Soybean Kelp Soup

Ingredients:

• 4 cups mushroom or chicken broth (You can always add a little water if you like)
• 1 cup raw soybeans – soak for two hours before making the soup
• ½ cup walnuts chopped fine
• 1 cup dry kelp – soak for ½ hour before making the soup
• 1 medium- sized tomato chopped into small pieces
• 1 cup fresh basil leaves
• 1 tablespoon chopped ginger root (small pieces)
• Salt to taste

Preparation

1. To cooking pot, add chicken broth or mushroom broth
2. Put walnuts and soybeans together in pot to cook for 1 hour until soybeans are done.
3. Add the kelp and tomato
4. Cook ½ hour on medium low heat
5. (For ham lovers you can add 1 cup chopped ham –it is good for anemia)
6. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil
7. Add fresh basil leaves
8. Salt to taste