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Yuvarlakia: The Greek Meatball Soup made Vegan
This is a reall winter warmer. Traditionally made with meat, this recipe inspired by the Greek chef Akis Petretzikis, has a lemony broth that is both hearty and comforting, and the juicy mushrooms & millet balls are packed with incredible herbaceous flavor.
Gil Barzilay
Dec 30, 20252 min read


Hearty Harira Soup, My Best Winter Warmer
As the winter continues, I made a Moroccan Harira soup and added more healthy elements to it, and apparently, my family chose it as one of the 3 most delicious soups I've made! Vegeterian Moroccan Harira Soup The classic recipe has thin flour noodles, brown lentils and some flour. I replaced it with gluten-free bean noodles, black lentils, which I find healthier, and chickpea flour (also gluten-free). Of course, I also added winter roots - parsley, celery and carrots. There

גיל ברזילי Dr Gil Barzilay PhD
Dec 17, 20252 min read


A Quick Green Soup for a Healthy Winter
Green Healthy Winter Soup Indeed Green is the color of Spring and the Wood element. What if we adopted some liveliness to grey winter and zest it up with some ginger & garlic. We move the Qi and stregthen our immune system. By the way, any additional greens are welcome! What's in it? 2 leeks (white part only), sliced 4 zucchini or courgettes, diced 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 tablespoons oliv

גיל ברזילי Dr Gil Barzilay PhD
Dec 8, 20251 min read


The magic of white roots: a soup to strengthen the lungs and immune system
Turnip is a root vegetable rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. They contain a high amount of vitamin C, which strengthens the immune system, along with dietary fiber that contributes to digestive health and balances blood sugar levels. In Chinese medicine, turnips are seen as a "sweet-spicy" food that helps move Qi (energy) and strengthen the lungs, and symbolizes the peak of winter. To this soup, I added more white friends such as parsley root, celery root, Jerusale

גיל ברזילי Dr Gil Barzilay PhD
Jan 15, 20252 min read


Natural Vaccine - Roasted Pumpkin, Beet root, Ginger & Thyme Soup
Autumn / Winter are officially here and this soup is perfect for your health. I added a few additional ingredients that viruses are less likely to like. Perhaps Covid19 too, but it's not been researched. What's in it? 1/2 medium pumpkin or squash, cubed 2 medium beetroots, cubed 1 Leek, diced 2 garlic cloves, crushed ¼ cup fresh thyme 1 cm fresh ginger, grated 2 tbsp olive oil Vegetable or Chicken stock How to? Roast beetroots (with skin) and diced pumpkin. Beets take 45-60 m

גיל ברזילי Dr Gil Barzilay PhD
Dec 24, 20211 min read


Black/Purple is the New Healthy Soup
Soups are in season (until May) and are a personal hobby. Most of them are actually also healthy :) This new soup is made of Black Lentils, a particularly nutritious and Yin-nourishing legume that do not require soaking or long cooking, a bit of sweet-ish and draining Azuki beans, and with the addition of white winter roots as parsley, celery and Jerusalem artichoke (great for lowering sugar levels and high blood pressure ). To this I added purple sweet potatoes (can be fou

גיל ברזילי Dr Gil Barzilay PhD
Nov 24, 20211 min read
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