Soup📍 BucovinaEasy🌱 Vegan🥗 Vegetarian✝️ Orthodox fasting🐟 Pescatarian🌾 Gluten-free🥛 Dairy-free🥩 Low-carb / Keto🥦 Clean eating🫒 Mediterranean

Traditional Vegan Mushroom Soup

Name: Traditional Vegan Mushroom Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Romanian
Ingredients: 500 g mushrooms (button, oyster, porcini, chanterelles, or a mix); 1 onion, diced; 100 g celery root, parsnip, and parsley root; 1 carrot, diced; ½ bell pepper; 100 ml tomato purée or tomato juice; 1-2 tbsp vegetable oil; 2-2.5 liters water; vinegar, fermented bran soup (borș), or lemon juice, to taste; 1 bunch fresh lovage; 1 bunch fresh parsley; salt to taste

Traditional vegan mushroom soup is a beloved dish in Bucovina and Moldavia. It can be prepared with button mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, porcini, chanterelles, or a combination of fresh, dried, frozen, or preserved mushrooms. Lightly tangy and flavored with fresh lovage and parsley, this comforting soup is especially popular during fasting periods but is enjoyed throughout the year.

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Servings

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Prep

20 min

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Cook

40 min

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Total

1 h

🥘Ingredients

servings

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✅Dietary Compatibility

🌱Vegan🥗Vegetarian✝️Orthodox fasting🐟Pescatarian🌾Gluten-free🥛Dairy-free🥩Low-carb / Keto🥦Clean eating🫒Mediterranean

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Yield

6 servings

📦Storage

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Refrigerator

Up to 4 days in an airtight container

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Freezer

Up to 3 months

🥗Nutrition Facts

Values per serving (approx. 400 ml)

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Calories

125 kcal

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Protein

5 g

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Fat

4 g

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Carbohydrates

17 g

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Fiber

4 g

🍷Pairs Well With

🥂Homemade bread

🥂Hot chili pepper

🥂Red onion

🥂Polenta

💡Variations

Use only porcini or chanterelles for a pronounced woodland flavor.

During winter, prepare the soup using dried and frozen mushrooms.

For a heartier soup, add a handful of rice or pearl barley.