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    Home » Recipe » Salads and Sides » 50 Best Sides To Serve With Mushroom Soup

    50 Best Sides To Serve With Mushroom Soup

    Published: Jan 18, 2023 by Sabrina Currie · This post may contain affiliate links.

    You know I LOVE a good Mushroom Soup full of fresh mushrooms (make mine wild mushrooms please!). I could eat it daily throughout fall and winter. To make it a full meal, I love to add a salad or veggies, some crusty bread or other crispy bite. If you too, love mushroom soup, here are the very best sides to serve with mushroom soup!

    Square white bowl with grey mushroom soup topped with a piece of whole wheat toast and a few sautéed mushrooms.
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    • Top 10 Ways To Garnish Mushroom Soup
    • What Sandwiches Go With Mushroom Soup?
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    • The Veggies And Dip
    • Small Bites To Pair With Soup
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    Top 10 Ways To Garnish Mushroom Soup

    Whether you open a can of Campbell's cream of mushroom soup or make a fantastic homemade creamy soup, sometimes you just want to add that little something extra. Here are some different ways to add some extra savory flavor to this comforting dish.

    Wild Mushroom Soup With Chanterelles And Porcini

    P.S. Don't forget a dusting of fresh black pepper too!

    1. Add a swirl of heavy cream to each bowl of steaming soup for a luxurious touch. To make it even fancier, lightly whip the cream with a pinch of salt. Spoon it into the center of the bowl like a fluffy cloud.
    2. Fried Oyster Mushrooms or sauteed white button mushrooms are a natural.
    3. A spoonful of wild rice or caramelized onions add great texture.
    4. Top with fresh, chopped parsley, chives, scallions or tarragon.
    5. Not just for salads, top your hot mushroom soup with some croutons. Freshly fried cubes of stale bread are my favorite but store bought garlic croutons adds a good crunch too.
    6. A spoonful of Greek yogurt or low fat sour cream adds a gentle tang and creaminess without the fat of heavy cream.
    7. Crumbled crispy bacon.
    8. Soft nuts like hazelnuts, pistachios or walnuts, coarsely chopped.
    9. Chopped pieces of leftovers (protein or veg) is a great idea. Add a spoonful of finely diced chicken, pork or even potatoes to your soup.
    10. Soda crackers, aka saltines are always in style.
    Collage of sandwiches, salad, bread bites and fries with text overlay that says, "Top 50 Sides For Mushroom Soup". This is a tall Pinterest graphic.

    What Sandwiches Go With Mushroom Soup?

    Soup and a sandwich is the ultimate classic pairing. A bowl of homemade soup with a flavorful hearty sandwich might just be the best meal there is for lunch or dinner. For a sandwich to be a great side dish, it's got to have good texture and add extra flavor.

    Brie and Apple Grilled Cheese with Hot Honey Butter
    Brie and Apple Grilled Cheese with Hot Honey Butter

    Sandwiches that are sweet, salty, creamy and crispy all make a great side dish. Hot sauce, pickles, relish or vinegar add picante contrast.

    Make a classic grilled cheese or go sweet and spicy with an apple brie grilled cheese. Want to go even bolder? Choose a buffalo chicken version or a New Orleans Muffuletta. For ultra rich comfort, go with the mozza French toast sandwich. Ooey, gooey, good!

    Apple and Brie Grilled Cheese with Hot Honey
    Pair your earthy and creamy mushroom soup with this sweet-tart apple and brie grilled cheese sandwich. Quick spicy honey makes all the flavors pop and is the ultimate sandwich pairing for classic mushroom soup.
    Apple Brie Grilled Cheese
    Brie and Apple Grilled Cheese with Hot Honey Butter
    Buffalo Chicken Wrap
    Quick and easy buffalo chicken wraps burst with flavors from buffalo chicken, crisp romaine, sweet red onion, crunchy carrots, sharp cheddar, and ranch dressing. If you want a spicy side for your soup, this is it!
    Buffalo Chicken Wrap
    Buffalo Chicken Wrap
    Classic Muffuletta With Olive Salad
    Muffuletta is a truly savoury, zesty and piquant sandwich. This sandwich is the perfect contrast to the creamy texture of a classic mushroom soup. Traditionally made out of one whole loaf of bread and then cut into wedges, it can just as easily be made into individual servings. Olive salad is the delicious "secret" ingredient to this sandwich's popularity.
    Muffuletta
    Perfect For A Picnic Or A Party Platter
    French Toast Sandwiches
    French Toast Sandwiches stuffed with mozzarella and bacon fried in a buttered pan. Dip this sandwich into any simple mushroom soup recipe for a taste delight.
    Mozza Bacon French Toast Sandwich
    French Toast Sandwiches
    Caprese Panini
    This easy to make Caprese Panini is filled with avocado, tomato, basil, and plant based mozzarella on crispy grilled bread. A luxury pairing for your vegan mushroom soup recipe.
    Caprese Panini
    Caprese Panini

    Salad

    Salads make it easy to serve a variety of side dishes. They add bright flavor to your favorite mushroom soup recipe and balance a meal.

    Sliced apples, walnuts, crumbled blue cheese and greens in a white bowl.

    Apple walnut and the roasted veggie and cheese versions work well with classic mushroom soup.

    For a spunkier mushroom soup like a broth based or creamy Hungarian mushroom soup recipe, go for something creamier or milder. Try the ham and cheese salad or Cali chicken salad for creamy. For a bright and light choice, the apple kale slaw is the perfect foil.

    For almost any fungi soup, (try my favorite broth based soup, Padma Lakshmi's mushroom soup, her use of parmesan rind works brilliantly in this), a classic Caesar, the zucchini feta, or the beet orange salad will add a wonderful flavor and contrast.

    Apple Walnut Salad
    Walnuts pair well with mushrooms. Crispy, crunchy, salty and sweet, this apple walnut salad is so delicious and takes only minutes to make!
    Apple Walnut Salad
    Sliced apples, walnuts, crumbled blue cheese and greens in a white bowl.
    Rocket (Arugula) and Pear Salad With Roasted Yam and Blue Cheese
    For a hearty fall spread, pair up your dinner party soup with a roasted veggie and blue cheese salad and an off dry white wine. Sweet and salty, soft and crunchy, rocket and pear salad has a ton of flavor and texture from Asian pear, blue cheese and walnuts.
    Rocket And Pear Salad
    Rocket Pear and Roasted Veg Salad with yams and walnuts
    Pumpkin Salad with Feta and Walnuts
    Roasted pumpkin salad with feta and walnuts drizzled with a sweet balsamic-honey dressing. A hearty salad with wonderful fall flavors!
    Roasted Pumpkin Salad
    Pumpkin Salad with Feta and Walnuts
    Apple Kale Slaw
    Kale softens in a delicious apple dressing for a fresh and light slaw. This goes equally well with a creamy soup or a broth based mushroom soup.
    Apple Kale Slaw
    Close up front view of colorful kale and apple salad showing the cashews and purple onion slices.
    Healthy California Chicken Salad Recipe With Grapes
    Chicken, pecans and grapes in a simple light and creamy dressing sweetened with honey. Serves 4-8 depending if it is a side dish, sandwich filling or main course.
    Cali Chicken Salad
    Close up of chicken salad in bowl showing cubes of chicken, halved grapes and celery slices in a creamy dressing with poppy seeds.
    Zucchini Feta Salad With Hazelnuts (Courgette Salad)
    A light and refreshing salad that looks and tastes like summer! Use a vegetable peeler to cut courgette (zucchini) into ribbons, thin slices or use a veggie spiralizer to make zoodles.
    Check out this recipe
    Zucchini Hazelnut Salad
    Black, wide rimmed bowl of mushroom soup topped with mushrooms and parsley on a black table with a spoon beside.
    Easy Ham and Pea Salad with Cheddar Cheese
    Looking for the perfect spring pea salad? This easy ham and pea salad recipe is just the thing. I had never heard of ham and pea salad until we were traveling in rural Oregon and stopped in the town…
    Ham and Pea Salad
    Easy Ham and Pea Salad with Cheddar Cheese
    Beet and Mandarin Orange Salad
    This roasted beet and mandarin orange salad with ginger lemon vinaigrette can be quickly prepared in 20 minutes. This zesty salad pairs well with the creamy mushroom soup. The roasted beets completely soak up the orange vinaigrette to give you a yummy vegan summer salad!
    Beet Orange Salad
    Beet and Mandarin Orange Salad
    French Endive Apple Walnut Salad
    A very quick and easy vegetarian and gluten free Belgian endive salad. This salad will be the best for a healthy dinner during the fall season.
    Endive Apple Walnut Salad
    French Endive Apple Walnut Salad
    Classic Caesar Salad
    This classic Caesar salad is simple & easy to prepare! It’s made with romaine lettuce, croutons, Parmesan cheese, anchovy, lemon & olive oil!
    Caesar Salad
    Classic Caesar Salad
    Fresh Caprese Salad with Crispy Eggplant
    Crunchy, golden brown eggplant that isn’t greasy, sandwiched between tomato and mozzarella, then topped with syrupy balsamic & good olive oil!
    Caprese Salad
    Fresh Caprese Salad with Crispy Eggplant
    Fig and Prosciutto Salad
    Delicious, healthy and quick to put together.  Serve with toasted baguette slices brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with sea salt. 
    Fresh Fig Salad
    Delicious Fig Salad with Arugula, Fennel and Prosciutto

    The Veggies And Dip

    Instead of a salad, vegetables and dip are an easy way to add vegetables. These dips work equally well with raw veg, crispy potato chips or as a dollop garnishing your bowl of soup. Dips are also a great choice as a make ahead dish.

    Basil Anchovy Aioli To Dip Veggies
    Basil Anchovy Aioli To Dip Veggies
    Basil Aioli with Garlic and Lemon
    A delicious tangy and fresh sauce perfect for dipping veggies into or dressing a nicoise salad. Makes approximately 2 cups.
    Basil Aioli
    Basil Anchovy Aioli To Dip Veggies
    Bacon Aioli
    A quick aioli spiked with crispy bacon makes a fabulous spread for bread, buns or biscuits to be dipped in your favorite soup recipe.
    Bacon Aioli
    A half pint mason jar holds light tan colored bacon aioli and is topped with crumble bacon. There is a wooden board beside with toast topped with the aioli, tomato slices and lettuce beside. They are all sitting on a mottled grey countertop with a pepper grinder and whole tomatoes in the background.

    Small Bites To Pair With Soup

    Next time you make cream of mushroom soup, try on the these delicious little bites. Crab or vegetarian fritters, arancini, zucchini sticks, crostini, tart, quiche, SPAM fries and empanadas all make interesting and delicious sides for simple mushroom soup recipes.

    Paper towel lined plate full of crispy crab fritters on a white table with a small bowl of sauce in the background.

    These tasty side dishes take a simple meal of mushroom soup to the next level. Adding a crispy bite of bold flavor is a great way to make it an extra special family meal.

    Crispy Corn And Crab Fritters With Spicy Mayo
    Lots of crab and minimal light batter make these corn and crab fritters light and crispy. Makes approximately 12 crab fritters depending how big or small you make them.
    Crispy Crab Fritters
    Paper towel lined plate full of crispy crab fritters on a white table with a small bowl of sauce in the background.
    Mushroom Tart with Puff Pastry
    This Mushroom Tart with Puff Pastry and Goat’s Cheese is super easy and quick to make for brunch, lunch, dinner or party appetiser!
    Mushroom Tart
    Mushroom Tart with Puff Pastry
    Baked Parmesan Zucchini Sticks
    Baked Parmesan Zucchini Sticks topped with a simple cheese herb mixture and ready in 30 minutes. A simple side big on flavor and low calorie!
    Parmesan Zucchini Sticks
    Baked Parmesan Zucchini Sticks
    Mini Filo Quiches
    Light Mini Filo Quiches are fun and easy! Made with eggs, leeks and Gruyere cheese and to make them extra crispy a shell of filo/phyllo pastry. A miniature take on the northern France dish called Flamiche, these are fabulous with soupe aux champignons.
    Mini Filo Quiche
    Mini Filo Quiches
    Butternut Squash and Mushroom Empanadas
    These vegetarian Butternut Squash & Mushroom Empanadas are stuffed with oven roasted squash, mushroom, & garlic. Refrigerated pie crusts make a quick & easy crust - then all you have to do is bake!
    Empanadas
    Butternut Squash and Mushroom Empanadas
    The Best Loaded Smashed Potatoes
    Your usual mashed potatoes are nothing compared to these delicious loaded smashed potatoes! These soft, baked potatoes loaded with bacon, cheese, and chives are the best addition to any dinner table. Loaded Smashed Potatoes I’m
    Loaded Smashed Potatoes
    The Best Loaded Smashed Potatoes
    Zucchini Cheddar Fritters
    Yummy and kid-friendly, these are healthy (Eggs and Zucchini) and so quick to whip up! Serve with Herbed Yogurt Dip, Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Ketchup or a simple store bought marinara sauce for dipping or even just a squish of fresh lemon. 
    Zucchini Cheddar Fritters
    Easy Golden Zucchini Cheddar Fritters
    Truffle Parmesan Fries with Homemade Aioli
    Love all variety of mushrooms? Go luxe with this truffle side dish. Truffle parmesan fries are the ultimate indulgence, and perfect for date night. This method will get you the crispiest fries, ever time!
    Truffle Fries
    Truffle Parmesan Fries with Homemade Aioli
    Spam fries (2-ingredients)
    This easy recipe is a super unique side dish for your velvety mushroom soup. Super retro, it'll make your guest do a double take! Savory and full of umami, these SPAM fries are crisp outside but soft inside. Super simple to make and on the table in under 30 minutes!
    Spam Fries
    Spam fries (2-ingredients)
    Easy Mushroom Crostini
    For the true mushroom lover, this festive vegan mushroom crostini recipe is an easy and impressive-looking appetizer that goes great alongside your vegetarian soup.
    Mushroom Crostini
    Easy Mushroom Crostini
    Roasted Garlic
    For the true garlic lover, roasted garlic is delicious mixed into mushroom soup or sprinkled on top as a garnish. It’s also fantastic spread on bread or toast and served alongside your favorite mushroom soup. Golden, savory, soft, and sweet, this roasted garlic recipe is incredibly versatile, simple to make, and avoids any burnt and bitter pieces with a moderate temperature and a coating in olive oil.
    Roasted Garlic
    Roasted Garlic
    Arancini - Italian Rice Balls
    Arancini (or Arancine - Arancino) are delicious Italian Rice Balls that are stuffed, covered with breadcrumbs, and fried until golden and crispy. They make the perfect little crispy bite beside your favorite zuppa di funghi.
    Arancini
    Arancini - Italian Rice Balls
    Sautéed chickpeas - Simple Living Recipes
    Sauteed chickpeas are great for a crispy snack or for topping your soup. They are healthy, full of flavor, and take less than 10 minutes to make.
    Sautéed Chickpeas
    Sautéed chickpeas - Simple Living Recipes
    Pale tan creamy mushroom soup garnished with 2 slices of browned mushrooms and a sprig of rosemary.

    Bread And Rolls

    Who doesn't love some crusty bread, a bun fresh from the oven or a biscuit spread with butter to go with a bowl of soup?! Creamy mushroom soup loves a fresh loaf or torn chunk of bread to swipe through the creamy texture and get every last bit.

    Warm a local, artisanal loaf in your oven or make one of these fantastic recipes. I love to pair my bread based on which mushroom soup recipe I'm making and the company I am serving.

    Turkish Pide Bread
    This delicious, fluffy and slightly chewy Turkish Pide Bread (or Ramazan Pidesi) is a no-knead flatbread traditionally eaten during Ramadan.
    Turkish Pide
    Turkish Pide Bread
    How to Make Garlic Parmesan Bread Bites
    These Garlic Parmesan Bread Bites are the perfect appetizer for almost any occasion. Pizza dough is brushed with garlic oil, topped with parmesan cheese,
    Garlic Parmesan Bites
    How to Make Garlic Parmesan Bread Bites
    Easy Homemade Baguette Recipe
    This Easy Baguette Recipe has the perfect texture and flavor. Chewy and crusty on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside.
    Homemade Baguette
    Easy Homemade Baguette Recipe
    Cheesy Zucchini Bread (Quick Bread)
    Cheesy Zucchini Bread made with healthy zucchini, shredded cheddar cheese, and chives is a delicious and easy savory quick bread loved by the whole family.
    Cheesy Zucchini Bread
    Cheesy Zucchini Bread (Quick Bread)
    Parmesan Stuffed Garlic Bread Recipe
    This stuffed garlic bread recipe is the perfect combination of savory and cheesy. The bread is stuffed with a flavorful parmesan and herb mixture, then baked to perfection. The result is a delicious and easy-to-make comfort food side dish for any mushroom or chicken soup.
    Cheesy Stuffed Garlic Bread
    Parmesan Stuffed Garlic Bread Recipe
    Fast and Easy Rosemary No Knead Bread
    Homemade bread with one bowl and one measuring cup to wash. The bread comes out easily from the pot and there is no oil so you should be able to wipe it out with a dry tea towel and you’re all done!
    Rosemary No-Knead Bread
    Easy No Knead Bread Recipe
    Foolproof Recipe for Bread Machine Rolls
    If you've got a bread machine, this one's for you! Master the art of making dinner rolls easily with this simple recipe for bread machine rolls. Just add ingredients, press a button and you'll be enjoying fluffy, warm buns with your supper soup.
    Bread Machine Rolls
    Foolproof Recipe for Bread Machine Rolls
    Classic Dinner Rolls
    Light, fluffy, and gorgeous yeast dinner rolls in under two hours. Simple ingredients and the taste is divine!
    Dinner Rolls
    Classic Dinner Rolls
    Copycat Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits
    Biscuits are always bff's with soup. This copycat Red Lobster cheddar bay biscuit is bound to become a new family favorite.
    Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits
    Copycat Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits
    Quick Spelt Bread Recipe
    For a healthier bread to dip in your mushroom soup, try this easy spelt bread. Quick and easy, this is healthy, rich in fiber and tasty. Learn how to make it in the how-to video.
    Spelt Bread
    Quick Spelt Bread Recipe

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