Frenchy French Onion Soup
Feature Power Food: OnionsFree From: Gluten, Dairy
Ingredients
- 4 medium onions sliced into rings
- 2 cups of your favourite mushrooms button, shitake, oyster, sliced
- 6¼ cup vegetable stock low sodium & gluten free, divided
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 Tbsp. thyme & 8 sprigs to garnish
- 1 Tbsp. marjoram
- ¼ cup soy sauce raw (low sodium & gluten free)
- ¼ cup red wine optional
- 2 tsp. apple cider vinegar ACV
- ¼ cup *nut cheese crumbled or shredded (optional)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 °F.
- Place onions and mushrooms on a parchment lined baking sheet. Drizzle with ¼ cup of the stock, and sprinkle with garlic, thyme and marjoram. Bake for 5-10 minutes or until onions are aromatic.
- Add roasted onion and mushroom mixture, reserving a bit for garnishing, to stock in a large stockpot on medium heat. Add soy sauce, red wine (if using) and ACV. Simmer for a few minutes for flavours to become enhanced. Ladle into bowls and garnish with remaining onions, mushrooms, nut cheese (if desired) and a few thyme sprigs just before serving.
Notes
*Shopping Tip: Nut cheese can be found in the cheese section of your health food store or grocery store.
Nutritional Facts: Calories 304 | Total Fat 14 g | Saturated Fat 6 g | Monounsaturated Fat 3.4 g | Polyunsaturated Fat 2.3 g | Cholesterol 59 g | Sodium 498 mg | Potassium 529 mg | Total Carbohydrate 24 g | Natural Sugar 8.9 g | Dietary Fiber 3 g | Protein 8 g | *Vitamin A 100 % | * Calcium 31 % | * Iron 14 %
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Reference: 1. Depression and Diet, Nutrition 411, Review Date November 2008, Accessed February 20th, 2014