Tofu Soup

Name: Tofu Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: ¾ cup dried mushrooms (mixed, shiitake, or porcini); 8 ounces mushrooms (white, brown, or portobello); 1 cup warm water (to soak the dried mushrooms); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 3 cloves garlic (finely chopped or grated); 1½ inches ginger (peeled and finely chopped); ½ red hot chili (or ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes); 2 - 3 tablespoons soy sauce (or more to taste); ½ teaspoon salt (or more to taste (it depends if your broth is already salted)); 2 twists black pepper; 4 cups vegetable broth ((if you add dry noodles, the you'll need about 2 more cups of vegetable broth)); 9 ounces tofu (firm or extra firm); 3 scallions (finely sliced); 1 handful cilantro (coarsley chopped); 2 teaspoons sesame oil ((optional)); 1 cup snow peas; 1 cup asparagus; 1 cup broccoli; 1 cup zucchini; 1 cup bell pepper; ¾ cup frozen peas; 3 handfuls spinach; 7 ounces rice noodles ((optional))