creamy romaine lettuce soup
I had an overabundance of romaine lettuce so I looked up some ideas online. I found a delicious recipe for Romaine Lettuce soup and added a few tweaks. I would have never thought of using lettuce for a soup!
prep time
15 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
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yield
8 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 small onion
- 1 quart chicken broth
- 8 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
- 2 cups heavy cream (may use half and half)
- dash tabasco sauce
- - salt and pepper, to taste
How To Make creamy romaine lettuce soup
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Step 1Melt butter in a medium sized sauce pan. Saute onions in butter until tender.
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Step 2Add chicken broth to onions and bring to a boil. Stir chopped lettuce into liquid; let cook over low heat for about 10 minutes (or until tender). Remove from heat and let stand until cooled.
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Step 3Place lettuce mixture into a blender, half at a time, until all ingredients are completely pureed. Pour, now pureed, lettuce mixture into saucepan over medium heat. ** Do not Boil**
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Step 4Add cream and tabasco sauce to taste; salt and pepper may be added for extra flavor. Heat through and serve.
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Category:
Cream Soups
Category:
Other Soups
Diet:
Vegetarian
Tag:
#Healthy
Keyword:
#creamy
Keyword:
#lettuce
Keyword:
#romaine
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