Name: Medicinal Mushrooms and Deep Roots Soup
Ingredients: 7-8 dried shitake mushrooms (soaked in 2 cups water); 1/2 cup dried maitake mushrooms (soaked in 2 cups water); 3 inches alaria seaweed (soaked and chopped); 1/4 cup burdock root (thin diagonals); 1/2 cup daikon root (half moons); 1 tbsp Ginger (minced); 6 oz tofu cubed (or other protein); 1/4 cup enoki mushrooms; 1-2 leaves bok choy (chopped); 4 tbsp sweet white miso; 2-3 Scallions (chopped)

Medicinal Mushrooms and Deep Roots Soup

If you’re not already eating edible medicinal mushrooms, this recipe for Medicinal Mushrooms and Deep Roots Soup would be a good idea to start. Especially, if your immune system is down or you’re struggling with blood sugar imbalances, high blood pressure, and/or cancer.

There’s a wealth of scientific data linking mushrooms to a host of benefits for good health:

Shitake Mushrooms contain a compound called lentinan. In clinical studies patients using shitake mushrooms have shown higher survival rates and lower recurrence of cancer.[1]
Maitake Mushrooms have anticancer, antiviral, and immune-system enhancing effects and may also help control both high blood pressure and blood sugar levels.[2]

I’m using both of these medicinal mushrooms in this delicious and health supportive soup.

Use the recipe below to start cooking up better health!

This recipe was contributed by Andrea Beaman.

Medicinal Mushrooms and Deep Roots Soup

Course Soups

Ingredients

7-8 dried shitake mushrooms soaked in 2 cups water
1/2 cup dried maitake mushrooms soaked in 2 cups water
3 inches alaria seaweed soaked and chopped
1/4 cup burdock root thin diagonals
1/2 cup daikon root half moons
1 tbsp Ginger minced
6 oz tofu cubed or other protein
1/4 cup enoki mushrooms
1-2 leaves bok choy chopped
4 tbsp sweet white miso
2-3 Scallions chopped

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Ingredients

7-8 dried shitake mushrooms soaked in 2 cups water
1/2 cup dried maitake mushrooms soaked in 2 cups water
3 inches alaria seaweed soaked and chopped
1/4 cup burdock root thin diagonals
1/2 cup daikon root half moons
1 tbsp Ginger minced
6 oz tofu cubed or other protein
1/4 cup enoki mushrooms
1-2 leaves bok choy chopped
4 tbsp sweet white miso
2-3 Scallions chopped

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Instructions

Strain the water from the mushrooms and add additional water to get 4 cups total liquid. Put the liquid into a soup pot and turn the heat high.
Chop the shitake and maitake mushrooms and add to the pot, with alaria and burdock root, and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to simmer for 5-7 minutes.
Add daikon root, ginger and tofu, and cook 2-3 minutes. Add enoki mushrooms and bok choy.
Put miso paste into a bowl and add hot liquid from the soup to liquefy the miso. Add the miso to the soup and shut off the heat.
Let sit 2-3 minutes. Garnish with minced scallions.