This recipe is owned and copywritten by GILLIAN McKEITH Copyright 2007.

For Winter Detox

Serves 4

Ingredients:
One large onion peeled and sliced
One clove of garlic peeled and crushed
Two turnips peeled and chopped or
One medium sweet potato peeled and chopped
600mls / 1pt of vegetable stock (from 2 vegetable stock cubes)
2 large courgettes trimmed and cut into 1cm pieces 
200g bag of curly kale, rinsed and drained, along with a handful of spinach leaves.

Method:
Sauté the onion and garlic in a sauce pan with a little water for 4 minutes. Add the turnip or sweet potato and sauté for a further three minutes. 
Add the rest of the stock and simmer for 10 minutes. 
Stir in the courgettes and Kale and simmer for a further 5 minutes. 
Add the spinach in at the end and simmer for a further minute. 
Pour the soup mixture into the blender or food processor and blend till smooth. 
Return to the saucepan and add some freshly chopped curly parsley to garnish