Mushroom Soup

About 1 1/2 lbs of mushrooms (any variety you like), sliced
1/2 lb of shallots, sliced
A couple of cloves of garlic, minced
2 teaspoons of mushroom powder
1 teaspoon of Mrs. Dash
A quart of boiling water
Olive oil

Heat the olive oil in a pan and sauté the garlic and shallots on low heat until they are caramelised. This takes about 20 minutes.

Heat a wok and add some olive oil. Add the sliced mushrooms and sauté them.

Mix the shallots with the mushrooms and cook together. Add the mushroom powder and Mrs. Dash and mix evenly into the mixture.

Add the boiling water and cook the soup for about 15 minutes. The soup is quite thin so if you like to thicken it a bit, I suggest adding a couple of tablespoons of ground almonds. Garnish with chopped parsley or cilantro or low fat yoghurt.