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.