Aromatic Broth with Vegetable Slivers

60 minutes Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 30 minutes

31 calories per serving view nutrition facts

4 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

1	each	lemon grass	stalk
4	cups	chicken	cubed
1	x	chicken broth
1/2	cup	cilantro leaves	sliced
1	each	jalapeno pepper
1/2	teaspoon	lime zest	grated
1	x	lime juice	to taste
1 1/2	tablespoons	salt
1	x	black pepper	to taste
3	ounces	snow pea pods
1	medium	carrot	peeled
4	medium	radishes
1	each	scallions, spring or green onions	green part of 1
2	tablespoons	cilantro leaves	whole

Directions

1. Cut lemon grass in 2-inch pieces; bruise lightly. Combine with stock, cilantro stems, chili, and lime zest in sauce pan. Simmer, covered, 15 minutes (halfway through, taste and remove hot pepper, if desired, or leave in longer for more heat).

2. Strain. (Solids can be re-used with more cilantro to flavor another batch of broth.) Add lime juice, salt and pepper.

3. Cut snow peas in thin diagonal strips. With vegetable peeler shave 2 inch ribbons of carrot. Thinly slice radishes and scallion.

4. Bring soup to a boil: stir in snow peas and carrots and boil until just tender --about 1 1/2 minutes. Stir in radishes, scallion, and cilantro; bring to a boil. Serve at once.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 36g

Amount per Serving

Calories 31 23% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.0g	1%
Saturated Fat 0.0g	1%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 2mg	1%
Sodium 2715mg	113%
Total Carbohydrate 4.0g	1%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g	3%
Sugars 2.0g
Protein 2.0g	4%