Bieler’s Broth is a traditional healing, cleansing broth that is very popular among holistic and alternative medical professionals. The only bummer thing about Bieler’s Broth is that it doesn’t have much to offer from a culinary perspective. It’s just pretty freakin’ blah as far as I can tell. Since I’m all about making healthy eating not only simple, but also delicious– so that you can enjoy healthful foods the way nature intended– I came up with this modified version.
(scroll down for instructional video, interactive recipe card and more!)
Keep in mind that if you want that very basic cleanse, you can always do the basic broth of just water and vegetables, but adding some seeds, garlic, and nutritional yeast will not make a cleanse any less effective in my experienced opinion. It really boils down to your unique situation and what you’re trying to accomplish in your meal.
I also teach this recipe to all my meal planning clients as a foundation for always having an easy way to get 3-4 vegetables into your daily diet. By changing up the vegetables weekly, you can guarantee a variety of colorful vegetables in your meal plan. You can also work with what I call “flavor profiles,” changing the seasonings and herbs to provide more culinary and cultural variety in your weekly meal plan.
3 medium zucchini, cut into chunks 4 stalks of celery, roughly cut up 1 pound string beans, cleaned 1 bunch parsley, stems removed 4 cups water or broth 1 clove garlic (or more if you love garlic) 1/4 cup nutritional yeast (or to taste) 1/2 cup raw pepitas Sea salt and pepper to taste
In a medium stock pot, bring water or broth to a boil.
Add vegetables and parsley, cover, and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
Add garlic, nutritional yeast, and pepitas, and simmer for 5 more minutes.
Transfer mixture to Vitamix or high speed blender. Blend until soup becomes a smooth, creamy pureed soup. NOTE: When blending hot liquid in a blender, it’s important to start very slow because the hot liquid is combustible and can blow up and cause harm.
(better than) Beiler’s Broth instructional video:
Taste for salt and pepper seasoning. Store in mason jars for a healthy, cleansing meal or snack on the go.
(better than) Bieler's Broth
Ingredients
- 3 medium zucchini cut into chunks
- 4 stalks celery roughly cut up
- 1 pound string beans cleaned
- 1 bunch parsley stems removed
- 4 cups water or broth
- 1 clove garlic or more if you love garlic
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast or to taste
- 1/2 cup raw pepitas
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a medium stock pot, bring water or broth to a boil.
- Add vegetables and parsley, cover, and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
- Add garlic, nutritional yeast, and pepitas, and simmer for 5 more minutes.
- Transfer mixture to Vitamix or high speed blender. Blend until soup becomes a smooth, creamy pureed soup. NOTE: When blending hot liquid in a blender, it’s important to start very slow because the hot liquid is combustible and can blow up and cause harm.
- Taste for salt and pepper seasoning. Store in mason jars for a healthy, cleansing meal or snack on the go.
