SPA RECIPES: POTASSIUM BROTH

courtesy of Golden Door Spa at Boulders Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona

Potassium, available in fruits and vegetables, is an important mineral that needs replenishing after energetic workouts. Makes approximately twelve 4-ounce servings.

Ingredients

46 oz tomato-based vegetable juice
2 cups water
3 cups vegetable trimmings (such as celery tops, mushrooms, zucchini, onion,
bell pepper, parsley stems, lettuce, carrots)
1 teaspoon chili pepper flakes (optional)
1 teaspoon dried basil OR 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil

In a small soup pot, combine tomato-based vegetable juice, water, vegetable trimmings, chili pepper flakes, and basil and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 40 minutes. Strain, pressing to extract liquid, and discard solids. Serve broth hot or cold.