Wild Mushroom Soup with Arugula and Walnuts and Parmesan-Crusted Rolls with Herb Butter

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Total: 40 min
  • Prep: 10 min
  • Cook: 30 min
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Ingredients

1 (1-pound) loaf bread or pizza dough (fresh, or frozen and thawed)

Nonstick cooking spray

1/2 cup grated Parmesan

1 tablespoon butter

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 pound assorted wild mushrooms (chanterelle, oyster, shiitake, crimini, portobello, etc.), stemmed and sliced

1/2 cup chopped yellow onion

2 cloves fresh garlic, minced or 2 teaspoons jarred, minced

1 teaspoon dried thyme

6 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth

1 cup dry white wine

1/2 chopped fresh parsley leaves

Salt

Freshly ground black pepper

1 cup lowfat milk

1 cup andouille sausage

1 cup chopped arugula

1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray.
  2. Break dough into 8 equal pieces and roll each piece into a thick rope shape. Twist each 'rope' piece into a knot. Place balls on prepared baking sheet and spray with cooking spray. Sprinkle with Parmesan to coat surface. Bake 8 minutes, until golden brown.
  3. Meanwhile, melt butter in a large stock pot over medium heat. Add mushrooms, onion and garlic and cook 5 minutes. Add thyme and cook 1 minute. Add chicken broth and wine and bring to a simmer, about 1 minute. Simmer 5 minutes.
  4. While soup is simmering, blend softened butter with chopped fresh parsley and salt and pepper. Remove Parmesan knots from the oven.
  5. Remove soup from the heat and, using an immersion or stand blender, puree until smooth Return the soup to low heat, add milk and andouille sausage and simmer 1 minute to heat through.
  6. Ladle soup into bowls and top with arugula and walnuts. Serve rolls on the side with parsley butter.

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Rachel G.

I agree, definitely wish the soup was thicker.  I think toasting the walnuts would have added more depth of flavor.  We opted to dice and crisp up the andouille, then sprinkle it on top with the arugula and walnuts.  That added a nice touch.  The parmesan rolls didn't cook evenly...the cheese started to burn before the rolls were cooked through.  The soup also took on a gray color that was not super appealing to the eye.  It was tasty, but improvements are definitely needed.

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