Mushroom Soup

This mushroom soup is a simple recipe that goes above and beyond other soup recipes. It's creamy texture and flavorful taste make it the ideal choice for a mid-winter meal. Packed with cashews, garlic, and mushrooms, it also is packed with nutrients as well.

,Serves 6
Ingredients

• 24 oz button mushrooms, sliced
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/2 yellow onion, chopped
• 1.5 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 cup raw cashews
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• 1/2 cup plant based milk or 1/4 cup water
• 3/4 cup white wine
• 1 tsp thyme
• 4 tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
• fresh ground black pepper
• chopped fresh parsley for garnish
• ground paprika for garnish

Directions

1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a pot over medium high flame. 
2. Add onion and sauté until translucent. 
3. Add 3/4 of the garlic and sauté for a couple of more minutes making sure to move around so prevent sticking
4. Add 20 oz of the mushrooms and continue to sauté 
5. Add the 1/2 cup wine and the thyme and cook for 5 minutes
6. Add the vegetable stock and cook on low heat for 15 minutes
7. Meanwhile blend the cashews with either the plant based milk or the water until smooth’ Also mix the flour with about two tablespoon of the stock taken from the mushroom mix and set aside
8. Blend the soup using a blender or emersion blender
9. Slowly add the flour mix to the soup and let simmer for about 5 minutes
10. Slowly add the cashew mix to the soup
11. Heat the rest of the olive oil in a pan and the rest of the garlic and white wine and then add the remaining mushrooms
12. Sautee for about 5- 10 minutes
13. Add these mushrooms to your soup and mix
14. Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with ground paprika and parsley