Spiced Watercress Soup Recipe
The watercress soup is a lovely vegetable soup made with fresh watercress and mixed vegetables. Spiced with a hint of mace and herbed, the watercress soup is cooked in milk. Creamy and topped with buttered and fried croutons the watercress soup is quite delicious.
Ingredients
2 bunches fresh watercress
3 tablespoons butter
1 potato, sliced
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon flour
3 cups Basic Chicken Stock or water
3 or 4 sprigs parsley
1 bay leaf
Salt and pepper
2 cups milk
1/4 teaspoon mace
Little green coloring (optional)
4 to 6 tablespoons cream
Watercress sprigs
Croutons
Directions
Wash and pick over watercress; discard yellow leaves.
Reserve enough green top-sprigs for garnish; chop remaining cress roughly.
Melt butter; cook potato and onion together 2 to 3 minutes.
Add chopped watercress; cook 3 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent browning.
Sprinkle in flour; blend well.
Add stock; blend together.
Bring to boil.
Add herbs and seasoning; reduce heat.
Simmer until potato is tender, about 20 minutes.
Remove bay leaf.
Put soup into electric blender or food processor; blend until smooth or put through fine food mill or sieve.
Return soup to pan; reheat gently.
At same time heat milk in separate pan.
When almost at boiling point, pour into watercress mixture; this makes texture of soup lighter and more delicate.
Adjust seasoning; add mace and a little green coloring if desired.
Reserve enough green top-sprigs for garnish; chop remaining cress roughly.
Melt butter; cook potato and onion together 2 to 3 minutes.
Add chopped watercress; cook 3 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent browning.
Sprinkle in flour; blend well.
Add stock; blend together.
Bring to boil.
Add herbs and seasoning; reduce heat.
Simmer until potato is tender, about 20 minutes.
Remove bay leaf.
Put soup into electric blender or food processor; blend until smooth or put through fine food mill or sieve.
Return soup to pan; reheat gently.
At same time heat milk in separate pan.
When almost at boiling point, pour into watercress mixture; this makes texture of soup lighter and more delicate.
Adjust seasoning; add mace and a little green coloring if desired.
