Watercress soup

Warm up during the cooling months with this delicious watercress soup.

Recipe «Watercress soup» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 25 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 100g unsalted butter, 1 onion, sliced, 1 leek, sliced, 500g potatoes , peeled, chopped, 350g watercress*, leaves picked , 1L chicken stock, 300ml buttermilk .

Ingredients:

• 100g unsalted butter 
• 1 onion, sliced 
• 1 leek, sliced 
• 500g potatoes , peeled, chopped 
• 350g watercress*, leaves picked 
• 1L chicken stock 
• 300ml buttermilk 

Instructions

1. Place the butter in a large saucepan over low heat. When melted, add the onion and leek and cook for 2-3 minutes or until softened. Add the potato, half the watercress and the stock. Increase heat and bring to the boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for about 20 minutes or until the potato is softened. Cool slightly, then stir the buttermilk and remaining watercress into the soup. Blend in batches until smooth, and season well with salt and pepper. The soup can be reheated gently and served drizzled with a little extra buttermilk, or chilled and garnished with small cubes of ice.