Name: Creamy Mushroom Soup with Croutons
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 brown onion (200g) (finely chopped); 30 g butter; 500 g chestnut mushrooms (wiped clean then roughly sliced or chopped); 2 sprigs of thyme; 2 cloves of garlic (minced); 600 ml low sodium vegetable stock; 1 pinch of sea salt; A small pinch of freshly grated nutmeg; 1 level tbs plain flour; 1/4 tsp freshly cracked black pepper plus more for seasoning; 3 tbs double cream; 200 g sourdough bread (cut into cubes); 2 tsp olive oil; 1 fat clove of garlic (sliced lengthways); A sprig of thyme leaves removed and stalk discarded; 25 g parmesan cheese (finely grated); A small pinch of sea salt