Creamy Mushroom-Squash Soup with Quinoa Recipe (Vegan)

Ingredients

• 1lb. mushrooms (we used both white mushrooms and baby bella mushrooms)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 cloves of garlic, chopped
• 2 sprigs of thyme
• 3 stalks of celery, diced
• 2 carrots, peeled and diced
• 1 small onion, diced
• 3 oz. white wine (we used dry vermouth)
• 2 lbs of hard winter squash (we used Butternut), peeled, seeded, and chopped
• 7 cups of vegetable stock
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup of quinoa
• Salt and pepper to taste