Lettuce Soup

Doesn't sound exciting or even appetising, but trust me, this soup is tasty.

I made this using leftovers in the fridge. I had bought a whole lettuce for our burgers a couple of days ago, it was quite a big lettuce so not much was used and everyone was getting fed up of having a couple of lettuce leaves with every meal.

Soup always goes down well, especially on colder days so I thought I would try a lettuce soup.

Ingredients

1 onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tbsp butter

1 tbsp olive oil

3/4 tsp ground coriander

1/4 tsp black pepper

1 medium potato, peeled, chopped

1 whole lettuce, washed & coarsely chopped

4 cups vegetable stock

Method

1.  Heat butter and oil in a heavy based pan over a low/medium heat. Add onion and garlic, stirring until translucent and softened, approx 5 minutes. Add coriander and pepper, cook, stirring for a further 1 minute.

2.  Add potato, lettuce and stock. Bring to the boil, then reduce heat to a simmer, cover with lid and simmer until potato is very tender, approx 10-15 minutes.

3.  Carefully pour soup, in batches, into a blender and blender until smooth. Season to taste.

Enjoy with a crusty roll.