Recipe: Chestnut Soup by William W. Li, MD

A delicious way to get ellagic acid from chestnuts, this soup is comfort food for all seasons. You can serve this with sautéed mushrooms and crusty sourdough bread.  (Tip: organic ingredients will provide the biggest benefits because they contain more beneficial bioactives)

Servings: 4
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Prep Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus more for garnish
1 large shallot, chopped
2 ribs of celery with leafy tops, chopped
1 medium carrot, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
2 sprigs thyme, leaves picked
3 fresh or 1 dried bay leaf, left whole to be removed later
Sea salt, to taste
Black pepper, to taste
1½ cups cooked chestnuts
4 cups vegetable stock

Preparation:
Heat the extra virgin olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Add the shallot, celery, carrots, garlic, thyme, bay leaf, salt, and pepper and sauté until fragrant, about 5–7 minutes. Add the chestnuts and stir well to combine. Add the vegetable stock, bring to a boil, and then reduce heat and simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes. Remove the bay leaves. 

Using an immersion blender, process the soup until smooth and creamy. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Top bowls of soup with a light drizzle of good-quality extra virgin olive oil.

Nutrition per serving
Calories: 154 calories
Total fat: 8 g
Saturated fat:1.2 g
Carbohydrate: 19 g
Protein: 2 g
Sodium: 107 mg

William W. Li, MD, is an internationally renowned physician, scientist and two-time New York Times bestselling author of “Eat to Beat Your Diet: Burn Fat, Heal Your Metabolism, and Live Longer” and “Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself”. His groundbreaking work has led to the development of more than 40 new medical treatments and impacts care for more than 70 diseases including cancer, diabetes, blindness, heart disease and obesity. His TED Talk, “Can We Eat to Starve Cancer?” has garnered more than 11 million views. Dr. Li has appeared on Good Morning America, CNN, and CNBC, and he has been featured in USA Today, Time Magazine, The Atlantic and O Magazine. He is president and medical director of the Angiogenesis Foundation. For more information see: drwilliamli.com.

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