Thai Soup

This is one to serve to impress your guests! If you can’t get fresh coconut you can use 500 ml (16 fl oz) of coconut milk instead, but coconut milk is not raw.

INGREDIENTS

5 mushrooms
6 tomatoes
3 clove garlic
2 piecesfresh ginger
a piece galangal
2 lemon grass sticks
2 red chilli’s
4 dates
5 lime leaves
juice of 2 lime
a medium bunch of coriander
120 g /4 oz fresh coconut, chopped
250 g /8 oz spinach
an apple
1 1/2 tbsp tamari
water to blend

Roughly chop the mushrooms and tomatoes. Put everything in the blender together, and puree thoroughly for a couple of minutes, making sure there are no bits of herb or spice left unprocessed. Serve garnished with sprouts such as mung bean or lentil.

Serves two