Chinese Egg Drop Soup with Spinach and Green Onion
Silky egg ribbons, tender spinach and fragrant ginger make a quick, comforting soup with a little olive oil to finish.
Fits Celiac, Hashimoto's, Low-FODMAP and 17 more diets
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Ingredients
- 2 large egg, beaten
- 2 cups water
- 2 tbsp green onion tops, thinly sliced
- 1 cup fresh spinach, roughly chopped
- ¼ tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- 1 tsp garlic-infused olive oil
Method
- Warm the ginger and green onion tops until fragrant.1 min timer
- Add water and spinach; simmer until the leaves soften.3 min timer
- Stir gently, then stream in the beaten eggs until ribbons form.1 min timer
- Remove from heat when the egg ribbons are firm; finish with olive oil.
Why it works
- Celiac disease: Eggs, fresh spinach and green onion tops keep grains and sauces out of the bowl.
- Wheat allergy: Eggs and vegetables provide the ribbons and greens without wheat or grain products.
- Soy allergy: Garlic-infused olive oil and water make the broth without soy or soy sauce.
- Milk allergy: Egg ribbons and olive oil bring richness without milk or cheese.
- Gluten-free: Fresh eggs and vegetables keep wheat, barley, rye and sauces out.
- Paleo: Eggs, spinach, green onion and olive oil make this grain- and dairy-free soup.
- Keto: Eggs and leafy spinach keep the bowl low in carbohydrate.
- Low-GI: Eggs and spinach pair protein with non-starchy vegetables, with no added sugar.
- Anti-inflammatory: Fresh spinach, ginger and olive oil flavor the soup without refined starch or added sugar.
- No spicy food: Ginger and green onion tops give the broth flavor without spicy heat.
- No red meat: Eggs supply the protein, with no red meat.
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