LEEK, PEA & WATERCRESS SOUP
Pack in the goodness with this vibrant green soup, packed with leeks, peas and watercress. It's tasty and healthy too, both low in calories and fat
Provided by GF member Megan Bassett
Categories Soup, Starter
Time 32m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the leeks and garlic and fry for 7-10 mins or until softened and translucent.
- Pour in the hot stock and simmer for 5-10 mins. Stir through the watercress, reserving a few leaves for garnish, then the peas, and cook for 5 mins until wilted. Use a hand blender or processor and whizz until smooth. Stir through the lemon juice and zest, then season to taste. Stir through half the parsley. Ladle into bowls and top with the remaining parsley, reserved watercress and a drizzle of olive oil. Swirl through some crème fraîche, then serve with crusty bread, if you like.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 154 calories, Fat 5 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 15 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 9 grams sugar, Fiber 9 grams fiber, Protein 8 grams protein, Sodium 0.5 milligram of sodium
EASY WATERCRESS AND LEEK SOUP
Easy Watercress and Leek Soup makes a peppery addition to our pureed soup with leeks and potatoes.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Soups, Stews & Stocks Soup Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Bring stock, leeks, potato, and garlic to a boil in a medium pot. Reduce heat to medium; cook until leeks are tender and potato is soft, about 15 minutes. Add chopped watercress; cook until beginning to soften, about 2 minutes.
- Puree the stock and vegetables in a blender until smooth (work in batches, if necessary, to avoid filling blender more than halfway). Season with salt and pepper. Top each serving with sour cream, and garnish with watercress, if desired.
POTATO, LEEK AND WATERCRESS SOUP WITH BAY SCALLOPS
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan, cover 1/2 of the potatoes with cold water and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil and blanch until tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, drain and reserve.
- In a large pot over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onions and leeks and stir. Cover the pot and saute the onions and leeks until they are translucent, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Uncover, and add the raw potatoes, the bouquet garni, salt and pepper, chicken stock and cream, and stir. Bring the soup to a simmer over medium heat, uncovered. Simmer until the potatoes are soft, cooking for about 15 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Using a blender, puree the soup in batches. Taste for seasoning and adjust with salt and pepper. Return the soup to the pot, add the blanched potatoes, and place over medium heat. When the soup begins to simmer, add the watercress and scallops, and cook for 30 seconds, stirring once. Ladle the soup into hot bowls and sprinkle with chives. Serve immediately.
WATERCRESS AND LEEK SOUP
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium. Add leeks and season with salt and pepper. Cook until tender, stirring occasionally, 4 to 6 minutes. Add broth, potato, and the water. Bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer and cook, partially covered, until potato is tender, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Add two-thirds of the watercress and cook until bright green and tender, about 3 minutes. Working in batches, purée soup until smooth in a blender, being careful not to fill jar more than halfway each time. Return to pan and season soup with salt (reheat over medium if necessary).
- In a small bowl, whisk together remaining 1 tablespoon oil and the lemon juice; season with salt and pepper. Add remaining watercress and toss. Serve soup topped with watercress.
- about watercress
- Watercress is a dark, leafy green with thick stems and a peppery taste that mellows once it's cooked. Look for bunches with bright, glossy green leaves that haven't begun to wilt. Wrap in paper towels and refrigerate in a plastic bag up to 3 days. Always wash watercress just before using-place in a colander, and rinse well with cold water. Dry thoroughly and trim off thick stems.
- nutrition information
- (Per Serving)
- Calories: 161
- Fat: 7.2g (1.2g Saturated Fat)
- Protein: 5.8g
- Carbohydrates: 20.5g
- Fiber: 2.2g
COLD CREAM OF WATERCRESS SOUP
Steps:
- Heat a large saucepan with olive oil over medium-low heat. Add the leeks and the watercress stems only and saute until wilted, about 10 minutes.
- Add the chicken stock and potatoes and season well with salt and pepper. Bring the liquid to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the potatoes are tender, 25 to 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare an ice water bath by partially filling your largest mixing bowl with ice cubes and water.
- In batches to avoid overfilling and splattering, ladle the soup into a blender or food processor, adding some of the creme fraiche and watercress leaves with each batch and reserving about 2 dozen whole leaves for a garnish. Puree each batch and transfer to a fine-meshed strainer held over a large mixing bowl that fits inside the ice water bath, using a rubber spatula to press the puree through the strainer. Taste the puree, adjust the seasonings, if necessary, with more salt and pepper, and stir in the lemon juice.
- Place the bowl of soup inside the ice water bath and chill it until cool, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour. Remove the bowl of soup from the ice water bath, dry its underside, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.
- Before serving, taste the soup. If it is too thick, thin it with a little cold milk, chicken stock, or water, to a thick, creamy consistency. Adjust the seasonings, if necessary. Ladle into chilled bowls and decoratively garnish each serving with a few of the reserved watercress leaves.
POTATO-LEEK SOUP WITH FENNEL AND WATERCRESS
Make and share this Potato-Leek Soup With Fennel and Watercress recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Marzalicious
Categories Potato
Time 55m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Warm the oil in a soup pot.
- Add the leeks and saute.
- Add the fennel and potatoes and continue to saute.
- Add the stock and bring to a simmer.
- Cook until all the vegetables are completely softened.
- Add watercress, cooking it until it's wilted but still bright green.
- Use a handheld blender until smooth.
- Add the salt and white pepper.
- Enjoy!
- For Vegetarian use vegetable broth.
LEEK AND WATERCRESS SOUP
Make and share this Leek and Watercress Soup recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Abby Girl
Categories Low Protein
Time 1h5m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, saute the leek in the butter for about 3 minutes. Add the watercress and cook for 5 minutes.
- Stir in the potatoes, chicken broth, thyme, pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, simmer covered for 30 minutes.
- With a stick blender, puree the vegetables. Stir in the heavy cream and gently heat until barely simmering.
- Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.
- Note: Do not use milk or light cream as they might curdle. Can make ahead of time and gently reheated.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 545.1, Fat 40.7, SaturatedFat 24.7, Cholesterol 137.5, Sodium 1048, Carbohydrate 34.9, Fiber 4, Sugar 3.1, Protein 11.8
WATERCRESS SOUP (JULIA CHILD)
Posted here for safekeeping. This is another variation on Julia's basic recipe for leek and potato soup.
Provided by coconutty
Categories Potato
Time 1h5m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- When measuring the watercress leaves and stems, pack them down in the measuring cup.
- Simmer leeks, potatoes, water and salt together, partially covered, 40-50 minutes until vegetables are tender.
- Stir in watercress and simmer 5 minutes.
- While the watercress is simmering, you can prepare the following optional garnish if you wish: a small handful of watercress leaves boiled 30 seconds, rinsed in cold water and drained.
- Mash the vegetables in the soup with a fork, or puree in blender. Correct seasoning.
- Off heat and just before serving, stir in cream or butter by spoonfuls. Decorate with the optional watercress leaves.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 180.8, Fat 5.9, SaturatedFat 3.5, Cholesterol 20.6, Sodium 1782.9, Carbohydrate 29.8, Fiber 3.7, Sugar 3.5, Protein 3.8
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