Meridian Cafe balsamic mushroom soup
Posted By: jack Fri 20 Jan 2006 12:33 pm
 

Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup diced onion
˝ cup diced celery
˝ cup diced carrot
3 cloves diced garlic
1˝ pounds chopped oyster and shitake mushrooms, coarsely chopped
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
2 quarts vegetable broth
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
In a soup pot, heat the olive oil until shimmery. Add the onion, celery, carrot, garlic and chopped mushrooms. Sauté all vegetables until softened, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the balsamic vinegar. Stir well to loosen any browned bits on bottom of pot. Add broth, and simmer for 30 minutes. Taste, and add salt and pepper to adjust flavor.
Serves 6.
Per serving nutrition data: 145 calories, 5 grams fat, 5 grams protein, 20 grams carbohydrate, 3 grams fiber, 840 milligrams sodium.