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    The Best Soup of Spring; Easy Morel Mushroom and Ramp Chowder
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  • This Creamy Morel Mushroom Barley Soup is an easy and delicious way to get your mushroom fix in a healthy way. Can be made with either fresh or dried morel mushrooms.
    Creamy Morel Mushroom Barley Soup
  • Easy Sausage Tortellini Soup with Ramp Greens
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The Best Soup of Spring; Easy Morel Mushroom and Ramp Chowder

The Best Soup of Spring; Easy Morel Mushroom and Ramp Chowder only takes minutes to make but tastes like a gourmet treat with sautéed morel mushrooms and ramps swimming in a creamy parmesan cheese spiked broth. And it’s Keto, Low-Carb and Gluten-Free, too!

The Best Soup of Spring; Easy Morel Mushroom and Ramp Chowder

For those of you who might be reading this out of pure curiosity of what a Morel Mushroom and/or Ramp is, let’s backtrack a minute. I was right there with you for the first half of my life, too!

I never tried either food before I met my husband. He introduced me to both on one of our first dates when he took me foraging. Immediately I was hooked on both foraging and these prized unique flavors!

WHAT ARE MOREL MUSHROOMS?

Ah, the elusive Morel Mushroom. People spend countless hours in the woods, but never find any morel mushrooms.

Both my maternal and paternal grandparents foraged, but my parents weren’t interested. I always think that foraging (like gardening) was in my blood, it just skipped a generation. I’m so thankful that my husband for bringing foraging into my life!

Wild Foraged Morel Mushrooms
The morel, or morchella, is actually more closely related to truffles than it is to other mushrooms and, like truffles, is the fruit of a fungus that sprouts in the moist soil of woods and forests. There are debates about the number of different types of morel, but the most common ones are black morels and yellow morels.
All morels have a stem and a conical body that is covered with pits and ridges like a honeycomb, which makes them instantly recognizable to anyone who spends time hunting for them. Morels are a spring mushroom that can usually be found between the months of March and May.
Because of this very short growing period, they can be quite expensive when they are in season, costing upward of $20 per pound. They are definitely best served fresh, but can also be dried very easily, allowing them to be stored for use in the summer, fall and winter months.
Morel Mushroom 2018 
In our area we find them mostly under sycamore and poplar trees, occasionally old apple orchards. However, what makes morels so elusive is that they are notoriously unpredictable. No matter how perfect an area seems it may never grow a morel, yet you’ll find several happily-growing in an unexpected area!

Rarely do we go home with an empty-basket. Ray and his family have been picking morel mushrooms for generations. We have countless morel spots that we check frequently.

Wild Foraged Morel Mushrooms

Oh and just because you found them growing in a location this year, there’s no guarantee they’ll return next year. But in most cases you’ll want to check spots that you’ve picked before!

For my favorite Morel Mushroom Recipes Click HERE

 What Are Ramps? 

Ramps are a wild onion that grow during the spring in US and  Eastern Canada. They’re sometimes referred to as wild leeks, and taste like a deliciously pungent combination of garlic and onion.

They grow in moist wooded areas, in various sized clumps or groups of pants.

Wild Ramps growing in the woods

Depending on who you ask, how to harvest them can be controversial. Due to the popularity of Ramps recently, many greedy people are over harvesting and depleting them. In these areas people would prefer you leave the bulb in the ground (so that they can repopulate the area) only harvesting the green leaves.

Wild Ramps growing in the woods

Where we live and in our expansive ramp patch, there is no risk of over harvesting. We dig up the entire plant, just like you would an onion. We eat both the bulb and leaves.

Wild Ramps growing in the woods

Take them home and clean them up just like fresh green onions/scallions; rinse off the dirt, trim off the roots and peel away any soft outer layers.

For my favorite Ramp Recipes CLICK HERE 

Where to find Morel Mushrooms and Ramps

Things that grow-together, go-together… making Morel Mushrooms and Ramps the perfect pairing! You’ll find both of them during April & May in the Mid-Atlantic region where we live (Pennsylvania to be exact).

While we enjoy foraging as a delicious and healthy hobby, it’s not something you can just jump into. It takes research and education to safely forage for wild edibles. But don’t worry, many better grocery stores, food co-ops and farmers markets offer morels and ramps seasonal specialty!

Making The Best Soup of Spring; Easy Morel Mushroom and Ramp Chowder is a great way to enjoy BOTH morels and ramps in one delicious meal.

And when I say easy, I mean EASY.

Plus it’s all healthy, real food ingredients! But before you ask, YES this soup has lots of healthy fats in it! That’s on purpose, since I feel my best when I eat a gluten-free & Keto diet. (and mostly likely you will too!)

Here’s all the ingredients you need for The Best Soup of Spring:

  • Butter or Ghee
  • Morel Mushrooms
  • Ramps
  • Cream Cheese
  • Heavy Cream
  • Parmesan Cheese
  • Bone Broth
  • Sea Salt
  • White Pepper

Easy like chop, sauté, and let everything literally melt together for a gluten-free and keto friendly low carb soup!

The Best Soup of Spring; Easy Morel Mushroom and Ramp Chowder

And I think with an extra garnish of thinly sliced ramp leaves it’s a beautiful meal too! After all we eat with our eyes as much as out mouths, right??!

Like chop, sauté, and let everything literally melt together for a gluten-free and keto friendly low carb soup! 

And all those little groves in the morel mushrooms fill up with the creamy parmesan broth, can’t you taste them!?!

What are your favorite ways to enjoy Morel Mushrooms and Ramps? Or are you excited to try them this year for the first time??

Here are a few related healthy mushroom soup recipes you might enjoy:

  • Creamy Morel Mushroom Barley Soup
  • {Pressure Cooker} Creamy Shiitake Mushroom Soup
  • {Pressure Cooker} Wild Mushroom Broth
  • Chanterelle Mushroom Chowder with Crab & Corn
  • Shiitake, Kale & White Bean Soup
  • Keto Hungarian Mushroom Soup

Yours in Health,

Hayley Ryczek
The Best Soup of Spring; Easy Morel Mushroom and Ramp Chowder
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The Best Soup of Spring; Easy Morel Mushroom and Ramp Chowder

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The Best Soup of Spring; Easy Morel Mushroom and Ramp Chowder only takes minutes to make but tastes like a gourmet treat with sautéed morel mushrooms and ramps swimming in a creamy parmesan cheese spiked broth. And it's Keto, Low-Carb and Gluten-Free, too!
Prep Time:25 mins
Cook Time:5 mins
Total Time:30 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons ghee or butter
  • 2+ cups morel mushrooms chopped
  • 1/4 cup ramp bulbs chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
  • 8 ounces Cream Cheese (organic, cultured)
  • 2 cups Heavy Cream, A2 Pasture Raised
  • 4 ounces parmesan cheese freshly grated
  • 2+ cups bone broth
  • 1+ cup ramp greens sliced thinly

Instructions

  • Over medium heat, saute morels and ramps in ghee. Season with sea salt and white pepper. Cook until liquid is released and evaporated, 2-3 minutes. 
  • Add cream cheese (cut into small pieces) and heavy cream. Wisk to melt. Add parmesan cheese. 
  • Add bone broth to thin to your desired consistency. 
  • Fold in ramp greens, they only need to wilt in the hot soup. 

Notes

Always freshly grate parmesan cheese, don’t use the kind in a green shelf stable container since it has extra yucky ingredients added. 

Nutrition

Calories: 541kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 52g | Saturated Fat: 31g | Cholesterol: 175mg | Sodium: 682mg | Potassium: 219mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1885IU | Vitamin C: 0.9mg | Calcium: 324mg | Iron: 3.1mg
Course: Soup
Keyword: gluten free, keto, low-carb, morel, ramp
Servings: 6
Calories: 541kcal

April 17, 2019 ·

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