Creamy Leek & Mushroom soup … Welcome to Autumn !
Hi all,
I have to be honest, I’m not really a salad person, I much prefer “comfort” food so am rubbing my hands in glee that Autumn is upon us in Australia ! We are so busy at the moment that I wanted something tasty but quick and easy. I got some cheap mushrooms from the market, so here we are, creamy leek & mushroom soup ! You can definitely replace the leeks with brown or red onion, but I must say I preferred the leek as it gives a good sweetness and compliments the mushrooms quite nicely.
I hope you enjoy. Don’t forget, any questions you have please use the Contact page, I do respond to all these that I get.
Joni x
Creamy Leek & Mushroom soup
2016-04-14 04:09:27
Yields 4
A simple mushroom soup with a great depth of flavour. A good one for a quick lunchtime meal.
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
30 min
Total Time
45 min
Ingredients
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 1 leek, cleaned and sliced
- 2 tbs thyme, dried or fresh
- 2 cloves garlic, mincd
- 500 g mushrooms (assorted or whatever you have), cleaned and sliced
- 4 cups of salt reduced stock (I use Massel vegan chicken stock)
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 1 tsp lemon rind
- Juice of 1 lemon
Instructions
- In a large pot, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the leek, thyme and garlic. Cook for 5 mins until nicely caramelised, stiring frequently.
- Add the mushrooms and stir, cooking for another couple of minutes.
- Add the stock and cover. Let cook for at least 20 mins, stiring occasionally.
- Reserve 1/2 cup of the mixture for the topping if you like to the side. I crisped this up in a small fry pan, you could also use a grill or keep it as is.
- Blitz half of the soup mix in a blender or with a stick blender until smooth & creamy. Add to the other "chunky" half and stir. Add the parsley and quite a bit of cracked black pepper.
- Ladle into bowls. Top with the reserved mixture, lemon rind , parsley and at the last minute stir through the lemon juice for some tang.
- Add more black pepper and a little sea salt if you think it needs it and devour !
Notes
- You can also blitz the whole lot if you like a silky smooth soup. I prefer some chunk for a different texture.
- You don't need to do the topping, it just adds a bit of something different to the bowls.
- Freezes very well. If microwaving, you will need to stir very well and it may separate in the freezer but comes good once stirred a bit.
- Please note the yield is 4 cups.
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