Tasty lettuce soup

Ingredients (nutrition)

• 1 pt chicken stock
• 1 shredded round lettuce
• 1 chopped medium onion
• 1 oz butter
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 10 fl oz milk
• 2 tablespoons single cream
• 1 egg yolk
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Instructions

1. Bring the stock to the boil in a saucepan and add in the lettuce. Boil for another 5 minutes.
2. Using a different pan, sweat the onion in the butter for 3 minutes until soft.
3. Pour in the lettuce and stock and season with the nutmeg, salt and pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes until the onion is soft.
4. Pour the content in a food processor to form a smooth puree.
5. Return the puree to the saucepan. Stir in milk.
6. Whisk the cream and egg yolk together. Pour into the soup and heat thoroughly, with continuous stirring.
7. Serve hot.

Servings: 6

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