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Italian Lettuce Soup Recipe


Italian Lettuce Soup Recipe
A really tasty recipe, esp if one has leftover lettuce.

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Ingredients
  • 2 round lettuces, separated into leaves
  • 1 large crisp lettuce, separated into leaves
  • 3 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 onion, chopped
  • a handful of mixed fresh herbs, chopped finely
  • 6 thin slices coarse, crusty bread, -- such as ciabatta, toasted lightly
  • salt and pepper

Directions
  1. Blanch all the lettuce leaves together in lightly salted boiling water for
  2. about 3 minutes.
  3. Drain, reserving the water.
  4. Tip the lettuce leaves into a colander and leave to drain.
  5. Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan and fry the onion and herbs together for about 6 minutes.
  6. Chop the drained lettuce leaves and add to the fried onion and herbs.
  7. Stir carefully, then add the reserved water.
  8. Stir, then bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for about 20 minutes.
  9. Season with salt and pepper.
  10. Arrange the bread in a large, wide, warmed serving bowl and pour the soup over the bread.
  11. Serve at once.

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Comments


5 for unique!


My mother makes an escarole soup, so I know this is real good. Would suggest chicken stock too!


What an interesting recipe. Thanks


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