You know I LOVE a good Mushroom Soup full of fresh mushrooms (make mine wild mushrooms please!). I could eat it daily throughout fall and winter. To make it a full meal, I love to add a salad or veggies, some crusty bread or other crispy bite. If you too, love mushroom soup, here are the very best sides to serve with mushroom soup!
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Top 10 Ways To Garnish Mushroom Soup
Whether you open a can of Campbell's cream of mushroom soup or make a fantastic homemade creamy soup, sometimes you just want to add that little something extra. Here are some different ways to add some extra savory flavor to this comforting dish.
P.S. Don't forget a dusting of fresh black pepper too!
- Add a swirl of heavy cream to each bowl of steaming soup for a luxurious touch. To make it even fancier, lightly whip the cream with a pinch of salt. Spoon it into the center of the bowl like a fluffy cloud.
- Fried Oyster Mushrooms or sauteed white button mushrooms are a natural.
- A spoonful of wild rice or caramelized onions add great texture.
- Top with fresh, chopped parsley, chives, scallions or tarragon.
- Not just for salads, top your hot mushroom soup with some croutons. Freshly fried cubes of stale bread are my favorite but store bought garlic croutons adds a good crunch too.
- A spoonful of Greek yogurt or low fat sour cream adds a gentle tang and creaminess without the fat of heavy cream.
- Crumbled crispy bacon.
- Soft nuts like hazelnuts, pistachios or walnuts, coarsely chopped.
- Chopped pieces of leftovers (protein or veg) is a great idea. Add a spoonful of finely diced chicken, pork or even potatoes to your soup.
- Soda crackers, aka saltines are always in style.
What Sandwiches Go With Mushroom Soup?
Soup and a sandwich is the ultimate classic pairing. A bowl of homemade soup with a flavorful hearty sandwich might just be the best meal there is for lunch or dinner. For a sandwich to be a great side dish, it's got to have good texture and add extra flavor.
Sandwiches that are sweet, salty, creamy and crispy all make a great side dish. Hot sauce, pickles, relish or vinegar add picante contrast.
Make a classic grilled cheese or go sweet and spicy with an apple brie grilled cheese. Want to go even bolder? Choose a buffalo chicken version or a New Orleans Muffuletta. For ultra rich comfort, go with the mozza French toast sandwich. Ooey, gooey, good!
Apple and Brie Grilled Cheese with Hot Honey
Pair your earthy and creamy mushroom soup with this sweet-tart apple and brie grilled cheese sandwich. Quick spicy honey makes all the flavors pop and is the ultimate sandwich pairing for classic mushroom soup.
Apple Brie Grilled Cheese
Buffalo Chicken Wrap
Quick and easy buffalo chicken wraps burst with flavors from buffalo chicken, crisp romaine, sweet red onion, crunchy carrots, sharp cheddar, and ranch dressing. If you want a spicy side for your soup, this is it!
Classic Muffuletta With Olive Salad
Muffuletta is a truly savoury, zesty and piquant sandwich. This sandwich is the perfect contrast to the creamy texture of a classic mushroom soup. Traditionally made out of one whole loaf of bread and then cut into wedges, it can just as easily be made into individual servings. Olive salad is the delicious "secret" ingredient to this sandwich's popularity.
Muffuletta
French Toast Sandwiches
French Toast Sandwiches stuffed with mozzarella and bacon fried in a buttered pan. Dip this sandwich into any simple mushroom soup recipe for a taste delight.
Caprese Panini
This easy to make Caprese Panini is filled with avocado, tomato, basil, and plant based mozzarella on crispy grilled bread. A luxury pairing for your vegan mushroom soup recipe.
Salad
Salads make it easy to serve a variety of side dishes. They add bright flavor to your favorite mushroom soup recipe and balance a meal.
Apple walnut and the roasted veggie and cheese versions work well with classic mushroom soup.
For a spunkier mushroom soup like a broth based or creamy Hungarian mushroom soup recipe, go for something creamier or milder. Try the ham and cheese salad or Cali chicken salad for creamy. For a bright and light choice, the apple kale slaw is the perfect foil.
For almost any fungi soup, (try my favorite broth based soup, Padma Lakshmi's mushroom soup, her use of parmesan rind works brilliantly in this), a classic Caesar, the zucchini feta, or the beet orange salad will add a wonderful flavor and contrast.
Apple Walnut Salad
Walnuts pair well with mushrooms. Crispy, crunchy, salty and sweet, this apple walnut salad is so delicious and takes only minutes to make!
Apple Walnut Salad
Rocket (Arugula) and Pear Salad With Roasted Yam and Blue Cheese
For a hearty fall spread, pair up your dinner party soup with a roasted veggie and blue cheese salad and an off dry white wine. Sweet and salty, soft and crunchy, rocket and pear salad has a ton of flavor and texture from Asian pear, blue cheese and walnuts.
Rocket And Pear Salad
Pumpkin Salad with Feta and Walnuts
Roasted pumpkin salad with feta and walnuts drizzled with a sweet balsamic-honey dressing. A hearty salad with wonderful fall flavors!
Apple Kale Slaw
Kale softens in a delicious apple dressing for a fresh and light slaw. This goes equally well with a creamy soup or a broth based mushroom soup.
Apple Kale Slaw
Healthy California Chicken Salad Recipe With Grapes
Chicken, pecans and grapes in a simple light and creamy dressing sweetened with honey. Serves 4-8 depending if it is a side dish, sandwich filling or main course.
Cali Chicken Salad
Zucchini Feta Salad With Hazelnuts (Courgette Salad)
A light and refreshing salad that looks and tastes like summer! Use a vegetable peeler to cut courgette (zucchini) into ribbons, thin slices or use a veggie spiralizer to make zoodles.
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Easy Ham and Pea Salad with Cheddar Cheese
Looking for the perfect spring pea salad? This easy ham and pea salad recipe is just the thing. I had never heard of ham and pea salad until we were traveling in rural Oregon and stopped in the town…
Beet and Mandarin Orange Salad
This roasted beet and mandarin orange salad with ginger lemon vinaigrette can be quickly prepared in 20 minutes. This zesty salad pairs well with the creamy mushroom soup. The roasted beets completely soak up the orange vinaigrette to give you a yummy vegan summer salad!
French Endive Apple Walnut Salad
A very quick and easy vegetarian and gluten free Belgian endive salad. This salad will be the best for a healthy dinner during the fall season.
Classic Caesar Salad
This classic Caesar salad is simple & easy to prepare! It’s made with romaine lettuce, croutons, Parmesan cheese, anchovy, lemon & olive oil!
Fresh Caprese Salad with Crispy Eggplant
Crunchy, golden brown eggplant that isn’t greasy, sandwiched between tomato and mozzarella, then topped with syrupy balsamic & good olive oil!
Fig and Prosciutto Salad
Delicious, healthy and quick to put together. Serve with toasted baguette slices brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with sea salt.
Fresh Fig Salad
The Veggies And Dip
Instead of a salad, vegetables and dip are an easy way to add vegetables. These dips work equally well with raw veg, crispy potato chips or as a dollop garnishing your bowl of soup. Dips are also a great choice as a make ahead dish.
Easy Homemade Basil Aioli with Lemon and Garlic
A delicious tangy and fresh sauce perfect for dipping veggies into or dressing a nicoise salad. Makes approximately 2 cups.
Basil Aioli
Bacon Aioli
A quick aioli spiked with crispy bacon makes a fabulous spread for bread, buns or biscuits to be dipped in your favorite soup recipe.
Bacon Aioli
Small Bites To Pair With Soup
Next time you make cream of mushroom soup, try on the these delicious little bites. Crab or vegetarian fritters, arancini, zucchini sticks, crostini, tart, quiche, SPAM fries and empanadas all make interesting and delicious sides for simple mushroom soup recipes.
These tasty side dishes take a simple meal of mushroom soup to the next level. Adding a crispy bite of bold flavor is a great way to make it an extra special family meal.
Crispy Corn And Crab Fritters With Spicy Mayo
Lots of crab and minimal light batter make these corn and crab fritters light and crispy. Makes approximately 12 crab fritters depending how big or small you make them.
Crispy Crab Fritters
Mushroom Tart with Puff Pastry
This Mushroom Tart with Puff Pastry and Goat’s Cheese is super easy and quick to make for brunch, lunch, dinner or party appetiser!
Baked Parmesan Zucchini Sticks
Baked Parmesan Zucchini Sticks topped with a simple cheese herb mixture and ready in 30 minutes. A simple side big on flavor and low calorie!
Mini Filo Quiches
Light Mini Filo Quiches are fun and easy! Made with eggs, leeks and Gruyere cheese and to make them extra crispy a shell of filo/phyllo pastry. A miniature take on the northern France dish called Flamiche, these are fabulous with soupe aux champignons.
Butternut Squash and Mushroom Empanadas
These vegetarian Butternut Squash & Mushroom Empanadas are stuffed with oven roasted squash, mushroom, & garlic. Refrigerated pie crusts make a quick & easy crust - then all you have to do is bake!
The Best Loaded Smashed Potatoes
Your usual mashed potatoes are nothing compared to these delicious loaded smashed potatoes! These soft, baked potatoes loaded with bacon, cheese, and chives are the best addition to any dinner table. Loaded Smashed Potatoes I’m
Zucchini Cheddar Fritters
Yummy and kid-friendly, these are healthy (Eggs and Zucchini) and so quick to whip up! Serve with Herbed Yogurt Dip, Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Ketchup or a simple store bought marinara sauce for dipping or even just a squish of fresh lemon.
Zucchini Cheddar Fritters
Truffle Parmesan Fries with Homemade Aioli
Love all variety of mushrooms? Go luxe with this truffle side dish. Truffle parmesan fries are the ultimate indulgence, and perfect for date night. This method will get you the crispiest fries, ever time!
Spam fries (2-ingredients)
This easy recipe is a super unique side dish for your velvety mushroom soup. Super retro, it'll make your guest do a double take! Savory and full of umami, these SPAM fries are crisp outside but soft inside. Super simple to make and on the table in under 30 minutes!
Easy Mushroom Crostini
For the true mushroom lover, this festive vegan mushroom crostini recipe is an easy and impressive-looking appetizer that goes great alongside your vegetarian soup.
Roasted Garlic
For the true garlic lover, roasted garlic is delicious mixed into mushroom soup or sprinkled on top as a garnish. It’s also fantastic spread on bread or toast and served alongside your favorite mushroom soup. Golden, savory, soft, and sweet, this roasted garlic recipe is incredibly versatile, simple to make, and avoids any burnt and bitter pieces with a moderate temperature and a coating in olive oil.
Arancini - Italian Rice Balls
Arancini (or Arancine - Arancino) are delicious Italian Rice Balls that are stuffed, covered with breadcrumbs, and fried until golden and crispy. They make the perfect little crispy bite beside your favorite zuppa di funghi.
Sautéed chickpeas - Simple Living Recipes
Sauteed chickpeas are great for a crispy snack or for topping your soup. They are healthy, full of flavor, and take less than 10 minutes to make.
Bread And Rolls
Who doesn't love some crusty bread, a bun fresh from the oven or a biscuit spread with butter to go with a bowl of soup?! Creamy mushroom soup loves a fresh loaf or torn chunk of bread to swipe through the creamy texture and get every last bit.
Warm a local, artisanal loaf in your oven or make one of these fantastic recipes. I love to pair my bread based on which mushroom soup recipe I'm making and the company I am serving.
Turkish Pide Bread
This delicious, fluffy and slightly chewy Turkish Pide Bread (or Ramazan Pidesi) is a no-knead flatbread traditionally eaten during Ramadan.
How to Make Garlic Parmesan Bread Bites
These Garlic Parmesan Bread Bites are the perfect appetizer for almost any occasion. Pizza dough is brushed with garlic oil, topped with parmesan cheese,
Easy Homemade Baguette Recipe
This Easy Baguette Recipe has the perfect texture and flavor. Chewy and crusty on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside.
Cheesy Zucchini Bread (Quick Bread)
Cheesy Zucchini Bread made with healthy zucchini, shredded cheddar cheese, and chives is a delicious and easy savory quick bread loved by the whole family.
Parmesan Stuffed Garlic Bread Recipe
This stuffed garlic bread recipe is the perfect combination of savory and cheesy. The bread is stuffed with a flavorful parmesan and herb mixture, then baked to perfection. The result is a delicious and easy-to-make comfort food side dish for any mushroom or chicken soup.
Fast and Easy Rosemary No Knead Bread
Homemade bread with one bowl and one measuring cup to wash. The bread comes out easily from the pot and there is no oil so you should be able to wipe it out with a dry tea towel and you’re all done!
Rosemary No-Knead Bread
Foolproof Recipe for Bread Machine Rolls
If you've got a bread machine, this one's for you! Master the art of making dinner rolls easily with this simple recipe for bread machine rolls. Just add ingredients, press a button and you'll be enjoying fluffy, warm buns with your supper soup.
Classic Dinner Rolls
Light, fluffy, and gorgeous yeast dinner rolls in under two hours. Simple ingredients and the taste is divine!
Copycat Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits
Biscuits are always bff's with soup. This copycat Red Lobster cheddar bay biscuit is bound to become a new family favorite.
Quick Spelt Bread Recipe
For a healthier bread to dip in your mushroom soup, try this easy spelt bread. Quick and easy, this is healthy, rich in fiber and tasty. Learn how to make it in the how-to video.
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