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Salmon, Corn & Coconut Soup

Inspired by the creamy, comforting Thai tom kha, this coconut broth is built on sweet corn and its cobs, with poached salmon and bright lime — light, fragrant, and full of omega-3s.

MoodSleepJoints
Salmon, Corn & Coconut Soupmade by Eda
Serves
4
Time
35 min
Dairy-free
yes
Calories
~410
Freeze
broth

★ Great for meal prep — make a batch and freeze in serving-size packs.

Why it works

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Mood & brain

Salmon is rich in omega-3s that support mood and help clear brain fog.

salmon
😴

Calm & sleep

Spinach adds magnesium for sleep and calm at the end of the day.

spinach
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Anti-inflammatory

Ginger, galangal, and lemongrass are warming and soothing for achy joints.

ginger · galangal · lemongrass

01 Aromatic sweet-corn broth

build the broth

Aromatic sweet-corn broth

  • 2corn on the cob, cookedthe cobs make a sweet broth
  • 1 stalklemongrass, smashedbright, aromatic
  • 1 ingalangal or ginger, in coinsanti-inflammatory
  • ~4makrut lime leaves, crushedfragrant
  • 8 cupssalted water
  1. Cook the corn (boil 10 min, or soak in the husk and microwave 2 min).
  2. Cut the corn off the cob; drop the bare cobs into the water with the lemongrass, galangal/ginger, and lime leaves.
  3. Simmer and let it reduce by half into a sweet corn broth.
🌽 Don't toss the cobs — simmering them is what gives the broth its deep, sweet corn flavor.

02 Salmon & greens

poach & finish

Salmon & greens

  • 1 cancoconut milkdairy-free creaminess
  • 12 ozsalmon, cubedomega-3 for mood & joints
  • handfulcherry tomatoeslycopene + vitamin C
  • 2 cupsspinachmagnesium for sleep; calcium
  • 1lime, juicedbrightens; vitamin C
  • 1 Tbspfish saucethe one salt
  1. Stir in the coconut milk; remove the cobs.
  2. Add the cubed salmon and poach gently until just cooked.
  3. Remove the aromatics; stir the corn back in with the cherry tomatoes and spinach.
  4. Finish with lime juice and fish sauce.

Make it work harder (optional)

Make it work harder: stir in 1 tsp turmeric for extra anti-inflammatory support, and finish with a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil (polyphenols).

What's in it & what it does

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Salmon

Omega-3s for mood, brain, and joints — the star of the bowl.

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Spinach

Magnesium to help you wind down, plus calcium for bone.

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Ginger & galangal

Warming, anti-inflammatory aromatics that soothe achy joints.

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Corn-cob broth

Simmering the cobs gives a naturally sweet base — no added sugar needed.

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