Recipe: Leftover Mujadara Becomes A Quick, Warming Soup

Recipe: Leftover Mujadara Becomes A Quick, Warming Soup

October 29, 2007
Recipes Soups Vegan or Modifiable

A few weeks ago I posted a recipe for Mujadara and I made it a second time only a few days later, so we had a lot of tasty rice, lentil and caramelized onion leftovers around the house. As much as I love this dish, I couldn't finish them all off. I just happened to have some leftover broth from dried shiitake mushrooms lying around, and it hit me that the two together would make a nice soup. Shiitake broth is a favorite for me because if you have the dried mushrooms in your pantry, you can have a rich stock in just 15 or 20 minutes. I use it a lot as the vegetarian base for stir-fry sauces instead of chicken broth. Here's the soup "recipe", if you can call it that! The savory flavors of the mushrooms and caramelized onions make a rich base for the lentils and rice. As simple as this sounds, it is pretty rapture inducing.

Leftover Mujadara and Shiitake Soup
Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free
Serves 2

  • 2 c. leftover mujadara
  • 2 good handfuls of dried shiitake mushrooms
  • parsley
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • sea salt
  • fresh ground pepper
  1. Put the mushrooms in a microwave safe bowl, fill with water to cover, and microwave about 5 minutes, until they reach a boil. Or do this on the stove. Remove from heat and lest rest about 10-15 minutes, then put through a fine mesh strainer, squeezing the juice out of the mushrooms. You should have a strongly flavored broth, adjust as necessary.
  2. Slice the tender parts of the mushrooms.
  3. Combine the broth, mushrooms, and mujadara in a pot and bring to a simmer.
  4. Serve, garnished with the parsley, olive oil, salt and pepper.

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4 Comments

Fran
What a great idea. I made Mujadara for the first time this week (new vegetarian) and loved it! However, after eating it for three days in a row, it needs a little something extra. I'm having this soup tomorrow. Thank you!
Kristen
So, about how much water do you use in the recipe?
Michael Natkin
Oh, gosh, I'm turning red looking at this... poor recipe is over 5 years only and just a couple months after I started the site. I don't know how much water I used, if you want to try to replicate this one you'll just have to do it by eye and taste. I think I write recipes a lot better these days! :)
Nathan Arnold
I'm going to order Mujaddara from my local Lebanese joint, just so I can make soup from the leftovers. I'm thinking about adding something spicy. ?

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