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Loaded Miso Soup - Blue Zone Inspired

Brittany Piscatella
This Blue Zone-inspired Vegetable soup is gut-healthy and nutrient-dense. My two favorite things when it comes to food. You will be left feeling satiated and nourished.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Soup
Cuisine blue zone, Japanese
Servings 4 people or more

Ingredients
  

  • 3 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 3 Large Carrots
  • 1 Large Red Onion
  • 2 Zucchinis
  • 6 Celery Stalks
  • 1 Regular Sweet Potato
  • 1 Japanese Sweet Potato
  • 5 Cloves of Garlic - Minced
  • 2 Inches of Ginger - Minced
  • 1 Cup of Cabbage Chopped
  • 1/4 Cup Miso Paste
  • 8 Cups of Vegetable Broth
  • 4 Scallions
  • 1 Tbsp Rice Vinegar

Instructions
 

  • First things first you are doing to wash all your vegetables.
  • In a large pan add 3 tablespoons of olive oil.
  • Chop your large red onion and add it to your pan. Sauté until they start to brown. About 3-5 minutes over medium heat.
  • While that is going mince your 2 inches of ginger and 4 cloves of garlic.
  • Once the onions are a bit brown go ahead and add the garlic and ginger. Sauté until soft and fragrant, another 3-5 minutes over medium heat.
  • While the onions are cooking, you're going to start chopping your celery on an angle. Then peel the carrot skin and chop them too.
  • Once the onions are soft and caramel-ish, you are going to add the celery and carrots. Stir and sauté for about 3-5 minutes. Until the celery starts to get soft.
  • Peel and chop your sweet potatoes, followed by the scallions (the white part and a bit of green. Save some of the green of topping). Chop your cup of cabbage. Add them all to the pot. Keep the pot over medium heat and stir well.
  • Take your quality 1/4 cup of miso paste and put it in a deep cup (as pictured above) and add about a cup of vegetable broth. - This broth will count in the total of 8 cups of broth you will use.
  • Pour it into your vegetable mix and stir. Continue to mix and let it cook down a bit. Another 5-10 minutes.
  • Now you are going to add your 7 cups of broth - because we already used one with the miso. Stir.
  • Clean and chop your zucchini into cute triangles, like above. Add to soup.
  • Bring the soup to a boil, reduce it to a simmer, put the lid on the soup and let cook for 20-25 minutes until the zucchinis are soft but not falling apart.
  • Remove your soup from the heat once the zucchini is finished.
  • Take your tablespoon of rice vinegar and the green part of the scallions, and add them to the soup. Stir.
  • You are finished!! I hope you enjoy this veggie-packed soup!
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