Lettuce Soup with Watercress-Herb Puree

Name: Lettuce Soup with Watercress-Herb Puree
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 283 grams large baking potato , peeled and cut into 1-inch dice; 473 milliliters packed basil leaves; 907 grams Boston lettuce (about 6 heads), coarsely chopped; 3 medium ribs medium celery ribs, coarsely chopped; 59 milliliters chopped chives; 3 mediums leeks, white and light green parts only, coarsely chopped; 1 teaspoon marjoram leaves; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 3 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 8 servings Peppery extra-virgin olive oil, preferably Tuscan, for drizzling; 8 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 946 milliliters vegetable stock, preferably homemade; 59 milliliters water; 170 grams watercress, thick stems discarded

Lettuce Soup with Watercress-Herb Puree might be just the soup you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains approximately 4g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 277 calories. It is perfect for Autumn. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, whole 30, and vegan diet. Head to the store and pick up baking potato, leeks, chives, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a very large saucepan.

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Olive Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add the leeks, celery and potato and cook over moderately low heat, stirring often, until the vegetables are slightly softened, about 10 minutes.

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Vegetable

Celery

Potato

Leek

Add the chopped lettuce by large handfuls, stirring each batch until wilted before adding the next.

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Lettuce

Add 2 cups of the vegetable stock and season with salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to moderately low. Cover and simmer the soup, stirring often, until the vegetables are very soft, about 20 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Vegetable Stock

Vegetable

Soup

Add the remaining 2 cups of stock, cover and cook for 20 minutes longer.

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Stock

Working in batches, carefully puree the hot soup in a blender.

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Soup

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Blender

Pour the soup into a clean saucepan and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Soup

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Sauce Pan

In a medium bowl, prepare an ice water bath. Set aside 8 small watercress sprigs. In a medium saucepan of boiling salted water, blanch the remaining watercress and the basil leaves for 5 seconds.

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Fresh Basil