French Mushroom And Scallion Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 12 scallions, green and parts, sliced thinly
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped (or to taste)
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 cups low sodium chicken broth (or for a vegetarian soup, use vegetable stock)
• 8 ounces mushrooms, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup heavy cream or 1/2 cup half-and-half, if you want to conserve calories
• salt & freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
• chopped fresh tarragon (to garnish) or chives (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 heat the butter in a large pot over moderate heat.
• 2 saute the scallions and garlic until tender but not too brown, about 5 minutes.
• 3 stir in the flour and cook 2 to 3 minutes to get rid of the raw flour taste.
• 4 add the stock and mushrooms and bring to a gentle boil, stirring frequently.
• 5 simmer covered for 5 minutes.
• 6 puree in batches using an electric blender or food processor.
• 7 (if you have one, an immersion blender is the best!) strain, return to the pot and add the cream or half& half, salt, and pepper.
• 8 reheat and serve garnished with chopped fresh herbs.
• 9 serve with a crusty loaf of french bread and a glass of wine.