• Home
  • About
  • Work with Me
  • SUBSCRIBE!
  • BEST ONLINE SHOPPING
  • Contact Me
  • Baby Boomster Tours

Baby Boomster

Active Women Over 50

  • Read About >>
  • Fashion/Beauty
  • Travel
    • General Travel
    • Los Angeles Travel
  • Wellness
  • Fitness Over 50
  • Lifestyle
  • Recipes
  • Interviews
You are here: Home / Food and Recipes / Soup / Leek Soup for Detox and to Build Your immunity
Privacy Policy This post may contain affiliate links for products I recommend. If you purchase, I may earn a small commission at no cost to you.

Leek Soup for Detox and to Build Your immunity

December 27, 2012 by Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski 3 Comments

In her book “French Women Don’t Get Fat” author Mireille Guiliano boils down leeks and drinks the juice over the weekend. She says it’s a good way to detox your body after you party too hard is to boil up some leeks and eat them to detox. This inspired me to create a detox leek soup.

Enjoy this recipe!

Baby Boomer Recipes | Soup | Tangy Leek Detox Soup

Leek Soup for Detox and Weight Loss

Rebecca Forstadt Olkowski
After the holidays or any time of the year, clean out your body with this tangy leek detox soup.
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Course Soup
Servings 6 -8 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 lbs leeks White part only cleaned and cut into 1/4 inch rounds
  • 1 lb celery finely chopped – include the leaves
  • 8 cups vegetable stock or water
  • 1/2 tsp dill dried or fresh
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • lemon pepper freshly ground to taste
  • sea salt to taste
  • 3 eggs room temperature
  • 2 lemons -freshly squeezed
  • 1 lemon sliced for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Heat 2 Tbsp of olive oil in a large soup pot. Add the leeks and celery. Stir with a wooden spoon until the leeks are translucent.
  • Add the vegetable broth (or water), salt, lemon pepper, cumin, and dill. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer over low heat for about 1 hour.
  • In a medium bowl, beat the eggs and lemon juice with a whisk until the mixture is frothy. Ladle in 2 to 3 cups of the hot soup very slowly to the egg mixture beating vigorously with a whisk to keep the egg from cooking too fast.
  • Pour the egg mixture into the soup and stir well with a wooden spoon.
  • Serve in individual bowls warm or chilled with lemon slices and decorate with fresh or dried dill and a little lemon pepper.

This leek soup recipe is simple to make and takes just minutes to whip up in a blender.

Why leek soup helps you detox and improve your immune system

Leeks are an excellent source of dietary fiber and will clean you out easily and gently. They’re also energizing, help boost metabolism, and aids in digestion. They contain immunity-building vitamin C and antioxidants.

If you’re feeling bloated or went on a binge, this is the perfect detox soup to clean out your system and feel better.

Do leeks help you lose weight?

Like most green vegetables, leeks are very low in calories but, according to Noom philosophy – a popular weight loss app, any type of clear and simple soup is great for dieters. Liquid fills you up so you don’t feel hungry and it’s better to sip soup that is full of nutrients for good health than drink diet soda with zero nutrients. The lemon, dill, and other ingredients in the recipe above give this soup a tangy and delightful taste. Give it a try

Do you detox?  Please leave a comment and let us know how you do it.

Share this post:

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn

Filed Under: Soup Tagged With: cleanse, recipe, soup, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian

Post Updates

Comments

  1. Carl says

    July 10, 2013 at 11:16 am

    Wow, this has been so educative, I can wait to try it out myself and also write an article about this. Really wonderful. I am going to share this recipe with a couple of my friends. Thanks a bunch for sharing

    Reply
    • Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski says

      July 10, 2013 at 11:55 am

      Thanks Carl. I hope you like the recipe and thanks for dropping by my site. Let me know how it turns out for you.

      Reply

Leave a comment and tell us what you think Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Welcome to my blog!

Rebecca Olkowski

I’m Rebecca a Los Angeles-based travel and lifestyle, blogger

I created Baby Boomster for active women over 50 who are not ready for a rocking chair, but ready to ROCK! Aging is an attitude. It’s all about how you choose to react to it. Read more about me here

  • Rebecca@babyboomster.com
  • Let’s Collaborate
  • Writer’s Guidelines
  • Subscribe to Post Updates Here
  • Read these books on Amazon

Los Angeles resident or traveler?

Visit my new blog BoominginLA.com here.

best online shopping for women over 50

Latest Posts

  • Best of Boomer Blogs: Flowers That Bloom in the Spring Tra La!
  • Are You a Woman Who is Planning a Solo Trip in the Future?
  • The Glutathione Revolution: Interview with Author Dr. Nayan Patel
  • Vessel Health Review: At Home Testing for Wellness
  • LaDuora Duo Hair Care Device Review
  • Homemade Granola
  • Do You Feel Like a Bionic Person Yet?
  • Chinese Coleslaw with Bok Choy
  • County Fair: A Coffee Table and Recipe Book You Will Love
  • What Are The Best Airlines to Fly in 2022?

Thinking of starting your own blog? Read this first.

Contact Info

  • About Baby Boomster
  • Send a message
  • Media Kit
  • Writer’s Guidelines

…………………………………………..

Rebecca Forstadt Olkowski
rebecca@babyboomster.com
Los Angeles,  CA 91001

Honors and Awards

Top 100 Baby Boomer blogs

Top Boomer and Senior Blog on Knewze!

Search for a topic

Legal Stuff You Need to Know

  • Disclaimer
  • Disclosure
  • Please read my Privacy and Cookie Policy

Rebecca Olkowski is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to BabyBoomster.com. Other affiliations are listed HERE.

INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK |  LINKEDIN |  PINTEREST |  TWITTER |  YOUTUBE | IMDB


BabyBoomster.com is a travel, food, wellness, entertainment, and lifestyle blog for Baby Boomer women over 50. | Los Angeles, California

Copyright Ⓒ 2011 - 2022  | BabyBoomster.com  |  All Rights Reserved

Privacy and Cookie Policy