Vegan - No-Cream of Mushroom Soup

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The author recommends Cahew Sour Cream to make a richer soup. Recipe will

follow.

 

 

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No-Cream of Mushroom Soup

 

Recipe By :The Millenium Cookbook by Eric Tucker & John

Westerdahl,M.P.H.,R.D.,C.N.S.

Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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4 red onions -- cut lengthwise into 1/2 inch thick

crescents

2 teaspoons minced garlic

1 cup dry red wine OR nonalcoholic red wine

2 teaspoons Sucanat or unrefined sugar (optional)

2 pounds button or cremini mushrooms (try with

fresh shiitake mushrooms mixed in) -- sliced

1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms (optional) -- soaked in warm

stock

1/2 teaspoon dried sage

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1 teaspoon dried tarragon

1/3 teaspoon ground nutmeg

8 cups vegetable stock

2 tablespoons tamari soy sauce

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

8 ounces low-fat silken tofu OR low-fat firm tofu

sea salt and freshly ground pepper to

taste

 

In a soup pot, combine the onions, garlic, wine, and Sucanat. Cook over medium

heat, stirring often, until the onions are reddish brown, about 15 minutes. Add

the mushrooms, including the porcini and their soaking liquid (except the very

bottom where the sand and grit have accumulated). Stir and cook for 10 minutes.

Add the herbs, nutmeg, and stock. Simmer the soup for 40 minutes. The

mushrooms will be very soft. Add the tamari and vinegar. In a blender or food

processor, blend the soup and tofu, in batches if necessary, until smooth. Add

salt and pepper and serve.

 

Description:

" Here is a very low-fat cream-style soup that can be as simple or as

elegant as you want it to be. Low-fat silken tofu gives this soup its

creamy texture. Add some cooked barley to finished soup to serve as a

light main meal. "

 

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Per serving: 265 Calories (kcal); 5g Total Fat; (17% calories from fat); 10g

Protein; 45g Carbohydrate; 3mg Cholesterol; 2507mg Sodium

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

1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

 

NOTES : Author recomends Cashew Sour Cream to make soup richer. Recipe will

follow.

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