Vegetable Heaven - Eggflower Soup w/ Pasta Shells

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Eggflower Soup with Pasta Shells

 

Recipe By :Mollie Katzen's Vegetable Heaven

Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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8 cups water

2 tablespoons Roasted Garlic Paste

1 tablespoon peanut OR canola oil

3 tablespoons minced fresh garlic

1 1/2 teaspoons salt (maybe more, to taste)

1 cup uncooked small pasta shells

2 large eggs

black pepper to taste

2 teaspoons soy sauce

1 tablespoon Chinese sesame oil

3 tablespoons balsamic OR cider vinegar (or 4

tablespoons)

1/4 pound firm tofu -- cut into small cubes

minced fresh scallions for the top

 

Place 1 to 2 cups of the water in a blender with the Roasted Garlic Paste, and

puree until smooth. Set aside.

Heat the peanut oil in a soup pot or Dutch oven. Add the fresh garlic and 1/8

teaspoon of the salt, and saute over medium-low heat for about 8 to 10 minutes,

or uuntil the garlic is aromatic, but not yet turning brown.

Add the Roasted Garlic Paste mixture to the saute, along with the remaining

water and rest of the salt. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to a simmer.

Partially cover, and cook for about 20 minutes. At this point, the soup can

rest until just before serving time.

Shortly before serving, bring the soup to a rolling boil. Add the pasta, and

cook until it is just tender. Reduce the heat to simmer.

Beat the eggs well in a small bowl, and drizzle them into the simmering soup,

stirring as you drizzle. (They will " blossom " upon contact with the hot soup;

hence, the name.) Stir in all the remaining ingredients except the scallions,

and let it simmer about 5 minutes longer.

Serve hot, topped with a few finely minced scallions.

 

 

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Per serving: 37 Calories (kcal); 2g Total Fat; (54% calories from fat); 3g

Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; 62mg Cholesterol; 144mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Fat; 0

Other Carbohydrates

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0