Creamy Mushroom Soup tastes like pure comfort food but is loaded with veggies and has no cream or half-and-half! It’s as easy as cooking onion, mushrooms, and potatoes in broth and blending until smooth with nondairy milk. The chanterelle mushrooms from @MushroomMikeLLC add both elegance and a peppery, earthy flavor.
Serves: 4-6
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
What (your ingredients):
1 tablespoon avocado oil
½ yellow onion, diced
Pinch of salt
28 oz. white mushrooms, diced
1/8 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon dried thyme
¼ cup dry white wine
3 russet potatoes, diced
3 cups vegetable broth
1 cup unsweetened nondairy milk (I used Ripple)
10 chanterelle mushrooms, roughly chopped
2 teaspoons butter (vegan)
Pinch of salt
Freshly ground pepper to taste
Optional: Drizzle of olive oil
How (your directions):
Heat avocado oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat.
Add the diced yellow onion and a pinch of salt and sauté for 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently.
Add diced mushrooms, salt, and dried thyme. Sauté, stirring frequently, until liquid from mushrooms evaporates, about 5 minutes.
Add white wine and stir for 30 seconds.
Add potatoes and vegetable broth. Bring to a boil, then cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat vegan butter in a small pan over medium heat. Add chanterelle mushrooms and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Season with a pinch of salt.
Turn the stove heat off and stir in nondairy milk into the soup. Using an immersion blender or high-speed blender, blend the mushroom soup until smooth.
Serve soup with freshly ground pepper and a spoonful of chanterelle mushrooms on top. Drizzle with good olive oil and enjoy hot!
Why (the science): Fiber-rich potatoes and nondairy milk add a plant-based creaminess to the soup without the need for heavy cream or half-and-half! Mushrooms are prebiotics, which feed the healthy bacteria in your gut to help reduce inflammation and boost your immune system.
