Mushroom and Spinach Soup

Total Time

1 Hour 10 Minutes

Servings

10

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 leeks, chopped
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 cloves finely chopped garlic
• 2 pounds chopped mushrooms
• 2 teaspoons dried savoury
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/3 cup sherry
• 9 cups chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons tomato puree
• 1 bay leaf
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste
• 10 leaves fresh spinach

Instructions

1. Sauté butter, leeks, onion, and garlic until clear. Add mushrooms (except the 8 reserved chopped mushrooms), savoury, oregano, sherry, stock, tomato puree and bay leaf. Simmer for 30 minutes or so.
2. Strain out the vegetables.
3. Stir the reserved mushrooms and spinach leaves into the broth, and cook until spinach is wilted.
4. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve garnished with Parmesan cheese if desired.