Miso Vegetable Soup.

Yesterday, while wandering down the aisles I saw this. I have a fondness for Sushi and Miso Soup. There is something nourishing, exotic and intriguing about Miso... I surfed the Internet and there wasn't a recipe that I thought used ingredients I had so............

Sometimes recipes come from necessity and using what's in your fridge!

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MISO VEGGIE SOUP
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Ingredients





4 Cups of Vegetable Broth


1/2 Red Pepper Julienned


2 Sliced Cellery Stalks


1/2 of one large Sliced Portabello Mushroom


2 Grated Carrots


2 Diced Green Onions


1 Cup of small Brocolli pieces


4 Heaping Teaspoons of Shiro Miso


1/2 block of Firm Tofu


Juice from 1/2 fresh Lime


Pepper to taste


2 Ounces of cooked Buckwheat Noodles


Pepper to taste


1 Tablespoon of Sesame Oil


1 handful of baby Spinach


1 tsp. of hot sauce or chilli flakes





Directions











Saute vegetables except for mushroom and green onion in Sesame Oil. Add broth and bring to a boil. Turn to low heat and add tofu, green onions, cooked noodles and baby spinach for five minutes. In a measuring cup combine Miso and 1 Cup of broth. Mix thoroughly together and pour into soup. Remove from heat and serve. Enjoy!

This is a very hearty soup that could well be a meal on its own!

Fennel.

I've always wondered about these funny looking veggies and today I took the plunge. Here is the recipe I made for dinner, enjoy!

2 Hot Italian sausages taken out of casings
1 medium onion, cut into wedges
1 medium Fennel bulb (put fronds to side)
1 medium red pepper cut into thin strips
2 cloves of garlic finely chopped
1 can of organic crushed tomatoes
fresh Basil or dried Basil
Pepper

Cook sausage over medium heat until browned. Break into pieces and drain once cooked. Set to side. In pan, cook onion, fennel, garlic and bell pepper for 3 mins. Veggies will be tender crisp. Add tomatoes and cooked sausage. I actually rinsed the sausage with water to get most of the oil out. (!) Sprinkle with spices and simmer for ten mins. at reduced heat. Serve over whole wheat pasta.

I made a salad of Spring Greens, sliced fennel, cucumber, red onion and strawberries which was nice and cooling after the hot, spicy sausages.

Dressing

2 Tbsp. of Udo's Oil
2 Tsbp. of Nakano Seasoned Rice Vinegar Roasted Garlic
Ground Pepper
Whisk together and drizzle over salad



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