Creamy Mushroom Wild Rice Soup
Creamy Mushroom and Wild Rice Soup! This vegan soup is cozy and comforting and perfect for a cozy winter dinner. With 14 g of protein and 7 g of fiber per bowl.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 cup finely chopped carrots
- 1/2 cup finely chopped celery
- 8 ounces sliced white or baby bella mushrooms
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup uncooked wild rice
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup flour
- 6 cups vegetable broth
- 2 cup water
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
- 3 tablespoons sherry wine*
- 2/3 cup cashews**
Instructions
- Heat the butter and olive oil in a dutch oven or soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots celery, and mushrooms and cook, stirring often, until vegetables are softened, about 10 minutes.
- Add the garlic, rice, poultry seasoning, white pepper and salt and cook another 2-3 minutes, gently toasting the rice, taking care not to burn the garlic.
- Add the flour and cook another few minutes until the flour is absorbed. Add the broth and water and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low and cook until rice is tender, about 90 minutes.
- While the rice is cooking, make the cashew cream. Place the cashews in a glass bowl or other heat-safe bowl and cover with hot water for 15 minutes. Drain, then place in a blender along with 1 cup of water and puree until very smooth and creamy, scraping down the sides as needed.
- Add in the almonds, sherry wine, and the cashew cream. Stir together, then taste, adding more salt/pepper as desired.
Notes
*If you don't have sherry, then you can use a teaspoon of red wine vinegar or lemon juice instead.
**Cashew cream keeps this soup vegan but you can sub in heavy cream instead of the cashews.
**Cashew cream keeps this soup vegan but you can sub in heavy cream instead of the cashews.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 548kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 16gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 2085mgPotassium: 811mgFiber: 8gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 6350IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 97mgIron: 4mg