Product: Imagine Natural Creations Creamy Portobello Soup – $1.50+
Thank goodness not everything tastes the way it looks. If that were the case, I never would have attempted to eat the Creamy Portobello Mushroom Soup from Imagine Natural Creations.
I mean…upon first glance you might think you are getting served a bowl of sewage.
Yeah…it doesn’t look appetizing. So, when I began heating it up on my stovetop, I was pretty certain that I was going to want to find ways to spice it up and make it…palatable. With it reaching a simmer and the soup warmed through, I finished up the gluten-free (and dairy-free) grilled cheese that was accompanying the soup for dinner and dished up a bowl for both myself and my roommate.
Soup is tricky when you are gluten-free. Some are safe. Some are not. Thankfully, Imagine labels their soups gluten-free and this was one of the ones that I found at Big Lots for a great price and couldn’t pass it up. I brought my roommate her serving of soup and sandwich and she sort of eyed it and looked at me with this ‘you must be out of your birds’ kind of look on her face. But I went to go grab my dinner from the kitchen and she was already sniffing the ladle of soup on her spoon and taking a taste.
Thank the cooking gods…she seemed to like it. And if she liked it, well, something had to be right.
I settled in and gave my own spoonful a cooling blow before taking a cautions slurp of it. What I discovered was, once again, judging a book by its cover is not the best way to assess something. This soup was one of the most flavorful ones I have had yet from this line of gluten-free soups. It packs a rich, intense, earthy flavor, seasoned with onion and garlic. Perfectly seasoned, I might add. It was delicious without having to bulk it up with potatoes or onions or mushrooms. It could stand on its own as a broth and be fantastic.
So, yes…it may not look appetizing, but the Creamy Portobello Mushroom Soup from Imagine’s creamy soup line-up has wowed me and moved to the front of the pack as one of my absolute favorites. If you can’t get past the gray color, close your eyes and take a sip. I promise, it’s fantastic and full of flavor. You won’t be disappointed in the taste.
The Celiathlete 