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Egg Drop Soup with Greens

Quick, healthy recipe

Shefali O'Hara
3 min readJul 29, 2022

As some on here know, I am fighting cancer. Because of this, I’ve changed my diet quite a bit.

I seldom eat out anymore. I don’t know the ingredients, and there are certain things, such as sugar and many vegetable oils, that I know are not beneficial for me.

When I make meals at home, I avoid those problems since I know exactly what I am putting in my food. That helps me to get the nutrition I need without any of the toxins. However, the downside is that many recipes are time-consuming.

That is the wonderful thing about this soup. It took me 10 minutes total to make.

What’s in it?

  • Home-made broth — a pint
  • Pastured eggs — 2
  • Shredded greens — 1/2 cup
  • Flavorings

That’s it. It’s really simple. For the flavorings, you can stick to just salt and pepper, or you can get a little fancier, which is what I did. For the greens, I used dandelion greens, but spinach, kale, or chard will work. If you are not a big fan of greens, then spinach is the mildest.

For the flavoring, I added a tablespoon of Bragg’s liquid aminos which I tend to use instead of soy sauce, a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar, a half teaspoon of organic…

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Shefali O'Hara
Shefali O'Hara

Written by Shefali O'Hara

Cancer survivor, Christian, writer, engineer. BSEE from MIT, MSEE, and MA in history. Love nature, animals, books, art, and interesting discussions.

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