Lettuce soup

Author: Healthy Food Guide reader recipe

Photographer: Joanna Wickham

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Serves: 4

Time to make: 20 mins

Ingredients

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1 head lettuce
½ teaspoon black pepper
25g butter
½ teaspoon salt
1 onion
¼ cup lite cream
2 ½ cups vegetable stock (or chicken stock)
2 tablespoons flour

Instructions

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1 Shred lettuce and peel and chop onion. Melt the butter, add lettuce and onion and cook until onion becomes clear and the lettuce is bright in colour. Drain and put into processor.

2 Add flour to pan and cook 1 minute. Add chicken stock gradually. Boil for 2 minutes, then remove from the heat and allow to cool. Add to processor, season and process until smooth. Stir in the cream.

Recipe supplied by Healthy Food Guide reader, Delice Fox (Kaitaia)

HFG tip

Delice says: "This soup is a good way to use up those outer leaves of the lettuce. Extras like celery or carrot can be added too. It also can be cooked in the microwave in some stock, without the butter."

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 124 cal

Kilojoules 520 kJ

Protein 3.8 g

Total fat 8.9 g

Saturated fat 5.6 g

Carbohydrates 7.3 g

Sugar 3.3 g

Dietary fibre 4.6 g

Sodium 500 mg

Calcium 65 mg

Iron 0.9 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

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