Seeds Free Ginger-Garlic Greens Soup

Total time45 min

Prep time15 min

Cook time30 min

5.0

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This deeply nourishing soup is built on a fragrant base of fresh garlic, grated ginger, and bloomed turmeric — the kind of combination that makes your kitchen smell incredible from the first minute the aromatics hit the pan. A rich bone broth carries sliced carrots, celery, lacinato kale, bok choy, and baby spinach into something that feels both restorative and genuinely satisfying. Coconut aminos and a splash of apple cider vinegar add a subtle savory brightness that rounds out every spoonful without relying on any seed-derived ingredients. For anyone navigating a seeds-free lifestyle, soups can be a minefield of hidden sesame oil, tahini, or seed-based seasonings — this one sidesteps all of that cleanly, using coconut oil and coconut aminos as the flavor workhorses instead. Every ingredient here is straightforward and easy to verify, which takes the guesswork out of a weeknight dinner. Finish your bowl with a squeeze of lemon and a scatter of fresh herbs, and you have something that tastes like it took far more effort than it actually did.

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Ingredients

4 servings

2 tbsp coconut oil
1 medium yellow onion, finely diced
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated
1 tsp ground turmeric
¼ tsp ground ginger
6 cups bone broth
2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced into thin rounds
2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
1 small bunch lacinato kale (about 4 oz), stems removed, leaves roughly chopped
2 cups baby spinach
2 heads baby bok choy, halved lengthwise and sliced crosswise into 1-inch pieces
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp coconut aminos
1 tsp fine sea salt, plus more to taste

For serving

2 scallions, thinly sliced (optional)
1–2 tbsp fresh cilantro or parsley, roughly chopped (optional)
lemon wedges, for squeezing (optional)

Instructions

1
Melt the coconut oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and translucent, about 5–6 minutes.
2
Add the garlic and fresh ginger and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute — watch closely so the garlic does not brown.

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