Mediterranean Fish Soup With Many-Herb Drizzle

Yields about 4 servings  |  Prep time 25 minutes  |  Cook time 20 minutes

Here’s a great way to up your fish intake and get a blast of protein and energizing vitamin B12. And it’s an easy way to prepare fish — much easier than you might think. All you do is poach it for four minutes, and it’s ready to go. Any white fish will work; check Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch at www.seafoodwatch.org for safe and sustainable choices, such as black cod or bass.

Ingredients

• 2 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 fennel bulb, diced
• Sea salt
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/8 tsp. red-pepper flakes
• 1 14.5-oz. can diced tomatoes
• 3 cups Magic Mineral Broth
• 1 lb. white-fleshed fish, deboned and cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1 lb. large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 tsp. lemon zest
• 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley

Directions 

1. Heat the olive oil in a soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, fennel, and 1⁄4 tsp. salt, and sauté until the vegetables begin to soften, three to five minutes. Stir in the garlic and red-pepper flakes, and sauté for 30 seconds more. Add the tomatoes with their juice and 1⁄4 tsp. salt to deglaze the pot, stirring to loosen any bits stuck to the bottom.
2. Add the broth and bring to a boil. Decrease the heat to low, cover, and simmer until the vegetables are just tender, about eight minutes.
3. Gently stir in the fish and shrimp, and simmer until the seafood is tender and cooked through (it should be just opaque), about four minutes.
4. Stir in the lemon zest, black pepper, and parsley. Taste; you may want to add a pinch or two of salt. Serve garnished with the herb drizzle, or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days or in the freezer for up to three months.

Many-Herb Drizzle

Ingredients

• 1 cup tightly packed chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1/2 cup tightly packed fresh mint leaves
• 2 tbs. chopped fresh chives
• 2 tbs. freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp. sea salt
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Directions 

1. Combine all ingredients in blender or food processor until well mixed.

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Reprinted with permission from Clean Soups, copyright by Rebecca Katz with Mat Edelson, 2016. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC. Photographs © 2016 Eva Kolenko.