all and is full of flavour.
Iosune says
Hi Adele! So glad you like it 🙂
Louisa Watkins says
THIS SOUP HAS LITERALLY SAVED MY LIFE !!!!!!!!
I wanted to let you know how my fiancée finding your recipes saved my life. I have been suffering with debilitating stomach pains and haven’t eaten solid food for over 3 months now. I was so weak and malnourished that my fiancée began to panick I was going to starve to death ( which I slowly was !)
This soup has given me energy, nutrients and a whole lot of gratitude.
Thank you so much you have no idea how much my family and I truly appreciate this.
Iosune says
Hi Louisa! Thank YOU so much for your kinds words, you made my day! I'm happy to help 🙂
Serene Lee says
This looks very nice and I would make them for lunch on my off-day before work.
Thank you for all your yummy recipes.
Iosune Robles says
Hope you like it 🙂
Steffy says
The best green soup ever ever ever! Perfect every time no matter what combo of greens I’ve tried
Iosune Robles says
Hi Steffy! I'm so glad you liked it 🙂
Karen says
I love this soup! It’s now in my regular rotation
Iosune Robles says
That's amazing! Thanks Karen 🙂
Lisa says
I love this soup. I make it frequently. I use lite coconut milk, additional broccoli, water and kale/chard. This time I added a few garbonzo beans for protein. Awesome meal!
Iosune Robles says
I'm so glad you liked it Lisa 🙂 Have a nice day!
Susan says
Really, really good. I could feel the benefits of this Green Soup immediately, I have a rotten head cold and it definately made me feel better. So easy to make too, great when you're feeling down and energyless. Thanks for the recipe. Xxx
Iosune Robles says
Hi Susan! I'm so glad you liked it 🙂 Thanks for your comment!
Carolyn says
Well, I’ve made this soup twice a month for the past six months that we’ve been Vegan. It is incredible! After the first batch my husband said it was the best soup I’ve ever made and I’ve been making soup for many years, so that’s quite a compliment.
Iosune Robles says
Hi Carolyn! I'm so glad you liked it 🙂
Bermardette Barbara says
Hi,can I use something else instead of nutritional yeast ?
Iosune Robles says
Hi! Feel free to omit nutritional yeast 🙂
Amalija says
I made this using frozen spinach and broccoli and it turned out delicious. Also used frozen ginger and garlic lol. Measured everything out in one container using a electronic scale the night before, poured everything in a pot the next day.. so easy! Thank you. 🙂
Iosune Robles says
Sounds delicious 🙂 Have a nice day!
joyce says
I tried the immune boosting green soup. Yummy! It was so good I intended to pour it over pasta but upon tasting it I ate the whole bowl and never made the pasta. It was good enough to eat to eat buy itself.
Iosune Robles says
Hi Joyce! So glad you enjoyed it!
Danielle says
Creamy and delicious! I doubled it but forgot to double the coconut milk but found it plenty creamy. Will definitely add this to the repertoire. Thank you!
Iosune Robles says
Hi! Thanks for your kind comment Danielle! So glad you liked our recipe 🙂
Janet Weiner says
Subbed water for coconut and loved it. Creamy enough for me without the coconut.
Iosune Robles says
So glad you liked it Janet 🙂 Have a nice day!
Stella says
Hi Iosune! Thanks for this recipe. I really love it! I've been doing it for several years now. Just one little comment from me I keep wanting to share with you 🙂 You should use the stalks of the broccoli! They are as nutritious and tasty as the florets and it a great way to not waste a bit 🙂 In fact we eat them in slices as well when we steam broccoli but I'd understand you don't like the roughness of it. On this note, I'm about to serve it for dinner. Thanks again for sharing this treasure.
Iosune Robles says
Hi Stella, thanks for your recommendation 🙂
Justine says
So delicious and easy. I used green onion instead of leeks and canned peas since frozen were sold out. I would make this again and again. Thank you.
Iosune Robles says
Hi Justine! it is great to know you enjoyed the recipe!!! Thank you ! Have a nice day 🙂
Briona says
Sooooooo good! 5 vegans in our family including a 7-year-old, 4-year-old, and 8-month-old and all of us were licking our bowls clean. We omitted the cayenne pepper but put a little more ginger in. We dropped off our extras to a friend who is currently recovering from the flu. This will be a regular recipe! Thank you!
Iosune says
Hi Briona! I'm so happy to read that 🙂 Thank YOU for your comment!
March Rose says
So simple to make and I was blown away by how tasty it is! My immune system is very low just now and I made lots to have each day and enough to freeze too. Delicious and packed so full of goodness. Thank you for the recipe.
Iosune says
Hi March! You're so welcome 🙂 So glad you liked it!
Sarah says
Yes mate it taste great, fab comfort food, put a full Large lemon in instead.
Iosune says
Hi Sarah! So glad you liked it 🙂
Samantha says
Delicious thick used 1 cup less water/stock. Tasty thank you
Iosune says
Hi Samantha! You're so welcome 🙂 So glad you enjoyed it!
Karen says
The recipe seemed too simple and I was doubtful whether it would really be tasty. But as soon as I tasted, I wanted to write "Excellent" on the printed recipe and make it a regular in my diet. It's fantastic! Thank you!
Iosune says
Hi Karen! Thank YOU so much 🙂 I'm glad you liked it!
Susie says
I had a tickle in my throat and stuffy nose a couple of days ago and was worried I might be getting sick. I started looking up green soup recipes when I got home from work and decided to make this one. I had everything on hand except the leek, so I just omitted that. I used three or four huge handfuls of spinach/kale mixture because I wanted to up the greens. I added an extra cup of veggie broth since I added so many greens. It was super easy and fast to make! It was also really delicious and made a ton! I’ve been eating it for lunch the last two days, too. I’m not sure if the soup was part of the reason, but I did not get sick after all. I’ll save this recipe and use it a lot in the future. Thanks!
Iosune says
Hi Susie! I'm so happy to hear that 🙂 So glad you liked it!
Ifeoma says
I stumbled on your beautiful recipe for boasting immune system. I like it and it makes sense but I would like to know the substitute for coconut milk as I am allergic to coconut and almond milk. Could I use rice milk instead. Or just water.
Iosune says
Hi Ifeoma! Any plant milk will do 🙂
Kseniya Sanders says
Wow! Immune boosting green soup is a great idea when it is cold outside. Know from my own experience that the immune system is weakened in winter. Eating this soup you won't catch a cold. At the same time, it is good for vegetarians, like me. Planning to cook this soup as soon as possible. Question: is it helpful for losing weight?
Iosune says
Hi Kseniya! It could be, as long as you're following a healthy diet 🙂
Paul Tee says
Made this soup for especially for my wife, she loved it and so did I, Fantastic flavour. The second time I made it I added some celery that needed using up, this didn't alter the flavour just added a little more texture. I found the nutritional yeast in Holland & Barrets only £2-99. I think this really helped the flavour
Iosune says
Hi Paul! So glad your wife and you enjoyed it 🙂
Jenn says
Hey Iosune,
What does the yeast bring nutritionally, and what does it do to the taste?
Thank you,
Jenn
Iosune says
Hi Jenn! It gives the soup a cheesy flavor 🙂
Richie says
High in B12 too as well as that nice cheesy flavour
Kerry Edwards says
Love love love this soup!! I make double quantity and also add cauliflower to it...best ever winter warmer, goes well with a nice Shiraz. 😉 xxxx
Iosune says
Hi Kerry! I'm so glad you liked it so much 🙂 Have a nice day!
gretchen says
Loaded with flavor! Delicious. I made this every week for 3 weeks running. I added one potato and jalapeño - masking an excellent soup even better!
Iosune says
Hi Gretchen! Thanks a lot 🙂 Sounds amazing!
Hannah says
This is hands down my favourite soup ever! I find it especially good when I'm feeling under the weather or a bit low, or when I feel my diet hasn't been as good as it could have been. Also, it's delicious!
Iosune says
Hi Hannah! Thanks a lot, so glad you liked it! Have a nice day 😀
Robin says
I love this soup! I made it twice, it’s great over pasta and rice.
Have you frozen it before? This is the only way I’ve used leeks and I want to use them all up, so I’ve thought about making 4 times as much and freezing the extras.
Thank you for this delicious recipe!
Iosune says
Hi Robin! So glad you liked it 🙂 No, I haven't, but I think it should work. Have a nice day!
Linda says
Saved to try when I'm home from my current trip. But I would never throw out the stalk of broccoli. I always use it for something: soup, stir fry, slaw, etc.
Iosune says
Hi Linda! Hope you like th soup 🙂
Paula says
I made this recipe and loved it! It's fresh and healthy and very different to any other soup recipe I would normally cook. Ingredients very easy to find and it's so easy to make!
Iosune says
Hi Paula! So glad you liked it 😀
Miles says
Hi..
I tried this last night. Super yummy!
Many thanks for the recipe. I luv the fact that it is easy to make and ingredients are not so difficult to find :-).
Next, I am trying the vegan mayo..
Many thanks again!
Iosune says
Hi Miles! I'm so glad you liked it 😀 Hope you enjoy the mayo!
Kas says
Made this last night and poured it over some rice, it was amazing and sooooooooooo easy to make! Will for sure be something I make again 🙂
Iosune says
Hi Kas! I'm so glad you enjoyed it 😀 Have a nice day!
Else says
I am just eating a bowl of this soup as i'm writing this comment and it tastes amazing!
Usually i'm not a huge fan of peas at all - but in this combination they taste delicious!
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe and the video! I am a huge fan of your blog and have made quite a few recipes. All of them were just great in taste and really easy to cook. Thank you, thank you, thank you <3
Iosune says
Hi Else! Thank you so much, you're so kind 🙂 Have a beautiful week!
Orly says
I have to admit, I was quite surprised at how good this tasted!
so simple and easy to make - yet so flavourful!!! My 2 year old and I couldn't get enough. I put some udon noodles in for her thinking she would mostly eat the noodles but she proceeded to lift the bowl and drink the soup :)))
Definitely a keeper!
Iosune says
Hi Orly! I'm so glad you liked it! Udon noodles are great and so delicious 🙂 Have a nice day!
omid habibi says
I was skeptical when I read the ingredients but it actually tastes good. Made me feel better, Thanks you! 🙂
One more thing, I didn't use Nutritional Yeast because I couldn't find it. Why do you use it?
Iosune says
Hi Omid! I'm so glad you liked it 🙂 I use nutritional yeast because I love how it tastes, but you can omit it if you want. Have a nice day!
Marissa Perez-Garcia says
Making my second batch tonight, for my husband who is fighting a cold. The first batch was divine over black rice with pumpkin seeds on top.
Iosune says
Hi Marissa! I'm so glad you liked it! Hope your husband is better 🙂
Fred Zweig says
My wife has been craving something hot for some & comforting for some time now and so I decided to surprise her by making the soup.
It was easy and she loved it.
My wife is normally not a fan of smooth soups so I added cubes of cooked potatoes on the bottom and poured the soup over them. I highly recommend that addition if you do not mind the additional starch in your diet.
This will be a regular for our household.
Thanks,
Fred & Carrie
Iosune says
Hi Fred! I love starches, I eat them all the time. Thanks a lot for the amazing idea!
olive nilsson says
i live alone this is to much soup for me why don't you send me some dishes for one i will make this but cut down the amounts
Iosune says
Hi Olive! I'm so sorry, but we only post the recipes on the blog, we can't send you the recipes for one, but as you said, you can cut down the amounts 🙂
Esther says
This looks amazing. I really like you're blog and videos. Please keep posting, your dog a great job.
Iosune says
Hi Esther! Thank you so much, you're so kind 🙂
Cathy Aherne says
The soup looks very interesting, I have got all the ingredients, I shall make the soup and take a flask with me Saturday when I'm walking in beautiful Derbyshire, I am more than sure the soup will go down a treat.
Thank you so much for these fabulous recipes. .?
Iosune says
Hi Cathy! Thanks a lot 😀 Hope you like it!
Annelise says
Thanks so much for the recipe. This is my favourite soup ever now. It is so easy and so delicious.
Iosune says
Hi Annelise! You're so welcome 🙂 I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Have a nice day!