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Winter watercress soup

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

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 leek, green tip removed, rinsed, chopped
    • 1 medium potato, peeled, diced
    • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
    • 2 ½ cups skim milk
    • 400g can cannellini beans, drained, 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 Heat a large saucepan and add oil. Gently fry leek, cover and cook over a medium heat for 6 minutes.

    2 Add potato, garlic and milk to saucepan. Heat then keep at a rolling 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 trim milk. This soup freezes well.

    Variations

    For a meaty version, add bacon. Chop 4 lean rashers and add to the leek in step 1. Then replace milk with a chicken, lamb or vegetable stock to suit.

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