This light soup with umami broth is a nice break for the stomach from heavier winter meals. Proteins can be added easily, and it can replace the classic Chicken Noodle Soup in your wellness routine.
You can adjust the salt to your liking if you use homemade broth. Homemade broth is an incredibly alkalizing food. It offers easily digestible nutrients and electrolytes.
Dulse {red seaweed} is a great source of complete protein amino acids and iodine, plus helps to remove heavy metals and toxins from the body.
If you don’t do wheat, you can replace the udon noodles with a variety of gluten-free noodles: buckwheat, kelp or NoOodles {made with yams}.
Serves 4
6 ounces udon, kelp or yam noodles
6 cups homemade veggie broth or broth of your choice
6 Crimini or Shiitake mushrooms, sliced
2 handfuls baby spinach leaves
2 handfuls cooking greens: kale, dandelion, chard, collard greens, bok choy
Sea Salt to taste
2 teaspoon coconut aminos (or tamari)
1 Tablespoon dulse granules
Coconut nectar (or sweetener of your choice) to taste {optional}
1 Tablespoon onion flakes or diced onion
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
Garnish with toasted sesame seeds, black seeds or Gomasio (seaweed, sesame seeds and sea salt)
Cook udon noodles in salted boiling water until tender, about 5 minutes (if using yam or kelp, wait until the end to add). Drain and rinse under cold water until cool.
Place broth in a pot and bring to a boil. Add mushrooms, greens and onions or flakes and bring back to a boil.
Stir in spinach and oil and season with salt, aminos, sweetener and dulse granules to taste. Add noodles and cook just until heated through.
Let rest for 5-8 minutes for full flavor. Top with sesame oil and seeds. Enjoy!