WILD GARLIC & NETTLE SOUP

Wild garlic & nettle soup image

Forage for some fresh spring greens and simmer with finely diced vegetables to make this vibrant, healthy, low-fat green soup

Provided by Barney Desmazery

Categories Dinner, Lunch, Soup, Starter, Supper

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 tbsp rapeseed oil , plus extra for drizzling
25g butter
1 onion , finely diced
1 leek , finely diced
2 celery sticks, thinly sliced
1 carrot , finely diced
1 small potato , peeled and diced
1.2l good-quality vegetable stock
300g young nettle leaves
200g wild garlic leaves (keep any flowers if you have them)
3 tbsp milk

Steps:

Heat the oil and butter in a large saucepan. Add the onion, leek, celery, carrot, potato and a good pinch of salt, and stir until everything is well coated. Cover and sweat gently for 15-20 mins, stirring every so often to make sure that the vegetables don't catch on the bottom of the pan.
Pour in the stock and simmer for 10 mins. Add the nettles in several batches, stirring, then add the wild garlic leaves and simmer for 2 mins.
Remove from the heat and blend using a stick blender or tip into a blender. Return to the heat and stir through the milk, then taste for seasoning. Ladle into bowls and drizzle over a little extra oil, then top with a few wild garlic flowers, if you have them.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 189 calories, Fat 10 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 16 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 10 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 6 grams protein, Sodium 1 milligram of sodium