Asian Vegetable Noodle Soup

Garlic, ginger & spicy broth in winter is soothing & helps clear the sinuses.
Serves 6

Ingredients
8 cups broth*
2 Tab low sodium soy sauce
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1 Tab white miso
1 tsp sriracha or more to taste
4 cloves garlic diced
1/2 yellow onion julienned
1 bundle bok choy whites and greens separated and diced into bite sized pieces
2 cups white mushrooms sliced
1 package firm tofu drained and cut in squares
1 package Konjac fettuccine noodles drained and rinsed**
OPTIONAL TOPPINGS: green onion, jalapeño, red pepper flakes

1.  Add water, broth, soy sauce, ginger, miso & sriracha to a large pot and bring to a boil.
2. Add garlic, onion, mushrooms and bok choy to pot and cook for 5 minutes.
3..Carefully add tofu and noodles to pot and cook for an additional 3 minutes.
4.  Taste and adjust seasonings if needed. Ladle soup into bowls and add optional toppings****.

Notes
*I used vegan beef broth – (from Whole Foods or online or use favorite broth.
** If you can’t find these, feel free to swap for soba or rice noodles.
*** Add eggs for 3 minutes, remove with a slotted spoon and run under cold water. Remove the shell and set aside.
**** top with carrot, green onion and coriander. Cut the eggs in half and add to the soup, sprinkle with sesame seeds and chilli before serving.

from other recipe – 1L chicken stock, 4 cm piece of peeled ginger, 4 eggs***, 2 Tab sesame oil, 200g king brown mushrooms-sliced lengthways: pre-fry, 1 peeled & julienned carrot, 4 green onions – thinly sliced on the diagonal, ¼ cup coriander leaves, black sesame seeds & sliced chilli – to serve

Nutrition
Calories: 236kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 375mg | Potassium: 152mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Iron: 1mg

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EASTER EGG MW FLOURLESS BROWNIE

A fun, tasty and super quick brownie recipe to make at home with the family this Easter.

Ingredients

  • 150g unsalted butter, melted
  • 150g dark chocolate 70% – finely chopped
  • 2 eggs, room temperature
  • 1 cup caster sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup almond meal
  • 1/3 cup GF flour
  • ¼ cup cocoa
  • ½ teaspoon BP
  • Pinch of salt
  • 130g caramel filled Easter eggs, halved
    2 x 21cm silicone loaf pans
    plate lined with baking paper1. Place butter in a Loaf Pan, mw 30 secs-1 minute until melted.

    2.Transfer butter to a bowl and add the chopped chocolate. Stand 5 mins or until choc has melted into the butter.

    3.Add eggs, sugar & vanilla: mix to combine. Sift over this, the drys: almond meal, GF flour, cocoa, BP and salt.

    4.Add most of the Easter eggs, reserving ½ cup for brownie decoration: mix well to combine.
    Transfer half the mixture to the silicon loaf pan and smooth over with a spoon.

    5. Then scatter batter with half the remaining Easter eggs, pushing into the batter.

    6.MW at 70% power for 4.5 -5 mins until just cooked through and bubbling.

    7.Chill for 5 mins then carefully ease cake  out of pan onto a plate lined with baking paper. Chill.

    8. Repeat with remaining mixture, Easter eggs and loaf pan.

    9.Chill both brownies for a further 10 mins then cut with a hot knife and serve.

    NOTE: You can substitute the almond meal & GF flours for 1 cup (150g) plain flour.