Vegetable Mung Bean Soup – Whit's Way

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup black rice
• 1 cup mung beans
• 1 zucchini (diced)
• 1 parsnips (diced)
• 2 carrots (sliced)
• 1/2 lb. string beans (cut in 1 inch sections)
• 2 celery stalks (diced)
• 3 tbsp. olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1/4 cup mirin or a sweet white wine
• 2 tbsp. coconut aminos
• 12 cups low sodium broth of your choice
• 1/2 tsp. celtic sea salt or to taste
• 2 tbsp. less sodium miso
• 1 tbsp. fresh parsley (chopped)
• 1 tbsp. fresh oregano (chopped)
• 1/2 cup fresh green onions for garnish (chopped)
• 1 piece smallof kombu (2″ X 1″)