One of our favourite nourishing soups, best enjoyed anytime from late fall to early spring, and especially in the mid winter months when the weather is cold. This is a good option for a vegetarian "bone" broth soup to support immune function during the winter.
You'll Need:
- 30g of Harmonic Arts Harmonic Arts Immune Boost Tea
- 5 whole shiitake mushrooms or 20 slices
- 1-2 TBS Harmonic Arts 5 Mushroom Concentrated Powder
- 1/2 C slightly sprouted beans, such as adzuki, black beans, black eyed peas, lentils
- 1 C chopped kale, spinach or other dark greens
- 3/4 C barley or rice
- 2-4 cloves garlic, sliced
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 TSP of tamari or soy sauce
- Miso to taste, try around a 1/4 c.
- Seasoning spices to taste: ginger, chilies, celery seed, cumin, cinnamon, nutmeg etc.
Optional add ins:
- 2-3 TBS Harmonic Arts Sea-Veg Blend
- 1/3 C fresh wild roots such as burdock and/or dandelion, sliced thin
- 1/3 C wild greens such as nettles, lambs quarter, or chickweed (if in season)
- Bone Broth to replace some of the water
Directions:
- Fill a large soup pot with 4 L of water.
- Add 30g of Immune Boost tea blend. Bring to a boil and lightly simmer for 20-40 min. or longer. Strain herbs and use the liquid as a broth base for the soup.
- Add Shiitake, 5 Mushroom powder extract and the sprouted Beans to the soup base. Simmer for 20 min.
- Add the barley or rice and simmer for another 30 minutes
- Add vegetables, onion, garlic, spices, and optional sea veg, fresh burdock/dandelion and simmer for another 15-20 minutes.
- Reduce heat. Add miso, tamari and other seasonings to taste. Miso should not be boiled as it destroys the pre and pro-biotic aspects.
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