Balanced 5 Element Ramen Soup with Balance Blend

January, 30 2024 | by ANNALIISA KAPP

Enjoy this recipe from our friend Annaliisa Kapp (@annaliisakapp), a Certified Holistic Nutritionist who helps ambitious women reverse the effects of stress through nutrition and self care so they can get their energy back! You can learn more about Annaliisa on her website HERE!

This delicious soup recipe was carefully crafted to embody the five essential flavors of Traditional Chinese culture dietary therapy to help you feel in alignment & energized!

In traditional Chinese culture they help to bring the body back into balance by using certain flavours and energetics of foods, which are associated with different organ systems and elements.

Here are the benefits of the ingredients in this recipe:

• Sweet/Earth (Sesame Oil, Yellow Onion, Gluten-Free Ramen Noodles – Brown Rice and Millet:): Warming, promoting a harmonious digestion, calming the mind
• Pungent/Lung (Garlic, Shiitake, Ginger): Disperses stagnant Qi, invigorating circulation & warming to the body
• Salty/Water (Miso): Nourishes the kidneys, Yin & aids digestion.
• Sour/Wood (Lime): Cools heat, benefits the liver & digestion
• Bitter/Fire (Reishi Mushroom, Kale): Supports the heart, aids digestion, calms Shen (spirit), Tonifies Wei Qi (immune health)

Balance 4 Mushroom Blend (Reishi, Lion’s Mane, Shiitake, Maitake) offers a warming and balancing quality to the nervous, digestive, and immune systems. It supports calming a scattered or overwhelmed mind and promotes restful sleep.

Experience a delicious and harmonizing end to your day with the Balanced Ramen Soup enriched with the Eversio Wellness Balance 4 Mushroom Blend. 

  

INGREDIENTS

1 tbsp Sesame Oil 

2-3 Garlic (cloves, minced) 

2 cups Shiitake Mushrooms (tough stems removed, sliced) 

1 Yellow Onion (diced) 

4 cups Kale (sliced thinly) 

2 cups Edamame Beans (warmed) 

2 tsp Balanced Blend of Functional Mushrooms by Eversio Wellness 

6 cups Vegetable Broth 

1/4 cup Water 

4 tsp Miso Paste 

13 ozs Gluten-Free Ramen Noodles (dry) 

 

Toppings: 

4 stalks Green Onion (sliced) 

2 tsp Black Sesame Seeds 

Chili Peppers to taste 

½ lime, sliced 

 

DIRECTIONS

1. Heat sesame oil in a large pan over medium heat. Cook onions and mushrooms for 6-7 min, then add garlic until fragrant.

2. Add kale with ¼ cup of water, bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover & simmer for 2-3 min. Mix in the Balance Mushroom blend.

3. Cook noodles according to directions & heat up your broth.

4. Just before serving, stir the miso paste into the broth in your serving bowl. Divide the noodles, edamame & vegetable mix into bowls. Garnish with the green onions, chilli peppers, sesame seeds, and lime. Enjoy! 

Makes 4 servings.