Mushroom and Cashew Bisque Recipe

Mushroom and Cashew Bisque

Mushroom bisque is taken to a new level, with a flavorful mushroom mix and roasted cashews blended down into a perfect purée.

Vitamix

1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
4 cups 400 g crimini mushrooms, or mixed mushroooms, cleaned, cut into large chunks
3 cups 720 ml vegetable stock
1/2 cup 14 g dried mixed mushrooms
1 cup 140 g roasted cashews
1 5 g yellow onion, peeled
1 garlic clove, peeled

Preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add olive oil and heat, then add mushrooms and sauté for 10 minutes or until mushrooms begin to caramelize.
Place mushrooms and other remaining ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed.
Blend for 5 minutes 45 seconds, or select the Hot Soup program and allow the machine to complete the programmed cycle.