Watercress soup recipe
Ingredients
- 40 g butter
- 350 g leeks around 3 large leeks
- 2 cloves garlic
- 200 g new potatoes
- 700 ml chicken stock or veg
- 225 g watercress
- 2 tbsp creme fraiche optional
Servings:
Instructions
- Wash and roughly chop the potatoes, leeks and garlic. Melt the butter in a large pan and add the chopped vegetables.
- Stir until all the vegetables are coated with the butter, then put on the lid and and lower the heat. Leave to sweat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the stock and bring to the boil. Once boiling cover with the lid and simmer gently for 10 minutes. Add the watercress and allow to wilt (around 5 minutes)
- Remove from the heat and blend using a hand-held blender. Season well.
- If using creme fraiche, either add it at this point, or swirl a teaspoon of it on top of each soup serving.
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