Mushroom and garlic soup - FAB

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 25g (1oz) unsalted butter or unsaturated margarine
• 1 onion, halved and thinly sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 250g (9oz) mushrooms, sliced
• 150ml (1/4 pint) white wine
• 300ml (1/2 pint) vegetable stock
• 50g (2oz) stale white breadcrumbs (about 2 days old)
• 50g (2oz) flaked almonds, optional – see tip
• 120ml (4fl oz) crème fraiche
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• few sprigs fresh flat leaf parsley, to garnish
• Granary bread chunks, to serve (optional)