Cilantro lime asparagus pattypan squash oyster mushroom vegetable soup

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 3/4 libras sliced yellow and white oyster mushrooms
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/2 cup chopped sweet red pepper
• 1/2 cup cooked cannellini beans, or other white bean
• 1 teaspoon chopped chives
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tiny pattypan squash, sliced
• 1 medium onion, minced
• 1 medium carrot, minced
• 1 cup steamed asparagus tips
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth (see note)
• juice of one lime

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Preparation

• In a medium soup pot, cook onions and peppers in oil until soft.
• Add parsley, mushrooms and garlic and cook two minutes.
• Add carrots, squash and beans and cook another two minutes
• .Add broth, bring to a boil and then simmer until carrots are soft.
• Add asparagus, cilantro, chives and lime juice.
• Serve immediately.