SOUP SATURDAY: QUICK WEEKNIGHT SOUPS

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Third Saturday of the month, which means it’s time for soup! I regret to admit I haven’t joined this fun event for the past 4 months. Too many trips and work commitments made it impossible. But I am back now, and thrilled to join their party. This month’s event is hosted by Amy, from  Amy’s Cooking Adventures.  She chose Quick Weeknight Soups as the theme.  My choice is so easy that I made it for lunch, from start to finish. On a working day. Are you absolutely amazed, mesmerized, intrigued, and anxious for the recipe? I thought so. I adapted it from a Martha Stewart recipe that called for soba noodles. I zoodlelized it, and made a few other minor changes.

ZUCCHINI NOODLE SOUP WITH SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS AND SPINACH
(inspired by a recipe from Martha Stewart)

2 tablespoons olive oil
12 ounces shiitake mushroom caps, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon peeled and minced fresh ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
2 cups chicken broth
3 cups water
1 large zucchini, spiralized
4 cups flat-leaf spinach, coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon soy sauce

In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium. Add mushrooms and ginger; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are tender, 6 minutes.

Add broth and 3 cups water; bring to a boil. Add zucchini noodles; reduce to a simmer, and cook 5 minutes. Add spinach; cook just until tender, about 1 minute. Add lime juice and soy sauce. Serve very hot.

ENJOY!

to print the recipe, click here

Comments: One of the easiest soups to make ever! It surprised me how much flavor it packed with so few and humble ingredients.  The soy and the lime juice added at the very end, right before serving, deliver a mixture of umami and brightness. Umami echoed by the mushrooms, brightness intensified by the ginger. Really delicious and so very light. I picked this soup as my lunch on a day we had a departmental seminar scheduled for the afternoon, so anything that is too heavy makes it a bit hard to stay awake. Unless, of course we are talking about a fantastic speaker on a subject that is very dear to my heart. Unfortunately, not always the case.

If you like, use soba noodles which will be perfect with the mushrooms and spinach. I actually love soba and have not had any in a long time. As to that seminar, it was not my area of research, but I lucked out, great speaker, wonderful talk! I could have loaded up on soba. Such is life… best laid plans…

Amy, thanks for hosting this month, I feel so bad for staying away from the group for so many months, but what matters most is to be back…

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29 thoughts on “SOUP SATURDAY: QUICK WEEKNIGHT SOUPS”

  4. This looks lovely! As I have the newest batch of chicken stock brewing on the stove [and the quality of soups like this methinks entirely depends on that of the stock} it will be made tomorrow. Living Down Under soba and udon noodles, alongside the occasional hokkien, are always around and I do try to have shiitake mushrooms at least a couple of times a week for health reasons already . . . pretty expensive hereabouts . . . 🙂 !

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  5. I’m loving this soup. It’s a perfect excuse for me to use the spiralizer that you are responsible for me owning… I’m also so jealous that you can go home for lunch! If I leave my campus at lunchtime, I’ll never find parking when I come back, lol! Gorgeous soup and welcome back!

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    • Well, taking in account that this blog is just a hobby for me, I tend to do things in the fastest and easiest possible way.
      Yes, recipe cards would be nice, but from what I can tell, recipesgenerator is not a free service. My blog gives me zero revenue, and that’s one of the reasons I like to keep it simple.

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