Cream Of Lettuce Soup (from My Great Recipes)
Total Time: 30 mins
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 4
- 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 leek, finely chopped, including some of the green part
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 iceberg lettuce, sliced
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen peas
- 4 cups chicken broth
- salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- sour cream (optional)
Recipe
- 1 melt the butter in a heavy saucepan. add onion and leek. saute for 5 minutes without letting them brown.
- 2 stir in flour, combining it well with onion and leek.
- 3 add lettuce, frozen peas and chicken broth. season with salt and pepper.
- 4 bring to boiling. simmer for 3 minutes. remove from heat. cool a little and blend in cream.
- 5 puree in blender. return to saucepan and reheat to serve or serve well chilled with a dollop of sour cream, if you wish.
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