Epinutrient Minestrone - Dr. Kara Fitzgerald

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground turkey
• 3 ounces beef liver (trimmed (remove the white membrane) and chopped)
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp. Fresh parsley (minced, plus additional minced parsely, for garnish)
• salt and freshly ground pepper (to taste)
• 2 tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil (alternatives: avocado or coconut oil)
• 4 cloves garlic (chopped)
• 1 cup Onion (diced)
• 1 cup carrots (chopped)
• 1 cup Celery (chopped)
• 2 cups shiitake mushrooms (sliced)
• 1 14-oz can diced tomatoes
• 3 cups Water
• 1 small zucchini (chopped)
• 1/2 large butternut squash (or 1 small butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and chopped into 1/2-inch pieces)
• 1 pound asparagus (trimmed and chopped into 1/2-inch pieces)
• 1 Bay leaf
• 1 tsp. Dried oregano
• 2 tsp. dried rosemary leaves (or 1 fresh rosemary sprig)
• 2 cups spinach (de-stemmed and julienned)