Get the "F" better soup

Cold and flu season...yuk! I have always thought I had a pretty good immune system, but this latest cold took hold quite fast. I was breathing normally one minute and struggling with a stuffed nose the next. I still have the last little bits of it, but I think because of what I did, this one has only lasted a short while.

I consumed a lot of ginger, lemon and hot water, I got a lot of sleep, I had Oil of Oregano every morning with my fresh juice, I used my neti pot and I did some oil pulling.

All that and this soup! Man, this soup was delicious if I do say so myself ;)

Get the "F" better soup

3/4 cup cooked Black Beans

1 chopped Carrot

1/2 cup chopped Red Pepper

1 full sprig (sprig?) Green Onion

5 large White Mushrooms, sliced

1 tsp Red Chillies

2 (or more!!) Cloves of Garlic

1 big chunk of Ginger, chopped

1 TBSP Miso paste

1 Veggie Stock cube

1 Handful of Rice Noodles (sometimes called Rice Stick)

1 TBSP Olive Oil

Dash of Salt and Pepper

5 Pieces of already cooked Seiten

I chopped everything and added it to 5 cups of water. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to a simmer. While this was happening I fried up the seiten.

I cooked the soup roughly for 20 mins and once I had some in a bowl, I added the seiten. You can skip the seiten if you want. 

The first night I had it I couldn't really taste it. The next day I brought it to work and it was so LOVELY! It was quite spicy because of the chillies, so you can add more or less. Whatever your tastes prefer.