Chilled Marinated Mushroom Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

12 ounces mushrooms, thinly sliced
1/2 cup onion, minced
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 bay leaf
3/4 cup dry white wine
1 cup water
3/4 teaspoon salt
fresh black pepper
1/4 teaspoon honey
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dill weed
1/4 teaspoon thyme
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1/4 cup chives or 1/4 cup scallion, finely minced, packed
1/2 lemon, thinly sliced, for garnish
fresh thyme sprig, for garnish (optional)

Preparation

Place the mushrooms, onion, garlic, bay leaf, white wine, water, salt and pepper into a saucepan.
Bring to a boil and lower heat, cover and simmer 15 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Let stand, uncovered, about 10 minutes.
Remove bay leaf.
Add all other ingredients, except lemon slices.
Mix well and chill in the refrigerator until very cold.
Garnish with lemon slices and fresh thyme sprigs if you like.