At Home in Nature

Raw Cattail Soup

Recipe modified from Steve Brill. http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com

Serves 6

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups almonds

10 cups water, or as needed

2 cups thinly sliced cattail shoots (about 30 shoots)

1/4 cup fresh spearmint leaves or other mint leaves, finely chopped

Juice from half a lemon

Instructions

Cover the almonds with water and soak, refrigerated, 6 hours to overnight.

Puree the soaked almonds, about 2 cups at a time, with about 3 cups of the water at a time in a blender until all the almonds have been pureed.Pour the almond-water puree into a colander lined with cheesecloth or thin nylon fabric over a bowl. Twist the top of the cloth and squeeze the remaining water. Discard the pulp.

Mix the remaining ingredients with the almond milk. Serve chilled.