Elixir Cleanse Soup

Ingredients

• one thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger root, peeled
• 2 large cloves of garlic
• ¼ habanero pepper
• juice of two limes, in a separate bowl
• 1 quart vegetable broth
• ½ seedless cucumber, diced
• ½ carrot diced
• ½ cup jícama, diced
• 1 bunch cilantro, leaves picked and minced
• ¼ red pepper, diced
• ¼ yellow pepper, diced
• ¼ orange pepper, diced

Directions

1. Put the garlic, ginger and habanero in a food processor, or blender, and grind to a fine puree, adding a few drops of the lime juice to loosen it up a bit.
2. Place this in a 1½- or two-quart sauce/soup pan, over medium high heat.
3. Sauté for 10 seconds and removed from heat.
4. Pour in the broth, return pan to heat, let it come to a slow simmer.
5. Cook for 15 minutes to incorporate all the flavors.
6. Divide the garnish vegetables between four soup bowls and pour the broth over.