Green Jade Soup

Yields1 Serving

Green Jade Soup

4 dried shiitake mushrooms

1 C boiling water

6 C vegetable stock (or chicken)

1 1/2 T grated fresh ginger root

1 1/2 C thinly sliced carrot rounds AND/OR Beauty Heart Radish

3 C chopped bok choy, tatsoi, Chinese cabbage, kale, or broccoli

1 1/2 C thinly sliced leeks or onions

2 C firmly packed spinach or chard or Kale

1 cake tofu, cut into 1/2 inch cubes OR 1/2 pound cooked chicken cut into strips

salt

several drops dark sesame oil

1 green onion chopped as garnish - optional

Soak shiitake mushrooms with boiling water in heatproof bowl 10 minutes.

Bring stock to boil in large soup pot.

Add ginger, leeks/onions, bok choi/tatsoi and carrots. Lower heat and simmer 10 minutes, until vegetables are tender.

Drain mushrooms and add soaking liquid to soup.

Thinly slice shiitake caps and stir into soup with spinach and tofu/chicken; cook 5 minutes.

Add salt to taste.

Sprinkle soup with sesame oil and optional green onions.

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