Stinging Nettle Soup with Lemon Chive Crème Fraiche
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Recipe type: Soup
Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 3 yellow waxy potatoes, peeled and diced or 2lbs of peeled Jerusalem artichokes, peeled and diced
  • 1.5 QTS homemade chicken broth
  • Big bowl full of nettles, about ¼ - ½ lb (about the size of a football) washed
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 3 TBS crème fraiche
  • 2 TBS fresh chives, minced
  • 1 lemon, juiced and grated
Instructions
  1. In a large soup pot, heat the butter over medium heat.
  2. Add the onion and cook for five minutes or until the onion is soft.
  3. Add the diced potato and chicken broth.
  4. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Simmer lightly for 30 minutes.
  5. Add the nettles and cook for allow to wilt. USE TONGS silly, not your hands!
  6. Remove the soup from heat and puree with a handheld blender.
  7. Salt and pepper to taste.
  8. Combine the crème fraiche with the chives, lemon rind and 2 TBS of the lemon juice. Mix well.
  9. Serve the soup in shallow bowls with a swirl of the crème fraiche on top.
Recipe by Sustainable Dish at https://sustainabledish.com/stinging-nettle-soup-with-lemon-chive-creme-fraiche/