Elixir Cleanse Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 piece gingerroot, thumb size, peeled
2 large garlic cloves
1/4 habanero pepper
2 limes, juice of, In a separate bowl
1 quart chicken stock or 1 quart vegetable broth
Vegetables for garnish
1/2 seedless cucumber, diced
1/2 carrot, diced
1/2 cup jicama, diced
1 bunch cilantro leaf, picked and minced
1/4 red pepper, diced
1/4 yellow pepper, diced
1/4 orange bell pepper, diced

Preparation

Put garlic, ginger and habanero in a food processor; or blender and grind to a fine puree, adding a few drops of the lime juice to loosen it up a bit.
Place this in a 1 1/2 or 2 qt sauce pan, over med high heat saute for 10 seconds and remove from heat.
Pour in the broth, return pan to heat; let it come to a slow simmer. cook for 15 minutes to incorporate all the flavors.
Divide the garnish vegetables between 4 soup bowls and pour the broth over.