Chinese Five Spice Miso Soup with Shitakes and Edamame

I’m still working on cutting back after my recent trip to San Francisco and wine country.  With the weather getting a bit cooler I thought a nice warm but light soup would be nice.

 

I simply sauteed onions and garlic, added in shitakes and edamame.  The flavor balance of almost sweet Chinese five spice powder is really nice with the salty miso.

 

This brothy little number fit the bill perfectly and I plan on having a cup with my lunches this week.

 

 Chinese Five Spice Miso Soup with Shitakes and Edamame

Ingredients

1 tsp olive oil
3/4 cup, 5 oz (142g) shitake mushrooms (I used frozen organic)
1 onion, peeled and chopped
3 cloves garlic, pressed
1 tsp Chinese five spice powder
1/2 cup shelled edamame (I also used frozen here too)
5 cups water
4 Tbsp light miso paste

Directions

1. Heat olive oil over medium high heat, cook onion until translucent, about 5 minutes; add Chinese five spice, mushrooms, edamame and garlic and cook an additional 5.

2. Pour water into pot; bring to a boil; remove from heat and stir in miso paste.

Nutrition Facts
5 1-cup Servings
Amount Per Serving

Calories 49.5
Total Fat 1.7 g
Saturated Fat 0.3 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.6 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.8 g
Cholesterol 0.0 mg
Sodium 52.4 mg
Potassium 130.9 mg
Total Carbohydrate 5.8 g
Dietary Fiber 1.0 g
Sugars 1.1 g
Protein 3.4 g


Vitamin A 2.2 %
Vitamin B-12 0.4 %
Vitamin B-6 5.4 %
Vitamin C 4.4 %
Vitamin D 5.4 %
Vitamin E 0.9 %
Calcium 3.7 %
Copper 9.2 %
Folate 2.8 %
Iron 4.8 %
Magnesium 3.5 %
Manganese 9.6 %
Niacin 6.3 %
Pantothenic Acid 5.1 %
Phosphorus 5.6 %
Riboflavin 9.2 %
Selenium 5.5 %
Thiamin 3.5 %
Zinc 3.8 %


*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.