Post by Silly Yak on Jan 26, 2011 17:04:13 GMT
Asparagus and Nettle soup
Signature Dish
Saffron, Truro and Roseland
This soup from Saffron, Truro makes enough for a dinner party and some for the freezer.
www.saffronrestauranttruro.co.uk/
Asparagus And Nettle Soup
200g of bottom ¼ of asparagus tips chopped
2 sticks of celery chopped
2 leeks (green part only) washed and sliced
50g celeriac peeled and diced
3 cloves of garlic finely chopped
55g nettles (wear kitchen gloves) washed
½ litre of vegetable stock
Serves: 4 People
Sweat all vegetables except nettles, slowly in olive oil. Cover with ½ litre of vegetable stock and bring to the boil. Remove any scum that forms on the top. Season with salt and pepper and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the nettles and simmer for a further 3 minutes. Allow to cool slightly, then liquidize and pass through a sieve.
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Signature Dish
Saffron, Truro and Roseland
This soup from Saffron, Truro makes enough for a dinner party and some for the freezer.
www.saffronrestauranttruro.co.uk/
Asparagus And Nettle Soup
200g of bottom ¼ of asparagus tips chopped
2 sticks of celery chopped
2 leeks (green part only) washed and sliced
50g celeriac peeled and diced
3 cloves of garlic finely chopped
55g nettles (wear kitchen gloves) washed
½ litre of vegetable stock
Serves: 4 People
Sweat all vegetables except nettles, slowly in olive oil. Cover with ½ litre of vegetable stock and bring to the boil. Remove any scum that forms on the top. Season with salt and pepper and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the nettles and simmer for a further 3 minutes. Allow to cool slightly, then liquidize and pass through a sieve.
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Read more: coeliac.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=veggies&action=display&thread=111#ixzz1CA5wXQsY