Creamy Lettuce Soup
Automatically translated from Romanian. See the Romanian original
A delicate cream soup made with lettuce, parsley, garlic, and vegetables, blended until silky-smooth — perfect as a fresh and light meal.
Ingredients
Method
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Simmer half of the onion, the potato, the carrot, and the celery root, all cut into cubes, in 2 liters of salted water for 30-40 minutes.
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Wash the lettuce and parsley very well, then sauté them in olive oil with the rest of the finely chopped onion and the minced garlic.
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In the pan where you sautéed the lettuce, gradually add only the broth from the soup prepared previously.
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Thicken the mixture with a tablespoon of breadcrumbs or with the potato boiled in the soup.
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Blend everything (in a different container to avoid scratching the pan) until you obtain a homogeneous cream soup.
The story behind this recipe
It will be your favorite soup!
A unique way to cook lettuce is to prepare this delicious cream soup. It has a fresh taste of lettuce, parsley, and garlic.
For 2 servings, you need:
1 lettuce of approx. 300 g
1 bunch of parsley
2 garlic cloves
1 medium onion (can also be green onion)
1 medium carrot
1 potato
1/2 appropriately sized celery root
Salt, olive oil, and hot pepper to taste
First, let the 1/2 onion, potato, carrot, and celery root, all cut into cubes, simmer for 30-40 minutes in 2 liters of salted water. Wash the lettuce and parsley very well, and sauté them in olive oil with the rest of the finely chopped onion and minced garlic.
In the vessel where you cooked the lettuce, gradually add the soup you prepared beforehand. Only the broth. Thicken with a tablespoon of breadcrumbs or the potato boiled in the soup. Blend everything (in another container, so as not to scratch the pan) until you obtain a homogeneous cream soup!
Enjoy!
