lettuce & spinach soup

2015-10-10

Lettuce soup has an amazingly strong flavor in soups. In this recipe it is combined with some other strong flavors. It usually takes an overnighter in the refrigerator before the Brussels sprouts become really noticeable.

INGREDIENTS

This is what you need for 5 quarts / 10 servings:

1 head of lettuce
1 lb. of baby spinach
10 Brussels sprouts
1 large onion, whole
1/4 green cabbage
S&P

Pic1: lettuce soup with spinach

Directions

Pic2: load the pot
Pic3: powdered tomatoes
Pic4: all done

Cut the leaf vegetables to size.
Add all the ingredients to a large stock pot with 4 qts of water or stock. (Pic2)
Add S&P to taste.
I also added 2 tbsp. of tomato powder, equivalent to about 2 lbs. of tomatoes. (Pic3)
Bring to a boil, simmer for 20 minutes. (Pic3)
Optional:
- use a stick blender for to reduce the leafage and to thicken the soup.
Serve immediately. Enjoy. (Pic1)
Serving suggestion:
- serve with a dollop of cream or diced queso fresco.

Another day, another soup

2014-06-17

Another day, another soup

In this recipe, we add more vegetables, but the lettuce is still the dominant ingredient.

2 onions
3 zucchinis: 1 yellow, 1 green, 1 grey
2 big carrots
¼ green cabbage

Pic5: with zucchinis

See also: Deming, NM gardens, animals and more and avemariasongs.org

See also: Deming, NM gardens, animals and more
and avemariasongs.org