Oyster and Mushroom Soup with Herbed Toasts

Serves 8
Time 1 hr 5 min

Make an elegant soup of delicate oyster mushrooms paired with oyster mollusks, complemented by the fine anise flavor of fresh tarragon.

Special Diets:

Dairy FreeDairy Free
Sugar ConsciousSugar Conscious

Ingredients

    <b>Herbed Toasts</b>
    1demi baguette, thinly sliced diagonally
    1 tablespoonextra-virgin olive oil
    1 tablespoonlemon juice
    1 1/2 tablespoonschopped tarragon
    1/4 teaspoonfine sea salt
    1/4 teaspoonground black pepper
    <b>Oyster and Mushroom Soup</b>
    1 tablespoonextra-virgin olive oil
    1 mediumshallot, chopped
    1/4 cupdiced pancetta
    1 1/2 mediumleeks, white and pale green parts only, chopped
    2 1/2 cupsoyster mushrooms
    1 mediumnew potato, cut into small cubes
    3 tablespoonschopped tarragon
    1/2 teaspoonfine sea salt
    1/2 teaspoonground black pepper
    4 cupsvegetable broth
    1crushed red chile flakes
    1 cupshucked oysters (from about 1 dozen oysters), 1/4 cup liquor reserved
    1/2 cupchopped flat-leaf parsley

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Method

For the toasts, preheat the oven to 350°F.


Arrange baguette slices on a baking sheet and drizzle with oil and lemon juice.


Sprinkle with tarragon and season with salt and pepper.


Bake until toasts begin to brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Set aside.


For the soup, heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.


Add shallot and cook, stirring frequently, for 3 minutes or until aromatic and translucent.


Add pancetta and cook until browned, about 5 minutes.


Add leeks, mushrooms, potato, tarragon, salt and pepper and cook until vegetables are starting to brown lightly, about 5 minutes.


Stir in broth, chile flakes, oysters and 1/4 cup of their reserved liquor, and 1 1/2 cups water.


Cover and cook until the oysters are cooked through and the soup is flavorful, about 15 minutes.


Stir in parsley and simmer until potato and mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes longer.


Ladle soup into bowls, garnish with toasts and serve immediately.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

210

Total Fat

5g

Saturated Fat

1g

Cholesterol

20mg

Sodium

780mg

Total Carbohydrate

29g

Dietary Fiber

4g

Total Sugars

2g

Protein

10g

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