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Lettuce Soup
Lettuce Soup is a fresh and light vegetable soup with a sweet and delicate flavour. This creamy blended soup is the perfect way to use excess lettuce and turn it into a surprising soup that will impress your family and friends.
Equipment
- 1 chopping board
- 1 Sharp knife
- 1 Large saucepan
- 1 measuring jug
- 1 wooden spoon
- 1 Blender
Ingredients
- 25 grams butter
- 1 large onion roughly chopped
- 1 large carrot washed and finely diced
- 2 heads of lettuce or about 200 g leaves
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
- 300 millilitres vegetable stock
- salt & pepper
- 300 millilitres full fat milk
Garnish
- 1 teaspoon chives finely chopped
- 50 ml pouring cream
Instructions
- Melt the butter over a medium heat. Add 1 large chopped onion and 1 large chopped carrot and cook until the onion is soft.
- Roughly chop the 2 heads of lettuce (approximately 200 g/4 cups) and add to the pan, cook until the lettuce has wilted.
- Add the 300 ml (1¾ cups) stock, season with a little salt and pepper and cook for about 5-10 minutes until the carrots are just softened.
- Remove from the heat and place into a blender with the 300 ml (1 ¾ cups) milk. Blend until completely smooth, taste and add more seasoning if required.
- Return the blended soup to the pan and heat gently.
- Serve with a swirl of cream and a sprinkling of chopped chives
Nutrition
Calories: 187kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 6gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 410mgPotassium: 602mgFiber: 4gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 4513IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 166mgIron: 1mg