Recipe By Jaxters
Ref: 703
Heading: Starters & Soups
Cuisine: British & Irish
Food Type: Vegetarian
No of Portions: 4
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Ingredients & Prep
420 g
Fresh watercress washed & chopped
400 ml
Whole Milk
250 ml
Water
150 ml
Double cream
50 g
Butter
1 Onion brown chopped
1 Veg stock cube or gel pot
1 tbsp
Flour
1/2 tsp
Ground white pepper
Garnish
sprinkle
Extra watercress leaves
sprinkle
Double cream
Method
Step 1
Add onion & butter in a saucepan over a med heat & cook until soft but not coloured, add the flour & pepper stir in then cook for 1 minute.
Step 2
Stir in the milk, water & stock cube, then simmer for 5 mins giving the soup base a stir occasionally.
Step 3
Have a stick/hand blender of a liquidiser at the ready, add the watercress to the pan & cook for no more than a minute, take of the heat then blitz smooth, add cream stir in & serve into bowls & garnish.
Suggestion & Tips
Have with buttered crusty bread. Can be made in advance & re-heated later or frozen.