California Avocado-Mushroom Wonton Soup

Ingredients

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  • 8 oz cremini mushroom|cremini or white mushrooms, chopped coarsely
  • 3 medium Hass Avocado|California avocados (ripe but firm), cut in tiny dice
  • ¼ cup medium sherry wine
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • ½ cup finely chopped green onions|green onion (white and pale green only)
  • 1 tbsp + 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp + 1 teaspoon Asian (toasted) sesame oil
  • ½ tbsp cornstarch
  • ½ tbsp freshly grated ginger
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 72 thin wonton noodles|wonton strips
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  • 4½ quarts seasoned broth <ref>Simmer, covered, 5 quarts clear vegetable stock or clear chicken stock, 2 ounces sliced ginger, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons medium sherry wine, and salt to taste for 30 minutes.</ref>
  • ¾ pound shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced <ref>You may use one or more varieties of mushrooms.</ref>
  • 2 Hass Avocado|California avocados, cut in ?" dice
  • 6 oz baby spinach leaves
  • ½ cup fresh lemon juice
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  • as needed cilantro|coriander leaves
  • as needed carrot threads <ref>To make carrot threads, pull zester down length of peeled carrot; repeat.</ref>

Directions

  1. Gently combine mushroom and avocado with remaining ingredients.
  2. Lay out wonton wrappers a batch at a time with bottom point facing you (diamond shape).
  3. Brush a border of egg around wrap.
  4. Put a generous teaspoon of filling in the lower half of the diamond.
  5. Fold over top point to meet bottom to form a triangle; tightly seal edges by pressing firmly.
  6. Brush egg on tip of right triangle on each filled wonton.
  7. Bring it around to form a circle with left triangle; press firmly to join.
  8. Cook wontons in batches in lightly salted boiling water until firm, 2 to 3 minutes; remove with a slotted spoon.
  9. Reserve cooked wontons.
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  11. Heat ¾ cup seasoned broth, ½ ounce shiitake slices, 2 tablespoons diced avocado, a few baby spinach leaves, and 1 teaspoon lemon juice.
  12. When liquid comes to a simmer, add 3 wontons; heat through.
  13. Pour into serving bowl; garnish with some cilantro|coriander leaves and carrot threads.
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