Tomato, black lentil soup with baby greens, hand made farfalle and cabbage

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A spicy, rich and vibrant soup for winter with handmade pasta. This makes two large bowls or four small ones. Use a pastry/pasta cutter to add nuance to your farfalle.

For the soup
1 cup water
1/2 cup black beluga lentils
1 sprig dried kombu (about 1″)
4 cups vegetable stock
1T Italian herbs
2T fresh garlic, minced
2 scallions, minced
2 cups shredded green cabbage (I use coleslaw mix)
1 cup passata (tomato puree)
2T olive oil
1/2t red Thai chili paste (or to taste)
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
2 cups packed baby mixed greens
Coarse sea salt and black pepper to taste

For the farfalle
3/4 cup semolina flour
1/4 cup cold water
1/2T olive oil
A pinch coarse sea salt

First, make the pasta dough.
Combine the wet ingredients, mix with the dry, knead for 5 minutes.
Cover and let rest for 30 minutes.
At the 20 minute mark, start the lentils.
In a saucepan with a lid, bring the water to a light boil.
Add the lentils and kombu.
Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.
Make the farfalle.
Roll out the dough on a floured board to 1/8″ thickness, making the dough as close to a rectangle as you can.
Cut the dough in 1 1/2″ long, 3/4″ wide rectangles.
Pinch each piece of dough firmly in 2-3 folds in the middle.
Repeat until all the dough has been pinched.
When the lentils are soft, drain, rinse and set aside (reserving the kombu).
In a large pan with a lid, bring the stock to a light boil.
Add the lentils, the cabbage, herbs chili, scallion, garlic and oil.
Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
Uncover, remove the kombu, and bring the soup to a boil.
Add 3-4 farfalle at a time and gently stir until all are added.
Simmer until all the farfalle float and are done (about 3-5 minutes).
Add the passata, stir to combine and simmer another 2 minutes.
Remove from heat, add the baby greens, stir to combine.
Set aside for 2-3 minutes — until the greens are lightly wilted.
Season to taste, ladle out the soup and sprinkle with nutritional yeast.

Miso and greens soup with kale, spinach, nori and dulse

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A light and but nourishing soup with an elegant and colourful presentation. Add some cooked black or French lentils for a more filling version.

Ingredients

1T cooking oil
1/4t coarse sea salt
2 scallions, minced (4″ green sliced and reserved for garnish)
1T fresh garlic, minced
1t dried oregano, rubbed
1T lemon juice
2 cups vegetable stock
2 cups unsweetened soy milk
2T white miso
2T cashew butter
1T tapioca flour dissolved in 2T cold water
1 cup baby kale with 1/4 cup reserved for garnish
1 cup baby spinach with 1/4 cup reserved for garnish
2T nutritional yeast
1t purple dulse flakes
1t toasted nori flakes
1/2t smoked paprika
1/2T black sesame seeds
1/4t black salt
2T or so passata (tomato puree)
Sea salt and black pepper to taste

Directions

Bring the oil and sea salt to heat in a large pan on medium-high.
Saute the scallions for 2 minutes.
Add the garlic and oregano and saute for 1 minute.
Add the lemon and deglaze the pan if necessary.
Add the stock and soy milk, and bring to a simmer.
Reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 5 minutes.
Add the cashew butter and white miso.
Puree the soup until smooth and consistent.
Mix the kale and spinach and add 1 1/2 cups to the soup.
Return the pan to a light simmer and simmer another 2-3 minutes until the greens are wilted.
Slowly add the tapioca mixture stirring continuously until thickened.
Remove from heat and let stand to cool 2-3 minutes.
Season to taste.
Ladle soup into each bowl.
Garnish each bowl with the reserved kale, spinach and scallions.
Then garnish each with the remaining ingredients.

Mostly raw watercress, green apple soup with cashew cream

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Normally cooked and chilled, this soup is a very
nutritious, simple and mostly raw variation on this
superb if surprising flavour pairing.

Ingredients

2 green apples, cored and thinly sliced, 1/8″ (reserve 4-6 slices for garnish)
1 cup packed watercress, minced
1/4t coarse sea salt
2 scallions, minced (reserve 4″ of green for garnish)
2t fresh garlic, minced
1T lemon juice
2T cashew butter
2 cups warm water
2T nutritional yeast
Sea salt and black pepper to taste

For the garnish
2t cashew butter
2t warm water
1/4t coarse sea salt
2t nutritional yeast
Sliced apple and sliced scallion as above

Directions

Puree the apples with the watercress, garlic, scallions, nutritional yeast, and lemon juice with the cashew butter and sea salt until smooth.
Add the warm water, let stand 20 minutes, and puree again.
Chill the soup for one hour to setup.
When ready to serve, ladle out into bowls and add the garnish
Dissolve the cashew butter in the 2t water and sea salt to make the cashew cream. Add another 1t of water if necessary for consistency.
For the garnish, add a few apple and scallion slices to the middle of the soup, sprinkle with nutritional yeast and a few dollops of cashew cream.

Creamy tomato soup accented with sumac, sun-dried tomato and sesame

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Topped with spiral cut and roasted white potato and drips of sesame cream, balsamic vinegar and tomato passata, this makes a good sized bowl for two, but easily doubles or halves. Shown here with a light sandwich (waffles with oat, white miso spread and roasted mushrooms) and a light salad of baby arugula (2 cups packed baby arugula greens, 1T olive oil, 2t balsamic vinegar with a little sea salt).

Ingredients

For the soup
1T cooking oil
1/4t coarse sea salt
2 scallions (4″ green reserved for garnish)
1T dried sumac
1t dried thyme, rubbed
1T fresh garlic, minced
1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped (the dehydrated kind, not packed in oil)
1/2T lemon juice
2 cups vegetable stock
1 cup passata (or tomato puree)
1 cup unsweetened soy milk
1T sesame seed butter
2T red miso
1T tapioca flour dissolved in 2T cold water
Sea salt and black pepper to taste

For the garnish
2 medium white potatoes (about 1 1/2 cups)
1T cooking oil
1/4t coarse sea salt
2t nutritional yeast
2t balsamic vinegar
2t passata
1t sesame seed butter dissolved in 1t water
Scallions sliced on a diagonal as above

Instructions

Start with the potatoes, then the soup. Preheat the oven for 450F. If you don’t have a spiral slicer, you can still grate the potatoes with a box grater with the medium holes. Toss the sliced potatoes in 1T oil and coarse sea salt. Add in an even, shallow layer to a small, lightly oiled roasting pan. Roast for about 10 minutes at 450F, reduce heat to 350F and bake for another 15-25 minutes until the potatoes are soft, but not mushy and lightly browned. Ovens vary; use the colour and texture of the potato as a guide.

While the potatoes cook, make the soup. In a large pot with a lid, bring the cooking oil and sea salt to heat on medium high. Add the scallions, sumac, and herbs and saute for 2 minutes. Add the garlic and saute for 1 minute. Add the lemon juice and deglaze the pan. Add the stock, passata and soy milk. Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer while the potatoes cook.

When the potatoes are done, remove from the oven, sprinkle with the nutritional yeast, and set aside. Remove the soup from heat and add the red miso and sesame see butter. Puree until the soup is smooth. Return the soup to a light simmer. Slowly and stirring continuously, add the tapioca mixture until thickened. Season to taste.

Ladle out the soup. Add the potatoes to each bowl in a thin, light layer. Add the vinegar, the passata and the sesame in small splashes, garnish with the scallions and serve.

Handmade spinach and tofu tortellini in a light tomato broth, seasoned with sesame and white miso, mushroom stock and kalamata olives.

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his is a rich but light soup, great for winter, but good all year round. With a little practice and technique, tortellini are not as time-consuming as they look.

Ingredients

For the filling
1/2t coarse sea salt
2t lemon juice
1T olive oil
2T sesame seed butter (I use a fair trade brand)
1T white miso
1T fresh garlic, minced
100g extra firm tofu
1 cup loose spinach
1t milled flax seed
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
Sea salt and black pepper to taste

For the pasta
1 cup semolina flour
1/3 cup cool water
1t olive oil
A pinch of sea salt

For the tomato broth
1T cooking oil
1/4t coarse sea salt
2 scallions, minced (2″ – 3″ green reserved for garnish)
1/2t dried basil, rubbed
1/4t dried oregano, rubbed
1/4t dried tarragon, rubbed
1/4t black pepper, preferably freshly ground
1/4t red Thai chili paste (or a pinch of cayenne pepper)
1T fresh garlic, minced
1T lemon juice
2 cups passata (or tomato puree)
2 cups mushroom stock
1 cup baby arugula
2T kalamata olives, pitted and finely chopped
Sea salt and black pepper to taste
1T nutritional yeast (for garnish)

Directions

Start the filling first, then the pasta, then the broth. Press your tofu if you feel it needs it. In a small bowl, whisk the sea salt, lemon juice, white miso, garlic, olive oil and sesame seed butter. Add the mixture with the tofu to a food processor and chop finely. Add the spinach and mince, but be careful not to liquefy the spinach. Add the nutritional yeast and flax seed and stir to combine. You can also mince the spinach by hand. Wrap with plastic, set it aside for the flavors to mix, and start the pasta.

Combine the flour and sea salt. Combine the oil and water. Combine the wet with the dry, and stir by hand until a dough forms. Keep kneading until you have a smooth, lightly rubbery dough and then knead another minute or two. The dough may seem too dry initially. Just keep kneading. Cover with a warm wet tea towel and set aside to rest for at least 30 minutes.

Around the 20 minute mark, start the broth. In a large pan with a lid, bring the cooking oil to heat with the sea salt on medium high. Add the scallions, green herbs, chili and pepper and saute for 2 minutes. Add the garlic and saute for one minute. Add the lemon juice and deglaze the pan. Add the passata and the mushroom stock, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer gently while you make the pasta.

Roll the dough out on a floured board to a large rectangle, 1/8″ thick. Trim the side for any unevenness and ball up the leftover dough. If you can do smaller squares with a little less filling, that’s a little nicer, but it’s more difficult and more time-consuming. So, for a quick version, cut the dough in 1.5 inch squares. If they’re not perfect squares — even them out a little with your rolling pin individually when you go to fill them. Season the filling to taste, and then fill each square with about 1/2T to 2t filling.

When it comes to filling the tortellini, practice makes perfect. Fill each square by making an oblong cylinder of filling that aligns with two points (as if the square were a diamond) rather than a little round dollop in the middle. You’re going to pinch the tortellini in a triangle, starting with the top.

As if the tortellini were a napkin, hold it up by the two points of the diamond perpendicular to the filing. Pinch the top two points firmly. With the top securely pinched, pack the filling a little to one side and seam up the other side carefully. Now, pack the filling to the seamed side with a finger and seam up. You should have something that looks like a triangle. Take the two bottom ends of the triangle, wrap around your little finger and pinch so that the tortellini forms a little circle — like a ring.

Repeat the process until you’ve used all of your dough or all of your filling. Roll out any extra pasta scraps if you can. You’ll probably find you can add a little filling until you get used to the amount to use.

Once you’ve rolled out tortellini, bring the water to a boil. Add them carefully to the water and boil until they float (should be 3-5 minutes). Don’t overcook, since you’re going to simmer them a little in the soup. Drain them carefully in a colander, reserving 2T of the pasta water, and rinse with cool water.

Add the tortellini and the pasta water to the soup and let them simmer for another 2 minutes. Remove from heat, add the arugula and olive,and gently stir to combine. Let stand 2 minutes too cool and let the arugula wilt. Season to taste. Spoon out the tortellini with the soup in shallow dishes. Sprinkle the tortellini with nutritional yeast, garnish with scallions and serve.

Red lentil, potato, and spinach dal with roasted tempeh and Brussels sprouts

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A warm, rich dal with some added color and flavor.

Ingredients

For the dal
2 cups water
2 cups vegetable stock
2 medium yellow potatoes, quartered (about 1 1/2 cups)
1 cup red lentils, rinsed and drained
2T vegetable ghee (or coconut or avocado oil, but not olive)
1/2t of coarse sea salt
1t dried cumin seeds
1/2t dried coriander seeds
1/2t dried mustard seeds
1t dried ground turmeric (or to taste)
3 scallions, minced (reserve about 6″ – 8″ of green for garnish)
2T fresh garlic, minced
1t fresh ginger, grated
1/2t red Thai chili (or green chili, 1/4t cayenne pepper, and so on)
1/4 cup tomato passata (or tomato puree)
A dash of liquid smoke
2 cups loose baby spinach greens
Sea salt and black pepper to taste

For the tempeh and sprouts
1/4t coarse sea salt
2 cups vegetable stock
A sprig of kombu (about 2″)
250g pasteurized tempeh
1 cup Brussels sprouts, trimmed and cut in half
1/4 cup tamari (or to taste)
2T cooking oil, divided
1/2T fresh garlic, minced
1/2t fresh ginger, minced
1T lemon juice
1T coconut sugar
2T nutritional yeast
Sea salt and black pepper to taste

Optional: 1T minced cilantro for garnish, 1t dried curry leaves, 1/4t hing (if you can get them, add them with the other dried spices), 2T coconut milk (added with the passata) if you have 2T that you can spare.

Instructions

First start the tempeh, then start the dal. In a small pan with a lid, bring the stock, kombu and sea salt to a light boil. Add the tempeh, cover, reduce to low and simmer for 45 minutes. Toward the 30 minute mark, start the dal. In a large pan with a lid, bring the water to a light simmer. Add the lentils. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir occasionally.

At the 20 minute mark, add the stock and return the pan to a simmer on medium. Add the potatoes. Cover, reduce heat to medium low and simmer for another 20 – 30 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender and the lentils have mostly dissolved.

Toward the 40 minute mark, preheat the oven for 400F. Remove the tempeh from the stock and set aside to cool. Cut the tempeth into 3/4″ to 1″ cubes. Whisk the tamari, garlic, ginger, lemon juice, sugar and nutritional yeast with 1/2 cup of the stock until consistent. Cut the sprouts in half, length-wise. Toss the tempeh and the sprouts in the mixture until well coated.

Add the tempeh to a lightly oiled baking sheet and bake for 20-30 minutes on the middle rack. Spoon half of the marinade over the tempeh. Add the sprouts after 10 minutes. Spoon 1/4 cup marinade over the sprouts.

Bake on the middle rack until the tempeh and sprouts are a nice golden brown. Turn the sprouts and tempeh at least once, and add the remainder of the marinade at that point. The sprouts should be soft but not overcooked. Ovens vary; use the colour and texture of the tempeh and sprouts as your guide.

When the potatoes, lentils, tempeh and sprouts are all ready, bring the oil or ghee and sea salt to heat on high in a small frying pan. You can use already ground spices, but the flavor is never the same as freshly ground, and ensuring a correct balance means doing the conversion by weight.

If you have experience popping spices on the stove top, add the cumin, coriander and mustard seeds to the oil until they pop. Otherwise, grind the cumin, coriander, and mustard until powdered in a spice grinder.

Add the dry spices and saute for 1 minute or until they are nicely aromatic. Add the curry leaves and hing if you’ll be using them. Add the scallions, garlic, ginger, and chili and saute for another 2 minutes. Add the dash of liquid smoke. Add the passata and deglaze the pan. Saute for another 3 minutes and remove from heat. Add the coconut milk if you’ll be using it.

Add the spice mixture to the dal. Stir to combine. Let stand 5 minutes for the flavours to mingle and the dal to cool. Add the baby spinach greens. Stir to combine. Let stand a minute for the greens to wilt. Season to taste and dish out the dal in a wide, narrow bowl.

For a dish like this, I’ll usually concentrate some of the potatoes in the center to add additional garnish on top. Season to taste and add the tempeh and sprouts in a loose stack in the middle (or however you prefer for the presentation). Garnish with the scallion greens sliced on an angle and cilantro if you’ll be using it.

Creamy potato, tempeh soup with smokey roasted eggplant and kale

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A warm, nourishing, and filling soup. This recipe easily doubles.

For the soup
4T water, divided
1T maple syrup
1T tamari
2T cashew butter
1/4t turmeric
125g tempeh, finely chopped (use pasteurized)
1/4t coarse sea salt
2 scallions, minced (4-6″ green reserved for garnish)
2T fresh garlic, minced
1T lemon juice
3 cups vegetable stock
2 medium yellow potatoes, chopped (or about 2 cups diced)
1T tapioca flour dissolved in 2T cold water
2T nutritional yeast
Sea salt, black pepper and maple syrup to taste

For the eggplant
1T cooking oil
1/4t coarse sea salt
1T tamari
1t fresh garlic, minced
1/2T maple syrup
1/4t black or cayenne pepper
A dash liquid smoke (or to taste)
2 Italian eggplants (enough to make 12 – 16, 1/4″ slices)
Sea salt and black pepper to taste

Optional: replace the liquid smoke with 1/2t smoked paprika

For the kale
1/2T cooking oil
1/4t coarse sea salt
2 cups loose green kale, stemmed and chopped
1T nutritional yeast
Sea salt and black pepper to taste

For the garnish
1/2t dried, ground sumac
1T nutritional yeast
Sriracha, cayenne pepper, chili flakes or similar to taste

Directions
Start the soup, then make the eggplant and kale. Mix the cashew butter, maple syrup, tamari, and turmeric until combined. Toss the chopped tempeh in the mixture to coat and set aside.

In a large pot with a lid, bring 2T water and sea salt to a simmer on medium high heat. Add the scallions and saute in the water for 2 minutes. Add the garlic and saute for 1 minute. Add the tempeh, its marinade and 2T water to the pan. Saute for another 3-5 minutes or until the pan is starting to brown lightly.

Add the lemon juice and deglaze the pan. Add the stock and bring the pan back to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 30 minutes loosely covered. Add the potatoes, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for another 15 – 20 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender.

While the potatoes simmer, preheat the oven to 450F. Toss the kale in its cooking oil and sea salt. Trim the ends of the eggplant and slice length-wise in 1/4″ strips. Start by cutting the eggplant in half, and then cut in slices. Slice as evenly as possible to ensure even cooking. Aim for 16 slices if you can in case you loose a few during the cooking process. Trim the outside skin of the eggplant on the last slice, but don’t peel entirely.

Whisk the cooking oil, tamari, sea salt, maple syrup and liquid smoke. Toss the sliced eggplant in the mixture until well coated. On a lightly oiled, warm roasting pan or baking sheet, roast the eggplant and the kale until the kale is soft and the eggplant is well browned, turning once. Expect 8-12 minutes. Ovens vary; use the colour and texture of the eggplant as a guide. Remove the kale or eggplant and set aside if either cooks more quickly.

When the potatoes are tender, remove from heat and puree the the soup until smooth. Return the pan to a simmer. Mix the tapioca flour with the water until dissolved. Stirring continuously, add the tapioca mixture to the soup slowly until thickened.

Remove from heat and add the nutritional yeast. Chop 2-4 slices or so of eggplant (depending on how many you have total) and add to the soup. Add about 1/4 cup kale to the soup. Stir to combine. Let stand 2 minutes to cool. Season the remaining kale, the remaining eggplant, and the soup to taste.

To plate, ladle out the soup. Add the eggplant and kale to the middle of the bowl in a light stack. Spread the kale in a thin layer so that its pressure relative to the surface tension of the soup is nice and light.

Add the eggplant slices in a similar way. Sprinkle the soup with sumac and nutritional yeast. Add sriracha, red pepper flakes or similar. Garnish with thinly sliced scallion greens cut on an angle and serve.

Creamy sweet potato, red lentil, and carrot soup

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Garnished with roasted kale, walnuts and sea vegetables, this is a rich, but not overly heavy soup. The recipe will make 2 large bowls or 4 small ones, but easily doubles.

Ingredients

For the soup
2T water
1/4t coarse sea salt
2 scallions, minced (reserve 3″-4″ green for garnish)
1T fresh garlic, minced
1t fresh ginger, grated and minced
4 cups vegetable stock
2 cups sweet potato, peeled and diced
1/2 cup red lentils
1 cup carrots, trimmed and diced
2t tapioca flour dissolved in 1T cold water
Sea salt and black pepper to taste

For the kale
1/2T cooking oil
1/4t coarse sea salt
2 cups green kale, stemmed and chopped
1T nutritional yeast

For the garnish
2T walnuts, minced
1T black sesame seeds, minced
1t purple dulse flakes
1t green nori flakes
1T plant-only sriracha whisked with 1T apple cider
1 heirloom grape tomato, quartered
Scallion green sliced on an angle (as noted above)

Directions

In a large pan with a lid, bring the 2T water and sea salt to a simmer on medium high heat. Add the scallion and saute for 2 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger and saute for another minute. Add the stock, sweet potatoes, and lentils. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.

At the 30 minute mark, reheat the oven to 450F. Add the carrot to the soup. Simmer another 10 – 15 minutes until the lentils are dissolving and both the sweet potato and carrot are fork tender.

Toss the kale in the sea salt and oil. On a roasting pan or baking sheet, roast the kale on the middle rack for about 8-10 minutes or until it’s softened and a vibrant green. Remove from heat and toss with nutritional yeast.

When the soup ingredients are ready, remove from heat and puree until smooth. Return the pan to a simmer and add the tapioca mixture slowly, stirring continuously, until thickened.

Remove the soup from heat and let stand about 5 minutes to cool. While the soup cools, mince the walnut and sesame, and then mix with the dulse and nori. Whisk the sriracha and apple cider.

To plate, ladle out the soup. Add the kale in the middle. Sprinkle the kale and the soup with the minced walnut, sesame and sea vegetables. Garnish with the sriracha and cider, the tomatoes and the scallion and serve.

Spicy chick pea and greens soup in a light tomato broth

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A simple, rich and nourishing soup with no added oil and no added sugar.

Ingredients

1T smoked paprika
1/4t dried, crushed red chili (or to taste)
1/2t dried, ground cumin
1/2t dried oregano, rubbed
1/4t dried rosemary, rubbed
1/4t dried marjoram, rubbed
1/4t coarse sea salt
2 scallions, minced (3″-4″ green reserved for garnish)
2T warm water
1T fresh garlic, minced
2 cups vegetable stock
1 cup passata (or tomato puree)
1 ‘sprig’ dried kombu (about 1″)
1 cup cooked chick peas
1 cup shredded green cabbage (I use coleslaw mix)
1/2 cup mixed baby greens
Sea salt and black pepper to taste

Optional: Garnish with 1T nutritional yeast for some additional nutrition and flavor. Saute with 1T cooking oil in place of 2T water if you prefer. A little dulse, nori or sesame seeds would also go well with this soup.

Directions

In a medium pan with a lid, toast the paprika, cumin, and chili on medium heat for 2-3 minutes. Add the scallions and sea salt. Stir to combine. Add the green herbs and water. Water saute for 2 minutes. Add the garlic and saute for another minute.

Add the stock, kombu, chickpeas and cabbage. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add the passata. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for another 20 – 30 minutes or until the cabbage is wilted but not mushy. Don’t overcook — use the texture of the cabbage as a guide.

When ready, remove from heat. Remove the kombu. Add the greens and stir to combine. Let cool 5 minutes and for the greens to wilt. Ladle out, garnish with scallions greens sliced on an angle and nutritional yeast if you’ll be using it, and serve.

Spicy coconut milk stew with black beans, sweet potato, and mixed baby greens

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Simple, rich and brightly coloured, this makes a small bowl for 4 and a large one for 2.

Ingredients

2T water
1/4t coarse sea salt
2 scallions, minced (3″ – 4″ reserved for garnish)
1T fresh garlic, minced
1t fresh ginger, grated and minced
1t crushed red chili (or to taste)
1 cup coconut milk
1 cup vegetable stock
1 ‘sprig’ dried kombu (about 1″)
2 cups sweet potato, peeled and cut 1/2″ dice
2 cups green cabbage, shredded (I use coleslaw mix)
2 cups cooked black beans
1 cup mixed baby greens (I use spinach, kale and chard)
1/2 cup ripe tomato, cored, seed and cut 1/4″ dice
Coarse sea salt and chili or black pepper to taste

Optional: A little cilantro with the baby greens adds some bright green flavor to this dish. Dulse and nori flakes will add additional colour and nutrition.

Directions

Bring a large frying pan with a lid to heat on medium. Add the water and the scallions and water saute for 2 minutes. Add the ginger, garlic and chili and saute for another minute. Add the coconut milk and chili. Stir to combine. Simmer lightly for 2 minutes. Add the stock, kombu and sweet potato.

Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the cabbage and stir to combine. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the black beans. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes, or until the sweet potato is fork tender. When the sweet potatoes are tender, remove from heat and remove the kombu.

Add the baby greens and stir gently to combine. Let stand 2 minutes to cool and for the greens to wilt. Season to taste. Ladle out and garnish with chopped tomato and scallion greens sliced on an angle.