Mushroom and Wheat Berry Soup

Mushroom and Wheat Berry Soup
You need some of this soup in your life. It's warm, comforting and packed with immunity-strengthening mushrooms. www.drfuhrman.com
Joel Fuhrman
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Serves 6

Ingredients:

8 cups no-salt-added or low sodium vegetable broth, divided 1 small onion, chopped 2 carrots, chopped 4 ribs celery, chopped 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1 cup wheat berries or wild rice, rinsed and drained 1 teaspoon coconut aminos 1 teaspoon dried thyme 3/4 cup raw cashews 1/4 cup hemp seeds 1/8 teaspoon black pepper or to taste 1 1/2 cups cooked or 1 (15 ounce) can no-salt-added or low sodium cannellini beans 10 ounces mushrooms, sliced

Instructions:

In a large soup pot, bring 7 cups of the vegetable broth to a simmer. Add onion, carrots, celery, garlic, wheat berries or wild rice, coconut aminos, thyme and black pepper. Return to a simmer, cover pot and cook for 30 minutes.

Place remaining 1 cup of vegetable broth, cashews, hemp seeds and beans in a high-powered blender and blend until very smooth.

Add blended mixture to soup pot along with the mushrooms, partially cover and cook for an additional 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Per serving:

Calories 342 Protein 16 g Carbohydrates 47 g Sugars 4 g Total Fat 11.9 g Saturated Fat 1.8 g Cholesterol 0 mg Sodium 246 mg Fiber 9.7 g Beta-Carotene 1764 ug Vitamin C 5 mg Calcium 91 mg Iron 5.4 mg Folate 106 ug Magnesium 168 mg Potassium 785 mg Zinc 3.4 mg Selenium 31.4 ug
This recipe was originally published on www.drfuhrman.com.
Joel Fuhrman
Joel Fuhrman
Author
Joel Fuhrman, M.D. is a board-certified family physician, seven-time New York Times best-selling author and internationally recognized expert on nutrition and natural healing. He specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional methods.
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