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Maitake Miso

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Thanks for all of your get-well wishes! They really made me smile 😀

I am feeling a lot better today, too. Not 100%, but definitely better than yesterday. Maybe it was because of the healing soups and beverages I drank!

Fresh Celery-Cucumber-Lemon juice and Spicy Tomato Tea Cure.

The Spicy Tomato Tea cure is a recipe found HERE. It really does wonders. I would make this any time you are congested or have a sore throat. In fact, I would make it even if you didn’t have a sore throat because it tastes so good! I’ll write more about it tomorrow.

The best way to eat soup is in a mug!

 Recognize these mushrooms? I decided to make a maitake miso soup with them. Thanks to Caysee for giving me the idea and telling me that the maitake are great immune boosters!

Miso soup is extremely easy to make. It only takes a few minutes, which is perfect for when you are sick and don’t want to be on your feet for more than that!

Maitake Miso Soup

~You can add whatever vegetables and ingredients you like. Traditional miso soup also has tofu in it, so feel free to add cubes if you wish. 

Ingredients

  • 5 cups water (or vegetable/chicken stock)
  • 3.5 oz. Maitake mushrooms (the whole package of this)
  • 2 scallions, thinly sliced (or 1 small white/yellow onion)
  • 3 Tablespoons Miso paste (any kind will do. I used brown rice miso)
  • Optional: sliced carrots, tofu cubes, brown rice, watercress, ginger
In a large saucepan, heat water/stock to a boil and add mushrooms, scallions, and any other vegetable (if using). Simmer for 15 minutes or until vegetables are soft. Take a fourth cup of the stock out of saucepan and mix miso paste in until well-combined. Add back into soup and stir.
It tastes great with a dash of liquid aminos! (or soy sauce)
Health Benefits
  • Miso: Contains all essential amino acids, making it a complete protein, has healthy probiotics and helps with digestion, good source of vitamin B, strengthens immune system, lowers LDL cholesterol, and is high in antioxidants which protects against free radicals.
  • Maitake: This mushroom contains beta-glucan, which helps boost the immune system. It also helps lower blood pressure and fight harmful diseases. It also can help regulate blood sugar levels.

Thought-provoking, mind-prodding question of the day:

What do you eat or drink to make you feel better when you are sick?

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  6. I usually tend to crave bland-ish foods if I’m really sick, plain pasta and butter, or toast usually does the trick. I usually don’t have the energy for much else like you said, but the soup does look delicious glad you made good use out of some of the mushrooms!

  7. Sorry you don’t/didn’t feel very well. I’m the worse sick person ever, I can’t help but feel really sorry for myself. The last time I was sick I had miso too, but in a stew so I probably destroyed most of its health benefits. Still tasted good though! x

  8. Oh miso soup! I love that soup, funny thing is though it has been awhile since I have had it haha When I am sick I still enjoy my avocado puddings, not sure if they really help make me physically feel better but mentally do 🙂

  13. Hey all, just came across this blog. I am eating my miso now, and can’t say enough good things about it. I wanted to share my recipe. it is so easy!

    I use Organic Red Miso Paste, minced red onion, and chopped maitake.
    Heat the water, never boil miso it looses it’s good bacteria, add a spoon of paste to a small amount of water in my big cup, mash it around until the miso dissolves, then add the onion and maitake, fill with water and enjoy! Sometimes I add ginger and Nori too!
    P.S. fermented soy is the only healthy soy! Please do some research….

  14. I made this last night for company and got rave reviews. I found out not to put the nori in until you are ready to serve it. I put it in with the tofu and it dissolved before I dished it up. Delicious and so easy! Thanks!