Spring soup
1 servings
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
---|---|---|
2 | tablespoons | Olive oil |
2 | tablespoons | Butter |
1 | cup | Chopped leeks |
⅓ | cup | Shallots - sliced |
⅓ | cup | Chopped scallions |
¾ | cup | Carrots - cut |
4 | cups | Romaine lettuce - shredded |
¾ | cup | Frozen peas - thawed |
1 | 15 oz. can diced tomatoes in juice | |
5 | cups | Chicken stock |
Sour cream and chives for garnish |
Directions
Directions: In a large saucepan heat the olive oil and butter over medium heat. Add the chopped leaks (white parts only). Saut until tender for about 6-8 minutes. Add the shallots and scallions and allow to cook for 5 minutes. Add the carrots, romaine lettuce, peas and diced tomatoes. Stir to combine and allow to simmer for 5 minutes. Add chicken stock and cook for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and puree the soup in batches in a blender.
Add salt and pepper to taste. Chill thoroughly in the refrigerator and serve with a spoonful of sour cream and chopped chives.
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