Grilled Mushroom Soup with Garlic Bread Crumbs!!!

Ingredients:

2 quarts button mushrooms – sliced
2 bunches scallions – chopped
3 stalks celery – sliced
3 cloves garlic – chopped
4 cups chicken broth
1 cup milk
1 tsp. butter
Drizzle of olive oil

Garlic Bread Crumbs:

1 cup homemade bread crumbs or Italian style bread crumbs
2 large cloves of garlic – chopped
1 tsp. lemon juice
Grated Romano cheese
1 tsp. butter
Drizzle of olive oil

For the Soup:

Heat a griddle and place the sliced mushrooms on the griddle. Drizzle a little olive oil over the mushrooms and let grill to a beautiful golden color.

Heat a soup pot with the tsp. of butter and a drizzle of olive oil. Add the scallions, celery, garlic and grilled mushrooms. Sauté for a minute or two and add the chicken broth. Bring the soup to a low simmer, turn off the heat and add the milk and cover.

Garlic Bread Crumbs:

Heat a small frying pan with the butter and a drizzle of olive oil. Add the garlic and bread crumbs and sauté until the garlic get slightly golden. Add the lemon juice and grated Romano cheese and toss.

Serve with rice or noodles and top with the bread crumbs.

This soup is a nice warm up to the end of a day.

With Love,
Catherine
xo