Red Rice & Shiitake Mushroom Soup - Helen Ridgeway Nutrition

Ingredients

• 150 g sliced chestnut mushrooms ((1.5 cups))
• 150 g sliced shiitake mushrooms ((1.5 cups))
• 2 sprigs of fresh thyme
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 white onion
• 2 medium carrots
• 1 leek
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp flour (plain or gluten free)
• 250 ml oat milk ((1 cup))
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp fresh or dried thyme
• 2 tbsp tamari
• 195 g red rice (rinsed (1 cup))
• 1 1/2 litres vegetable stock ((6 cups))
• 400 g tin black beans ((14oz))
• Salt and pepper