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  Mushroom Magic -- The power of mushrooms in a healthy diet

  23-May-2024

  Mushrooms are a powerhouse of nutrition, even "ordinary" white button and cremini mushrooms.

  In this week's episode of In My Plant-Based Kitchen we dive into mushrooms, and talk about why - and how - to include more of them in your daily routine!

  We cover:

  • an overview of the helpful nutrients contained in mushrooms, and how they are helpful for health
  • a few tips to optimize the nutrition you are getting from your fungi
  • cooking tips and tricks, and ideas for getting them onto your plate regularly
  • AND we make one of my FAVOURITE mushroom dishes - so easy, quick and healthy: Golden Mushroom  & Onion Soup

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  Want to get cooking? Here's your recipe....

  Golden Mushroom & Onion Soup

  Serves 4-6

  Ingredients:

  • 2 large or 3 medium onions, diced
  • 4 cups white button or cremini mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 ½ tsp dried dill weed
  • 1 ½ tbsp paprika
  • ¼ tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 ½ tsp caraway seeds
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 4 cups vegetable stock
  • 3 tbsp Braggs soy alternative
  • 1 ½ cups unsweetened plant-based milk (I used oat milk)
  • ¼ cup brown rice flour*
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

  *NOTE that brown rice flour is used here because it can be added to soups and gravies and it doesn’t clump. I highly recommend using brown rice flour if you can since it is so much easier to incorporate than other flours. If you choose to use another kind of flour I recommend removing some of the soup liquid and mixing it thoroughly with the flour before adding it to the soup so you are adding a well-mixed liquid rather than the dry flour.

  Directions:

  1. Heat a medium-large soup pot over medium heat. When it is hot add onions and let them cook, stirring occasionally, until they are translucent and becoming golden (5-8 minutes).
  2. Add mushrooms and let them start to cook down (another 5-8 minutes).
  3. Add all herbs, spices and nutritional yeast and mix everything together well.
  4. Add vegetable stock and Braggs and bring everything to a boil.
  5. Turn the heat down, add the milk and brown rice flour and stir until everything is well mixed.
  6. Simmer for 15-20 minutes over low heat, stirring occasionally.
  7. Just before serving add lemon juice and adjust seasonings to taste if necessary.

  Serve with crusty bread and/or a green salad!

  Do you love mushrooms? How do you incorporate them into your diet?

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