This hearty mushroom lentil soup uses a combination of dried and fresh mushrooms for added depth and umami flavor. Root vegetables and lentils add lots of fiber to this satisfying soup.
I think I may need to make Monday a regular soup recipe post. These days, I just can’t get enough soup! In this chilly weather, it is almost all that I want to eat. Seriously. I saw this soup recipe in Eating Well magazine last week and may have started drooling…
Ingredients You’ll Need for this Soup
- Dried Porcini Mushrooms
- Cremini Mushrooms
- Lentils
- Onion
- Celery
- Carrot
- Parsnip
- Vegetable Broth
- Canned Tomatoes
- Herbs (bay leaf, oregano)
- Soy Sauce
- Salt
- Black Pepper
What Kind of Mushroom Has Vitamin D?
We have been trying to incorporate more mushrooms into our meals because they can be such a great source of vitamin D. Yep. When exposed to UV light, mushrooms can make vitamin D naturally much like we do out in the sun in warmer months. Mushrooms make so much vitamin D, in fact, that by eating one serving of these mushrooms you can get up to 100% of your daily needs! When buying mushrooms, the label should state whether they have been exposed to UV light to make extra vitamin D. Pick some up on your next trip to the store and make a pot of this yummy soup.
Hearty Mushroom Lentil Soup
Ingredients
- 1/2 ounce dried porcini mushrooms
- 1 cup boiling water
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 12 ounces sliced cremini mushrooms
- 1/4 cup dry vermouth
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 stalks celery sliced
- 2 carrots sliced
- 2 parsnips sliced
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 2 1/2 cups cooked lentils
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- Sea salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Combine boiling water and dried porcini mushrooms. Set aside to soak for ~20 minutes.
- In a large pot, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium-high heat. Toss in mushrooms and cook off their liquid, about 5-7 minutes. Add vermouth. Stir and cook mushrooms until lightly browned.
- Toss in the other 2 tablespoons of olive oil and the other vegetables: onion, carrot, parsnip, bell pepper. Stir gently and cook for 7 minutes or until onion becomes translucent.
- Drain the water from the porcini mushrooms and reserve. Chop the porcinis and toss into pot. Stir in vegetable broth, porcini broth, the bay leaf, and the oregano. Bring to a simmer.
- Cook for 15 minutes. Stir in the lentils and cook another 10 minutes or until the vegetables are softened.
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Comments & Reviews
This turned out ok, and was perfect for using up 1/2 oz of dried porcini that I happened to have on hand. However, the ingredients include canned tomatoes and soy sauce that were not mentioned in the steps (I took a guess), and the steps mentioned bell pepper that wasn’t included in the ingredients (so I ended up leaving it out).