Creamy Spinach Mushroom

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Creamy Spinach Mushroom

 

Recipe By :Follow Your Heart's Vegetarian Soup Cookbook by Janice Cook

Migliaccio

Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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8 cups water

1/2 pound sliced mushrooms -- reserve 1 cup

2 cup (1 lg) yellow onion -- sliced in thin half circles

1 1/2 cups thinly sliced celery (2 lg. stalks)

2 pounds finely chopped fresh spinach -- thoroughly washed

1 cup diced green onions -- reserve 1/4 cup for garnish

4 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons tamari soy sauce

1 tablespoon crumbled basil leaf

1 tablespoon crumbled oregano leaf

1/2 teaspoon ground celery seed

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

OR

dash cayenne pepper

4 ounces grated sharp Cheddar

3 ounces cream cheese

1 cup sour cream

2 teaspoons Spike

2 teaspoons Dr. Bronner's seasoning powder

sea salt or tamari to taste

 

In a 5 or 6-quart pot, bring to a boil: water, 2 cups of the mushrooms, onions,

celery, and 1/2 of the spinach. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, about 20

minutes, or until onions and celery are tender.

Add reserved mushrooms and spinach, 3/4 cup of the green onions, butter, tamari,

basil, oregano, celery seed, and pepper. Simmer about 10 minutes.

Turn burner to lowest heat. In blender container, place Cheddaar cheese, cream

cheese, and sour cream, and enough of the hot soup broth that the mixture will

blend, about 3/4 cup. (Make sure blender lid is on tight!) Blend until smooth,

then add mixture back to soup and heat gently for a few minutes. Add Spike and

Dr. Bronner's powder. Season to taste with tamari and sea salt, if desired.

Serve sprinkled with green onions.

 

Description:

" A pretty soup: buttery broth attractively filled with sliced

mushrooms and bits of spinach. "

Yield:

" 4 quarts "

 

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Per serving: 1359 Calories (kcal); 125g Total Fat; (80% calories from fat); 25g

Protein; 44g Carbohydrate; 320mg Cholesterol; 2926mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 6 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 24 1/2

Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0