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" If you like watercress you will love this. "

Watercress Soup

Added on Tue Mar 11 2008

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The Basics

• Dish: Soups
• cuisine: English
• Serves: 6-8
• Prep Time: 0hrs 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 0hrs 18 mins

Ingredients

• 2 oz Butter
• 2 tbls Sunflower oil
• 2  Large onions chopped
• 3 tbls Flour
• 2 Pints Vegetable stock
• 4  Packets of watercress
• To taste Salt and black pepper
• 1 Pint Milk

Method

1. Heat the butter and oil in a large pan and gently fry the onions for about 10 mins until soft and transparent.

2. Sprinkle in flour and cook for a minute.

3. Add the stock a little at a time and bring to the boil, stirring until thickenend.

4. Wash the watercress and reserve a few leaves as a garnish just before serving.

5. Add the watercress to the pan with the seasoning.

6. Bring back to the boil cover and simmer for about 5 minutes.

7. Puree the soup then return to the pan. Blend in milk. Slowly bring back to the boil, stirring.

8. Serve with a few watercress leaves on top.