Ripe Tomato Soup with Shiitake Mushrooms

There’s no need to throw away over-ripe tomatoes. Instead make them into this delicious soup that is super easy to put together.

Ingredients

• 2-4 cups water
• 4-6 ripe tomatoes
• 2-4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• ¼ cup wild rice
• 4-6 shiitake mushrooms, sliced
• Salt to taste
• Fresh Spinach
• Fresh Basil

Directions

1. Remove any spots and blemishes from tomatoes
2. Chop tomatoes roughly
3. Add water and chopped tomatoes to saucepan. If you want a less chunky soup, lightly blend tomatoes with hand blender
4. Add chopped garlic, wild rice and sliced mushrooms
5. Simmer gently, stirring often, for 15-20 minutes, until wild rice splits
6. Add salt and pepper to taste
7. Serve over a handful of fresh spinach leaves
8. Garnish with chopped fresh basil