WATERCRESS SOUP
This simple soup highlights the flavor of watercress: clean and slightly bitter but not overwhelming. The potato gives this soup enough extra body to make it a satisfying lunch or light dinner.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Lunch Recipes
Time 15m
Yield Makes 6 cups
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add oil and garlic, cook until sizzling and fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in potato and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook 1 minute.
- Add stock and 1 1/2 cups of water and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in watercress. Return to a boil. Reduce to a simmer for 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Divide among soup bowls and squeeze a lemon wedge into each bowl. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 101 g, Fat 4 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 5 g, Sodium 66 g
WATERCRESS SOUP
Provided by Moira Hodgson
Categories dinner, soups and stews, appetizer, main course
Time 1h
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Simmer the potatoes, leeks and herb bouquet in the chicken stock for 40 minutes. Trim the watercress stalks and discard. Add the watercress leaves to the soup reserving a few for decoration; simmer for five minutes.
- Remove the herb bouquet. Puree the mixture in a food mill and cool it overnight.
- Stir in yogurt and lemon juice to taste and season with salt and pepper. Serve the soup, sprinkled with watercress leaves, in individual bowls.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 224, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 38 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 11 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 1060 milligrams, Sugar 9 grams
WATERCRESS POTATO SOUP
Categories Soup/Stew Milk/Cream Dairy Potato Summer Thyme Watercress Parsley Bon Appétit
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Coarsely chop watercress leaves and stems seperately. Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium-low heat. Mix in onion, parsley sprigs, thyme sprigs, garlic, bay leaf, and watercress stems. Cover; cook until onion is tender, stirring occasionally; about 12 minutes. Add broth and potatoes; bring to boil. Reduce heat cover and simmer until potatoes are very tender, about 25 minutes.
- Discard parsley, thyme, and bay leaf. Purée soup in processor until smooth. Return soup to same saucepan. Add 1 cup milk and watercress leaves; bring to simmer, adding more milk if soup is too thick. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl. Chill until cold, about 4 hours.
POTATO WATERCRESS SOUP
This one's been in my recipe file for years. You can use any type of potato but Yukons are one of my favorites. Recipe source unknown. Easy!
Provided by COOKGIRl
Categories Potato
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add potatoes, watercress and onion to the pot.
- Cook, stirring about 5 minutes until onion is tender. Stir in the broth, half and half cream, pepper and celery seed.
- Cover and cook over low heat, 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
- Using an immersion blender, blend soup until pureed to desired consistency. Adjust seasonings if necessary.
- Serve garnished with watercress sprigs.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 209.3, Fat 13.3, SaturatedFat 8.1, Cholesterol 37.6, Sodium 315, Carbohydrate 18.4, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 1.7, Protein 5
POTATO AND WATERCRESS SOUP
Make and share this Potato and Watercress Soup recipe from Food.com.
Provided by 1crazypotato
Categories Low Protein
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Bring chicken stock to the boil in a saucepan.
- Peel and chop potatoes, and boil till soft in the chicken stock.
- Put potatoes and watercress into blender and blend, adding liquid chicken stock until the soup is at desired consistency.
- Add salt and pepper to taste, and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 292.1, Fat 3.1, SaturatedFat 0.8, Cholesterol 7.2, Sodium 361.7, Carbohydrate 55.1, Fiber 5.9, Sugar 5.9, Protein 11.6
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