Watercress Soup
From notyourmomma 18 years ago
- 60 minutes to make
- Serves 8
A favorite soup made with watercress. An alternative green would be sorrel. Mrs. Swanson made sorrel soup her signature soup at the Wine Bar in the early 80's. It is addictive.
Ingredients
- 3 large leeks, chopped shopping list
- 2 onions, sliced shopping list
- 1 garlic clove, crushed shopping list
- 1/4 cup of butter shopping list
- 4 potatoes thinly sliced shopping list
- 6 cups of chicken stock shopping list
- 2 bunches of watercress, stems removed shopping list
- OR 1 bunch of sorrel, stems removed, coaresly chopped shopping list
- 1 cup of milk shopping list
- 1/2 cup of heavy cream shopping list
- salt and pepper to taste shopping list
- 2 tablespoons of butter shopping list
How to make it
- In a kettle, saute leeks, onions and garlic in the butter until soft.
- Add potatoes and 4 cups of the stock and simmer 15 minutes.
- Stir in chopped watercress or sorrel, reserving 1/2 cup. Simmer for another 20 minutes. Puree soup in blender.
- Add two cups of broth to puree, stir in milk and cream and reserved watercress.
- Simmer until heated through.
- Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Swirl in butter.
- Serve in heated soup bowls.
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