Rainbow Vegetable Soup

Why people make this soup

Office workers often eat out, and Nourilo points out those meals tend to be heavy on meat, light on vegetables, and fond of deep-frying — over time not great for blood lipids, blood sugar or the gut. He likes to balance things with a vegetarian soup now and then. Because different-coloured vegetables, fruits and nuts carry different nutrients, mixing colours makes for a more balanced pot. Here he used carrot, asparagus, corn, shiitake, cashews and red-skin peanuts; the result is clear and naturally sweet, and is traditionally seen as supporting gut health and the body’s resilience.