---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02 Title: SHIITAKE MUSHROOM, SWEET POTATO & HAZELNUT SA Categories: Main dish, Pasta, Vegetables Yield: 1 quart 2 c Onions, diced 2 tb Olive oil 1/4 ts Salt 3/4 ts Rosemary, fresh & minced 2 c Sweet potatoes, diced 1 1/2 c Vegetable stock 2 tb Water 1 c Rice milk -=OR=- -- soy milk 2 tb Hazelnut butter 1 1/2 c Shiitake mushrooms, sliced 1 1/2 tb Tamari 1 pn Black pepper Saute onions in oil until lightly browned. In a large pot, combine half of the onions with the salt, 1/2 ts rosemary, sweet potatoes & 1 1/2 c stock. Cook until potatoes are tender. Cool to room temperature & blend with milk & hazelnut butter until very smooth. Set aside. Combine remaining onions, mushrooms, tamari, pepper, remaining rosemary & 2 tb water. Cook for 5 minutes. Add to sweet potato mixture & simmer for 5 minutes. Serve hot over fresh pasta. NOTE Only use fresh shiitake mushrooms. -----