CREAMY ROMAINE LETTUCE SOUP

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I had an overabundance of romaine lettuce so I looked up some ideas online. I found a delicious recipe for Romaine Lettuce soup and added a few tweaks. I would have never thought of using lettuce for a soup!

Provided by Desiree Stone

Categories     Other Soups

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 Tbsp butter
1 small onion
1 qt chicken broth
8 c romaine lettuce, chopped
2 c heavy cream (may use half and half)
dash(es) tabasco sauce
salt and pepper, to taste

Steps:

  • 1. Melt butter in a medium sized sauce pan. Saute onions in butter until tender.
  • 2. Add chicken broth to onions and bring to a boil. Stir chopped lettuce into liquid; let cook over low heat for about 10 minutes (or until tender). Remove from heat and let stand until cooled.
  • 3. Place lettuce mixture into a blender, half at a time, until all ingredients are completely pureed. Pour, now pureed, lettuce mixture into saucepan over medium heat. ** Do not Boil**
  • 4. Add cream and tabasco sauce to taste; salt and pepper may be added for extra flavor. Heat through and serve.

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