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Spring watercress soup

Go green and whip up this fresh spring soup in only 25 minutes!

  • Time to make: 25 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 leek, green tip removed,
    • rinsed, sliced
    • 1 medium potato, peeled, diced
    • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
    • 2½ cups reduced-fat milk
    • 400g can no-added salt
    • cannellini beans,
    • drained and rinsed
    • 1 bunch watercress,
    • stringy roots removed, chopped
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Add oil to a large saucepan and place over medium heat. Add leek and gently fry, then cover and cook for 6 minutes.

    2 Add potato, garlic and milk to saucepan. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes.

    3 Add beans and watercress to saucepan. Cook until watercress starts to wilt.

    4 Purée soup in a food processor or with a stick blender. Add salt to season. If soup is too thick, thin with a little water or reduced-fat milk.

    HFG tip

    This soup freezes well.

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