This soup is great as a winter warming lunch,v and can be accompanied by fresh warm bread. The inclusion of nuts is optional as is the type of Exotic Mushrooms used, we have used Livesey Bros Maitake mushroom because of it's excellent flavour, but other Livesey Bros Exotic Mushrooms can be used. Fore more Exotic Mushroom recipes, visit www.mushroommeals.co.uk!