Fresh Creamy Lettuce Soup
A silky, creamy lettuce soup made in minutes with a Vitamix. Simple, fresh, and surprisingly delicious. A great way to use up lettuce before it wilts. For more soup recipes, try my Clear Vegetable Soup. For more recipes, try my Tuna Pies Puff Pastry or Mozzarella Corn Dogs – Easy Korean Street Food Recipe.
Fresh Creamy Lettuce Soup | Vitamix
This creamy lettuce soup combines fresh lettuce with potatoes, onions and chicken stock. Blend the cooked vegetables, return the soup to the pot and finish with cooking cream for a smooth, green soup.Dietary note: Contains dairy and chicken stock. This recipe is not vegan.
Ingredients
- 5 Lettuce (Sucrine, Romaine)
- 2 Medium Onions, minced
- 2 Medium Potatoes, diced
- 2 tbsp (30 g) Unsalted Butter
- 3 cups (700 ml) Chicken Stock
- 1 tsp (5 g) Salt
- Pepper, to taste
- 3/4 cup (200 ml) Cooking Cream 35%
Instructions
- Wash the lettuce thoroughly. Chop the onions and peel and dice the potatoes.
- Melt the butter in a pot over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook for about 1 minute.
- Add the chicken stock and potatoes. Bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes, until the potatoes soften.
- Add the lettuce and stir it into the hot stock until wilted. Transfer to a blender suitable for hot liquids and blend until smooth, following the blender's hot-liquid instructions.
- Return the blended soup to the pot over medium-high heat. Add salt and pepper, stir in the cooking cream and bring back to a boil. Serve.
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Notes
The video times the onion stage at about 1 minute and the potatoes at 10 minutes. Bringing the soup to a boil, wilting the lettuce, blending and reheating take additional time.
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