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Mediterranean Mushroom Soup is for Soup.

Mediterranean Mushroom Soup takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Mediterranean Mushroom Soup takes 30 minutes to cook.

Mediterranean Mushroom Soup makes 5 servings.

The ingredients for Mediterranean Mushroom Soup are:

4 C vegetable broth, or water
1/4 onion, large; finely chopped
7 oz portabello or shitake mushrooms
2 TBS EVOO
1 tomato, peeled and finely diced
3 bread slices, thin and toasted

For picada:
3 almonds, ground
1 clove, ground
1/4 tsp salt
pinch of saffron (back-up = smaller pinch of turmeric)
2 TBS reserved vegetable broth or water

Here is how you make Mediterranean Mushroom Soup:

1. Wash and chop mushrooms. Chop them into 4-6 pieces.2. Cook EVOO in large soup pot, then add mushrooms.3. Allow to cook for a few minutes then add onion.4. When onion becomes nearly translucent, add tomato and continue to cook for approximately 5-8 minutes.5. Add broth/water. Wait for it to boil.6. Add toasted bread slices and salt. Cook for 15 mintues on medium-low.While soup is cooking, make picada.Grind almonds, garlic, salt and saffron then add to reserved broth. Add picada to soup.Serving Size: Approximately 6 cupsNumber of Servings: 5Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BRM2010.

The nutritional information for Mediterranean Mushroom Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 5
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 138.3

• Total Fat: 7.2 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 941.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 16.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
• Protein: 3.1 g

The dietary needs meet for Mediterranean Mushroom Soup is Vegan