Detox recipes: 10 detoxifying dishes to purify the body and get back into shape

A detox diet is what you need to get back into shape: here are the best detox recipes, easy and quick.

Today we are talking about detox recipes, and we will prepare ten fantastic detoxifying dishes, suitable for those who want to purify their body and regain a state of physical well-being.

You may be wondering what detox means. This English calque, also very fashionable in Italy, literally means to detoxify and indicates an action that frees the body from substances that have a toxic effect (clearly, in this case, applied to the food sector). In other words, there are foods rich in toxins, such as alcohol, junk food, fried foods, sweets and many others; and then there are others that really help to free us from accumulated toxins.

What are detox foods? There are so many of them : lemon, ginger, many vegetables, including for example onions, artichokes, chicory… even water itself! So, whether it's a winter detox diet, perhaps after the holidays, or you feel the need to purify yourself for the summer, with these ten dishes you will be able to do it, and without giving up taste: here are our detoxifying recipes!

1. Onion soup
2. Chickpea soup
3. Pumpkin cream soup
4. Sautéed chicory
5. Fennel salad
6. Vegetarian stuffed artichokes
7. Orange sole
8. Detox smoothie
9. Ginger detox herbal tea
10. Detox water

Onion soup

Let's start with onions, a poor food that is also very common in the kitchen. If you didn't know, this vegetable is rich in mineral salts, vitamins, flavonoids, which purify and promote diuresis. Furthermore , onions help prevent and treat cold symptoms , a real panacea!

You can prepare a fantastic French onion soup , and if you want an even lighter effect, you can also remove the cheese from the recipe: in this way the detox effect will be total!

Ingredients for onion soup

• 500 g of white onions
• 1/2 glass of white wine
• 2 tablespoons of flour
• meat broth to taste
• 4 slices of bread
• 80 g of Gruyere cheese
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• 1 knob of butter
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• chives to taste

Chickpea soup

Chickpeas are a food rich in properties: they contain many fatty acids, proteins, vitamins and mineral salts , and think about it, they are also a source of happiness, given that they help the production of serotonin .

Furthermore, and here comes the best part, chickpeas help to purify the body, as they stimulate the activity of both the nervous and digestive systems. Here too we offer you a hot soup , a healthy way to cook them that everyone will like.

Ingredients for the chickpea soup recipe

• 350 g of dried chickpeas
• 1 carrot
• 1 celery
• 1 onion
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• rosemary to taste
• bay leaves to taste
• salt and pepper to taste
• vegetable broth to taste
• tomatoes or tomato paste to taste

Pumpkin cream soup

We couldn't fail to mention pumpkin, a vegetable with a high fiber content , and which therefore acts as a scavenger in our intestines, removing toxins and waste substances. Without forgetting its supply of vitamins and antioxidants .

It is a versatile food in the kitchen, but given that it is widespread especially in the colder seasons, a velvety soup is definitely what is needed .

Ingredients for the pumpkin soup

• 600 g of pumpkin
• 1 shallot
• vegetable broth to taste
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• 60 g of butter
• 60 g of flour
• nutmeg to taste
• cinnamon to taste
• powdered ginger to taste

Sautéed chicory

Chicory is a panacea for our body. This food contains chicoric acid , which is none other than responsible for that bitter taste that we feel in our mouths when we eat it.

This, however, is also the element that fights water retention and cellulite, which purifies the body and detoxifies it. We offer you a very simple side dish, sautéed chicory , and among the ingredients there is also cedar, a citrus fruit rich in flavonoids, and which therefore falls fully within the topic of detoxification .

For a quick detox lunch, this dish is just what you need.

Ingredients for the pan-fried chicory recipe

• 1 kg of chicory
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 hot pepper
• extra virgin olive oil to taste

Fennel salad

Fennel contains plenty of water and minerals, and is excellent for purifying our body, especially if eaten raw. We thought about combining them with other foods rich in beneficial properties : apples, walnuts and celery. All for a fresh and delicious result!

Try our apple and fennel salad .

Ingredients for the salad

• 1 fennel
• 2 apples
• 2 sticks of celery
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• salt and pepper to taste
• walnut kernels to taste

Vegetarian stuffed artichokes

Artichokes have very few calories and a lot of fibre, they are good for the intestine and are a food that purifies the body . They also help to deflate the belly, and therefore are also good for your figure.

You can use them in many ways to prepare light but tasty recipes : we offer you veg stuffed artichokes , stuffed with natural and light foods: a must try !

Ingredients for the stuffed artichokes recipe

• 6 medium artichokes
• 3 red onions
• 1 bunch of parsley
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• 1/2 glass of white wine
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• pine nuts to taste

Sole with orange

Sole is a very lean fish, perfect for a slimming or detoxifying diet. It also contains many vitamins and various mineral salts, including potassium and phosphorus: in short, it certainly cannot be missing from a diet to purify yourself after the holidays!

How can we eat it to make it appetizing ? We thought we'd offer you a fantastic orange sole , fresh and tasty, but also light. Furthermore, by using this citrus fruit, we can also benefit from its properties: it is a fruit rich in vitamins, bioflavonoids, terpenes and very few calories.

Try this dish, it's perfect for a detox dinner!

Ingredients for the orange sole

• 500 g of sole fillets
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 orange
• 4 tablespoons of white wine
• 2 carrots
• 3 tablespoons of olive oil
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste

Detox smoothie

Even a smoothie can be an excellent way to purify yourself with taste. You must choose a fruit that is the protagonist or more elements that will make up your drink, such as ginger, carrot, lemon, pomegranate or other.

We chose the pomegranate, a fruit rich in vitamins, mineral salts, with very few calories and capable of strengthening the immune system .

And if you want an even more natural pomegranate smoothie , use a vegetable drink instead of milk!

Ingredients for detox smoothie

• 1 pomegranate
• 1 glass of milk
• sweetener to taste

Ginger detox herbal tea

The properties of ginger are no mystery by now: this miraculous root has digestive properties and helps the functions of the intestine , deflates the belly, calms hunger and nausea and is also an excellent remedy for flu and cold symptoms.

You can use it in many dishes as an aromatic touch, or make it the protagonist in this ginger and lemon herbal tea . Try it!

Ingredients for ginger herbal tea

• 40 g of fresh ginger root or 3 heaped teaspoons of powdered ginger
• 600 g of water
• lemon to taste (optional)

Detox water

Have you ever heard of detox water ? It is a drink that can be prepared with fruit, vegetables or aromatic herbs and the only thing you need to do is have a little patience, leaving the ingredients to infuse .

Basically, wash the vegetables, put them in water in pieces and then leave in the refrigerator for about 5 hours . One piece of advice we give you is not to remove the fruit from the jug, but leave it afterwards.

Any ideas on foods to use? Cucumber, ginger, citrus fruits, mint, apple, blueberries: choose based on seasonality and your tastes!

Ingredients for making detox water

• 250 g of fruit
• a handful of fresh mint leaves
• 1 cucumber
• 2 limes
• 1 liter of natural water
• 1 slice of ginger