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Kale-Almond-Rice Chowder

Today's soup recipe is a delectable vegan chowder (or veggie stew) adapted from the book by Mike Anderson, "The RAVE Diet & Lifestyle" a simple enough transitional diet from the less-than-healthy Standard American Diet (SAD) to recipes for delicious foods that actually heal dis-ease.  Mike is also the author of Healing Cancer From the Inside Out (book and film) and the award-winning film Eating.<--watch free on Youtube.

We heartily approve of his recipes and will be adapting them here from time to time for your eating health and pleasure!

Ingredients to serve 6:

2 C. diced stewed organic tomatoes

2 C. organic vegetable broth

2 C. chopped kale

1 C. cooked brown rice or organic quinoa

2 C. cooked low-sodium organic chickpeas

1 C. chopped organic onion

1C. chopped organic red pepper

1 1/2 C. filtered water

1/2 C. chopped organic leeks

1/3 C. sliced raw organic almonds

1 T. paprika

2 tsp. vegetable broth for sautéing

2 bay leaves

Instructions

1.Warm the broth over medium-high heat.  

2.Add the onion, pepper, leeks and almonds and sauté for a couple of minutes. 

3.Add the almonds, paprika, bay leaves, water, tomatoes and broth.  

4, Bring the soup to boil and add the other ingredients: kale, rice and garbanzo beans.  

5. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes or until completely warmed through.

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