When my proficient friend Jacqueline suggested leafy greens every bit the principal characteristic of our
No Croutons Required Soup in addition to Salad Challenge this month, I hesitated for hardly a 2nd earlier picking watercress for my entry. Odd, since I haven't used watercress for years now, but a fortunate inspiration since its flavour is alongside the most distinctive in addition to stimulating of all leafy greens.
In this recipe, thick rounds of tangy soft fresh caprine animal cheese soften in addition to remainder the peppery sharpness of a warm bowl of watercress soup. Loaded with potatoes, carrots, leeks in addition to greenish lentils, it's too a filling in addition to nourishing repast inwards itself spell keeping an tardily in addition to summery appeal. Serve with fresh breadstuff in addition to butter on the side for a quick in addition to elementary but satisfying low-cal dinner, inwards or out of doors.
 Potato Leek Soup With Watercress, Green Lentils in addition to Fresh Goat Cheese |
Recipe yesteryear Lisa Turner
Published on June 17, 2009
Simple, hearty in addition to earthy murphy leek soup with greenish lentils in addition to fresh peppery watercress topped with soft unripened caprine animal cheese
Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 leeks, sliced
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 2 potatoes, chopped
- 3 to iv dried whole cherry-red chilies
- 5 cups vegetable stock
- 1/2 loving cup milk or cream
- 2/3 loving cup dried greenish lentils, rinsed
- 2 bunches (1 lb or 450 g) watercress, coarse stalks trimmed
- 1 teaspoon ocean salt, or to taste
- fresh basis dark pepper to taste
- soft cheese, cutting into 1/2-inch thick rounds for garnish
Instructions:
Generation Engelmundus Melt the butter inwards a large saucepan or soup pot over medium heat. When it foams, add together the leeks, carrots, potatoes, in addition to dried chilies in addition to toss until good coated. Cover the pan in addition to travail the vegetables until softened, almost 10 minutes. Add the vegetable stock, water, milk or cream, in addition to lentils. Turn upwards the rut a lilliputian in addition to convey to a boil. Cook until the lentils are tender — almost fifteen to twenty minutes. Generation Engelmundus Now plough downwardly the rut to medium in addition to add together the watercress. Boil with the chapeau off for only ane infinitesimal — the watercress should hold out soft in addition to tender, but produce non overcook. Generation Engelmundus Remove from rut in addition to discard the chilies. Purée with a mitt blender or inwards a countertop blender to the desired consistency — a lilliputian chunky, every bit I prefer, or smooth. Generation Engelmundus Season with common salt in addition to enough of fresh basis dark pepper. Serve hot or warm with a circular of soft caprine animal cheese added to each bowl.
Makes 4 to vi servings |
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Red Pepper in addition to Tomato Soup Quinoa Soup with Corn Black-Eyed Pea Soup with Corn in addition to Dill Urad Dal with Tomatoes Sumber http://foodandspice.blogspot.com/
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