Magic Mushroom Soup
Magic Mushroom Soup Recipe with Vitamin D Mushrooms
Here's a bit of kitchen magic that costs nothing. Mushrooms contain a compound called ergosterol, which turns into vitamin D when it's exposed to sunlight – much as our own skin does. Leave a few mushrooms in the sun, gills up, and they can help top up your vitamin D. That's handy in winter, when the days are short and most of us aren't getting as much sun as we should.
Yesterday I decided it was about time I cleared out the vegetable drawers in my fridge. At the back I found a paper bag of mushrooms, which I promptly spread out on a chopping board and left in the sun while I took the dogs for a walk.
While the dogs looked out for imaginary rabbits (sometimes they see real ones), I gave some thought to what to do with my sunbathed mushrooms. Mushroom bhaji, creamy mushrooms and mushroom stuffing all came to mind, but I settled on this magic mushroom soup, which also used up the rest of the vegetables in the fridge.
Magic mushroom soup with vitamin D mushrooms — Casa Adora
My Magic Mushroom Soup Recipe
Mushrooms
½ leek
½ stick celery
½ courgette
Small little gem lettuce
Green beans
Tomato
½ green pepper
Chicken or vegetable stock
Olive oil
Turmeric
Pinch chilli flakes
White pepper
Roughly chop all of the vegetables.
Meanwhile, add oil to a pan over low/medium heat and gently fry the veggies to start the cooking process.
Add turmeric and chilli flakes and cook for one minute.
Add stock to cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.
When cooked, remove from the heat and allow to cool.
With a hand blender blitz until you have a purée. Add more stock to thin, if you prefer.
Taste and season as necessary.
This magic mushroom soup recipe is part of my Soup Recipes collection – from chilled gazpacho to hearty broths and Asian-inspired bowls.
It also features in my Veggie & Vegan Recipes and Mushroom Recipes collections.
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