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

https://www.thissavoryvegan.com/  or Wiltshire

MOROCCAN CHICKPEA, CARROT & SPINACH SALAD


INGREDIENTS

1 Tab olive oil
2 Tab ground cumin
400g chickpeas, drained & rinsed
2 garlic cloves, crushed
.5 cup orange juice
.33 cup currants
2 carrots, coarsely grated
3 spring onions, sliced diagonally
100g baby spinach leaves
.33 cup coriander leaves, chopped
.25 cup tahini
2 Tab toasted seeds (sesame & sunflower)

DIRECTIONS

  • Heat oil in a non-stick frypan over medium heat, add cumin, chickpeas and garlic, cook stirring often, for 3 minutes Remove from heat.
  • Combine orange juice and currants in a tea cup. Microwave for 1 min until hot, drain & reserve orange juice.
  • Combine currants, chickpea mixture, carrots, green onions, spinach & coriander in a large bowl.
  • Dressing: Combine tahini & reserved orange juice. Whisk to combine & drizzle over salad.
  • Toss salad through to coat in dressing and sprinkle with seeds to serve.