Creamy Lettuce and Garlic Scape Soup

Name: Creamy Lettuce and Garlic Scape Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 heads soft lettuce such as Boston, rinsed of any grit and chopped; 3 Tbsps butter; 118 milliliters dry white wine, sherry or vermouth; 2 Tbsps flour; 4 garlic scapes, chopped, or substitute 1 chopped shallot plus 3 garlic cloves, chopped; 118 milliliters half-and-half; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 servings Freshly ground nutmeg; 946 milliliters low-sodium vegetable broth

You can never have too many soup recipes, so give Creamy Lettuce and Garlic Scape Soup a try. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 3g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 196 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 20 minutes. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. If you have flour, butter, substitute 1 shallot plus 3 garlic cloves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Heat butter in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering.

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Butter

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Dutch Oven

Sauce Pan

Add garlic scapes and cook, stirring, about 4 minutes.

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Garlic Scapes

Add flour and cook, stirring, until golden brown, about 3 minutes.

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All Purpose Flour

Add wine and cook, stirring, about 3 minutes.

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Wine

Add broth, lettuce, and salt and pepper to taste. Cover pot and bring liquid to a boil, then drop to a simmer and cook until lettuce is tender, about 5 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Lettuce

Broth

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Pot

Remove soup from heat, add a dash of nutmeg and the half-and-half, and use a hand blender to blend until smooth. Alternatively, blend soup in a blender in two batches.

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Nutmeg