Creamy Endive Soup
(2 votes)
(2 votes)
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
15 min.
Preparation
ready in 30 min.
Ready in
Ingredients
for
2
- Ingredients
- 250 grams Endive
- 1 shallot
- 1 Tbsp butter
- ½ tsp sugar
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tsps Pastry flour
- 500 milliliters Vegetable broth
- 100 milliliters Whipped cream (at least 30% fat content)
- salt
- freshly ground peppers
- Nutmeg
- scallions
Preparation steps
1.
Rinse and trim the endive. Slice thinly corsswise, and set some of the tender tips aside for garnish. Peel and finely dice the shallot.
2.
Melt the butter in a pan, and sauté the shallots until translucent. Add the endive, and sauté briefly. Add the sugar, and drizzle with the lemon juice. Sprinkle with the flour and mix to combine. Add in the broth, and simmer covered for 10 minutes over low heat.
3.
Puree the soup, then return to the pot. Add in the cream, bring to a boil, then season to taste with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Garnish with the reserved chicory and the chopped chives.
