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Cream of Mushroom Soup with Cream Supa crema de ciuperci cu bagheta prajita

Cream of Mushroom Soup with Thyme

Quickly prepare a delicious cream of mushroom soup, served with sour cream and croutons flavored with garlic and fresh thyme! This combination will surely delight your loved ones!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Choose Serving Size 6

Ingredients 

  • 1,5 L water
  • 1 celery root medium, peeled and cut in chunks
  • 1 onion peeled and quartered
  • 350 g button mushrooms cut in chunks, stems removed
  • 1 potato peeled and cut in chunks
  • 1 parsley root cut in chunks
  • salt to taste
  • ground pepper to taste
  • 6 Tbsp sour cream yoghurt - optional (I used homemade kefir)
  • parsley for garnish

For baguettes:

  • 1 baguette sliced
  • thyme
  • 4 cloves garlic mashed
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
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Instructions

  • Bring water to a boil in a large pot.
  • Add celery and parsley root, onion, potato - all cut in chunks.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Let them boil for about 15 minutes then add the mushrooms, cut in chunks.
  • Boil for another 10 minutes and remove from heat.
  • Meanwhile, preheat the oven at 400 F.
  • Slice the baguette and brush each slice with some olive oil. Add some mashed garlic cloves on top of each slice and sprinkle with thyme and salt.
  • Bake them for 15 minutes or until they're crisp.
  • Now let's get back to the soup. Using a vertical blender, blend well until creamy. Add some yoghurt or sour cream if you want to make it whiter.
  • Serve with parsley, sour cream and crisp baguette!