Description
This easy healthy mushroom soup is wholesome comfort food at its best! It’s creamless, lower in fat and includes a big variety of plants, making this a light yet filling and nutritious soup. Perfect for these chilly winter nights!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup dried mushrooms (Shiitake)
- 1 ½ cups vegetable broth
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 4 fresh garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 2–3 cups fresh mushrooms, cleaned & chopped
- 2–3 carrots, finely diced
- 3–4 cups veggie broth
- 2 tsp Italian herbs
- ⅓ cup cashews
- ¾ cup milk of choice (almond, soy, or regular)
- 1–2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- juice of ½ a lemon
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Step 1: Soak dried mushrooms in 1 ½ cups of veggie broth and set aside.
- Step 2: Soak cashews in hot water and set aside.
- Step 3: Heat some olive oil in a large pot or pan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic & celery & sauté until golden brown.
- Step 4: Add fresh mushrooms and sauté for another few minutes until cooked through and crispy.
- Step 5: Add carrots, soaked mushrooms (including the veggie broth you soaked it in) & an additional 3 cups of vegetable broth. For a thinner soup, add 4 cups of veggie broth.
- Step 6: Adjust with salt and black pepper and add 2 tsp of Italian herbs.
- Step 7: Let simmer uncovered for about 15 minutes.
- Step 8: Drain cashews & put them together with all the other cashew cream ingredients and about 1/3 of the mushroom broth into a blender/food processor and blend until smooth. Add cream to mushroom broth mix.
- Step 9: Garnish with parsley and/or fresh thyme and enjoy!
Notes
For best results, use mushrooms with texture like shiitake, oyster, or brown cremini. Dried mushrooms are optional but add depth. A high-speed blender is recommended for the cashew cream to ensure a smooth consistency.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Vegan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 451 kcal
- Sugar: 21 g
- Sodium: 1307 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 60 g
- Fiber: 13 g
- Protein: 17 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: mushroom soup, vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, cashew cream, healthy soup