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Greek · Soup

Trahana Soup with Mushrooms

Pebble-sized soured-milk pasta simmered with onion until creamy, then joined by garlicky sautéed mushrooms and brightened with lemon. A winter soup in the style of Takis Petrakos, topped with grated kefalograviera if you like.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on42 min
  • Total1 h 5 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 90 mlolive oil, 2 tbsp for the mushrooms, 4 tbsp for the soup base (1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp)
  • 2 clovesgarlic, minced
  • 680 gmushrooms, field mushrooms, or a mix with small wild ones; trimmed and sliced (1 1/2 lb)
  • 2medium onions, peeled, halved and sliced thin
  • 1 cuptrahana (sour or sweet)
  • 1.4 Lwater, 6 cups
  • to tastesalt and freshly ground black pepper
  • ¾lemon, juiced and strained (1/2 to 1 lemon)
  • 30 gkefalograviera cheese, grated (1/3 cup), to serveoptional

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Mediterranean

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Goat, sheep, buffalo or camel milk
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Black and white pepper
  • Mushrooms (any)
  • Button, cremini and portobello

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat

Texture

  • Creamy
  • Brothy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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