Soup Recipes > Gardener's Broth
1 onion, chopped
1-2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 large leek
2 cups Brussels sprouts, washed and trimmed
1 cup green beans, prepared
2 1/4 pints vegetable or chicken stock
3/4 cup fresh or frozen peas
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
4 tablespoons double/heavy cream
seasoning
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- Add the onion and garlic and fry very gently, stirring occasionally, until they begin to soften but not color.
- Slice the white part of the leek very thinly and reserve.
- Slice the green part if the leek.
- Add the green part of the leek, the Brussels sprouts and beans to the saucepan.
- Add the bouillon and bring to the boil.
- Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the peas, seasoning, lemon juice and coriander and continue to simmer for 10-15 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
- Cool the soup a little, then press through a strainer or blender until smooth.
- Pour into a clean pan.
- Add the reserved slices of leek to the soup, bring back to the boil and simmer for about 5 minutes until the leeks are tender.
- Season if required, stir in the cream and reheat gently.
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How to make gardener's broth:
This soup certainly contains a lot of the vegetables a gardener might grow.
Ingredients
3 tablespoons butter1 onion, chopped
1-2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 large leek
2 cups Brussels sprouts, washed and trimmed
1 cup green beans, prepared
2 1/4 pints vegetable or chicken stock
3/4 cup fresh or frozen peas
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
4 tablespoons double/heavy cream
seasoning
(see measure conversions for more information)
Method
- Melt the butter in a saucepan.- Add the onion and garlic and fry very gently, stirring occasionally, until they begin to soften but not color.
- Slice the white part of the leek very thinly and reserve.
- Slice the green part if the leek.
- Add the green part of the leek, the Brussels sprouts and beans to the saucepan.
- Add the bouillon and bring to the boil.
- Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the peas, seasoning, lemon juice and coriander and continue to simmer for 10-15 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
- Cool the soup a little, then press through a strainer or blender until smooth.
- Pour into a clean pan.
- Add the reserved slices of leek to the soup, bring back to the boil and simmer for about 5 minutes until the leeks are tender.
- Season if required, stir in the cream and reheat gently.
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