Image00006This lettuce soup recipe is quick and simple to make. It is a great light lunch dish or would make a supper starter for a dinner party. As we regularly seem to have a glut of lettuce from June through to August it is ideal for making use of a few of them in an interesting and tasty way. The soup has a very subtle flavour and a beautiful pale green colour.

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This recipe will serve 4 people for a light lunch or starter

Ingredients

  • 250g lettuce shredded finely, approx. 1 large or 2 small lettuces
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 medium potato diced
  • 25g butter
  • 400 ml milk
  • 400 ml vegetable or chicken stock
  • Salt and pepper
  • 4 tablespoons double cream optional

You will also need:

  • 1 medium saucepan
  • A large jug or bowl
  • A sieve

Method

  1. Melt the butter in a sauce pan add the potato and onion and fry for 5 mins on a low heat, without browning
  2. Add the lettuce and stir gently until it has started to wilt
  3. Add milk and stock then bring to boil stirring continuously.
  4. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for 10-15mins.
  5. Liquidise the soup then push through a sieve.
  6. Return to the pan, add seasoning to taste then reheat
  7. Serve into warm bowls then swirl in a spoonful of double cream if desired.
  8. Eat and enjoy

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Serving suggestions and variations

  • As this soup has a very subtle flavour it is great served with a slice of white bread or plain toast
  • Try with garlic bread or parmesan croutons
  • Add some thyme, bay or rosemary to the stock when cooking to add more depth of flavour but don’t over do the herbs as the subtle lettuce flavour will be lost
  • Don’t want it so rich, leave out the swirl of cream
  • Don’t have time to sieve the soup, well eat it as it is.

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Acknowledgements

This recipe has been donated to us by our friend Alison, who has the allotment next to my father in law’s. I bumped into Alison, who had notice what a fine crop of lettuces Alan had at the time. We had a discussion about managing a glut of lettuce and she offered her recipe to help use some of Alan’s tasty produce. Thanks for sharing this with us Alison it has certainly helped use some up.

You might like to try some other recipes from our collection;

  1. For a tasty side to this soup give our garlic bread a go
  2. Why not follow up the soup with an unconventional twist on the classic Salad Nicoise
  3. For a delicious dessert Cherry Clafloutis is a simple tasty pud that is also a light touch at the end of the meal.

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We hope you have enjoyed this recipe.

Happy eating!

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