Green bean soup | Fat free vegetarian recipe

Ingredients (nutrition)

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 chopped garlic clove
• 1 chopped onion
• 7 oz potatoes, cut into 1 in cubes
• 1 1/4 pt vegetable stock
• 1 small cucumber, cut into small chunks
• 3 oz watercress
• 4 oz green beans, trimmed and cut into halves
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan.
2. Sweat the garlic and onion for 3 minutes until softened.
3. Add in potatoes and cook for another 3 minutes.
4. Stir in stock and bring to boil. Leave to simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Add in cucumber to the saucepan and cook for 3 minutes until the potatoes are tender.
6. Add in watercress and allow to wilt.
7. Transfer mixture to a hand held blender or food processor and puree until smooth.
8. Boil water in a small saucepan. Cook the beans for 4 minutes until tender.
9. Add the beans to the soup, season with salt and pepper to taste.

Servings: 4

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