Creamy Mushroom Soup with Truffle Oil & Sourdough Toasts
This gorgeously creamy mushroomy soup is packed with intense mushroom flavour. The mushrooms, when combined with creamy coconut milk, are dreamy.
Course Appetizer, Lunch, Soup Keyword Christmas, Mushroom soup, Mushrooms, Plant-based, Valentines, Vegan
Prep Time 20 minutes minutes Cook Time 30 minutes minutes
- 1 onion roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 600 g mixed fresh mushrooms chopped up–I used wild and chestnut
- 3 cloves garlic sliced
- Big pinch salt
- 250 ml coconut milk
- 250 ml vegetable stock
- 2 tbsp fresh thyme leaves picked
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Juice 1/2 lemon
For the toppings
- Drizzle truffle oil
- Coconut yogurt
- 1-2 slices toasted sourdough sliced
- Reserved mushrooms
- Fresh thyme
- Toasted walnuts
In a large pan, fry the onion on a medium heat with the olive oil until soft and caramelising.
Add the garlic and mushrooms and fry until the mushrooms have softened.
Now add a big pinch of salt. Scoop out 2 -3 tbsp cooked mushrooms–set aside.
Add in the coconut milk & stock. Simmer for 10 minutes.
Using a stick blender of food processor blitz until creamy.
To serve
Toast the bread.
Spoon the soup into bowls.
Drizzle with truffle oil and a swirl of coconut yogurt.
Top with the bread, reserved mushrooms, thyme and toasted walnuts.