Bento Box Soup

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup stemmed and sliced shiitake mushrooms
• 1 1/2 cups loosely packed baby spinach
• 2 tablespoons tamari
• 4 cups organic vegetable or chicken broth, homemade or store-bought
• 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil or hot pepper sesame oil
• 1/4 cup white miso
• 3 green tea bags
• 4 ounces soba noodles
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 4 ounces firm tofu, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 carrot, peeled and grated
• 1 (6-inch) strip of kombu
• 2 scallions, white and green parts, sliced diagonally