Winter Melon Soup
Categories: Asian, Gluten-free, Kidney Water Overflow, Kidney Yang Vacuity, Soup, Urinary Bladder Damp Heat, Vegan, Vegetarian

Winter Melon Soup
3 qt vegetable broth
3 c winter melon, peeled and chopped
2 carrots
2 celery stalks
1 onion
12 Chinese mushrooms, stems removed
6 oz tofu noodles or finely sliced baked tofu
1 tsp chives
1 tsp peanut oil
1 Tbsp tamari
Directions: cook together until tender, about 25 minutes, season with chives, tamari and peanut oil.
Serving Size: 4
TCM pattern: UB damp heat; KD water overflow
TCM Evaluation: winter melon is sweet, bland and cool, detoxifies and drains damp; carrots are sweet and neutral, diuretic and drains damp; celery stalks are sweet, bitter and cold, drains damp and transforms phlegm; onion clear heat, relieve toxicity, transform phlegm and damp; Chinese mushrooms are sweet and cool, rectifies qi and boost wei qi; tofu noodles are sweet and neutral, promotes urination and resolves toxicity
Kholood El-Helo