Start 2018 Feeling Fresh With These Detox Soups, Salads and Elixirs

Even when you’re trying to be healthy it’s so easy to overeat during the holiday season when you’re surrounded by the happiness good company can bring. However, don’t throw in the towel on your health goals! We have 15 easy, light, plant-based recipes that will have you feeling in tip-top shape in no time! Plus, one bonus detox dessert recipe. Beat the bloat, clear your skin, get back to your old routine (or start a brand new one)! Here are 5 salads, 5 soups, and 5 detoxing drinks from the Food Monster App so that you can pair any three for a healing meal to start 2018 with a whole new level of energy!

Soups:

1. Ayurvedic Spinach-Mung Detox Soup 

We all know how stress can take the life out of us! This is the time to slow down, take time to rest, enjoy nature, and savor warm, soothing soups! The combination of mung beans and spinach makes this dish not only protein-rich but also a nutritiously dense, balanced meal. When we eat according to our body constitution and in tune with the changing seasons, the natural outcome is detoxification and feeling healthier. This Ayurvedic Spinach-Mung Detox Soup is the perfect remedy for the post-holiday blues.

2. Anti-Inflammatory Sweet Potato Soup 

This creamy Anti-Inflammatory Sweet Potato Soup is the perfect lunch to start your new year. Sweet potatoes and potatoes are cooked until tender and then puréed with turmeric, curry powder, black pepper, and other warm spices.

3. Greek Spinach and Orzo Soup 

This healthy Greek Spinach and Orzo Soup is warm, soothing, and makes a delicious dinner that is tangy and bursting with lemon flavor. It is pleasantly and lightly filling, and ideal for when you need a break from rich, hearty dishes and indulgent sweets. This colorful Mediterranean recipe is so simple to prepare!

4. Green Monster Soup 

This healthy Green Monster Soup is a delicious way to add more greens to your diet and is a great source of nutrients and minerals such as calcium, iron, and B vitamins.

5. Seasonal Detox Soup

This soup is perfect after you’ve indulged in a lot of rich, heavy foods. Doing a weeklong detox during chilly weather isn’t the best idea. However, this Seasonal Detox Soup can give your digestive system a quick break. It doesn’t contain oils, salt, or grains, making it very easy to digest. A salt-less soup can take some getting used to. If you really need it, add a bit of salt

Salads:

1. Endive Salad With Crispy Chickpeas 

This abundant Endive Salad With Crispy Chickpeas is not your ordinary salad, as it combines all the wonderful seasonal greens like curly endive, radicchio, spinach, a couple apple slices, and all topped with a delicious mustard vinaigrette and crispy roasted chickpeas. Simple and delicious!

2. Kale, Beet, and Pecan Salad 

This simple and light dish is the perfect salad to eat your way back to health. Massaged kale is paired with earthy beets with crunchy pecans and then topped with a homemade ginger dressing. Serve this Kale, Beet, and Pecan Salad With Ginger Dressing along side a soup (above) or grain of your choice!

3. Chopped Detox Salad 

This Chopped Detox Salad is a recipe that is both detoxifying and nourishing. It’s good to give your body a break from heavy meals. This dish is so filling and satisfying! A huge veggie-packed, plant-protein packed bowl will do the trick to get you back to yourself.

4. Goji and Wild Rice Salad Bowl

Goji berries aren’t just for baked goods and topping a smoothie bowl. You can easily incorporate them into your savory dishes, too. They add the perfect touch of sweetness to make this Goji and Wild Rice Bowl extra satiating.

5. Beet and Lentil Salad With Beet Greens 

This satisfying, protein-packed salad will be your new favorite way to use the whole beet, all the way from the hairy tips of its roots to its ruby-colored stems and the frilly edges of its red-veined leaves. Yes, it’s roots-to-greens cooking at its best. This Beet and Lentil Salad With Beet Greens will give you the energy and dark leafy greens you need to start feeling lighter and more energetic!

Elixirs:

1. Butternut Squash Turmeric Latte 

Warm, cozy, and absolutely heavenly. The ingredients for this Butternut Squash Turmeric Latte are really simple and clean. Who ever thought you could hide your veggies in your drink?

2. Healing Turmeric Golden Juice 

The healing homemade turmeric paste in this recipe can be used in almost anything like smoothies, teas, lattes,and of course everyday cooking. This Healing Turmeric Golden Juice mixes in fresh orange juice, ginger, and carrots for sweetness and extra health benefits. Turmeric has anti-inflammatory properties that can help reduce pain.

3. Immunity-Boosting Superfood Elixir 

Not only does this Immunity-Boosting Superfood Elixir nourish your body, offer a ton of antioxidants, and boost your immune system, it is also a good treat when you are craving something sweet because it tastes like hot chocolate. This recipe is loaded with superfoods but you would never even know it!

4. Ayurvedic Turmeric Lassi 

This Ayurvedic Turmeric Lassi recipe is based on a popular Indian drink that is refreshing and is known to aid in digestion. Traditionally, it consists mainly of plain yogurt, purified water, and spices, making it a powerful and delicious digestive healer. This plant-based version uses dairy-free yogurt and includes turmeric among other spices, that are known to benefit skin, liver, and blood as well.

5. Raw Citrus Turmeric Shots

These citrus turmeric shots are quick, easy, and incredibly healthy. Turmeric is famed for its anti-inflammatory properties but it also brightens your teeth and skin. Plus, the citrus mixes wonderfully with the turmeric so these Raw Citrus Turmeric Shots taste great.

Bonus: Holiday Detox Bliss Balls With Activated Charcoal 

With these absolutely delicious Holiday Detox Bliss Balls With Activated Charcoal, you’ll be able to indulge a little and detox at the same time.

Make sure to check out Here’s Our Ultimate Guide to Vegan Soup Recipes! for all of our favorite soup recipes!

For more light, vegan meals download our Food Monster App, which is available for both Android and iPhone, and can also be found on Instagram and Facebook. The app has more than 10,000 plant-based, allergy-friendly recipes, and subscribers gain access to new recipes every day!

Lead image source: Endive Salad With Crispy Chickpeas