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Ingredients
for
4
Creamy Watercress Soup with Croutons
30 min., ready in 45 min.
Time:
364
calories
Calories:
Health Score:
71 / 100
Ingredientsfor
- Ingredients
- 1 bunch Watercress
- 1 onion
- 2 Tbsps butter
- 2 Tbsps Pastry flour
- 500 milliliters Vegetable broth
- 200 milliliters Whipped cream (at least 30% fat content)
- 1 egg yolk
- salt
- freshly ground peppers
- lemon juice
- 2 slices Farmhouse bread
- 2 Tbsps vegetable oil
Preparation
1.
Rinse watercress and remove thick stems. Set aside a few leaves for garnish.
2.
Peel and finely chop onion. In a pot, cook onion in butter until translucent. Sprinkle onion with flour and cook until flour darkens slightly. Gradually add vegetable stock, stirring constantly. Simmer a few minutes. Stir in watercress and puree soup until smooth. Stir in cream, bring to a boil again and remove from heat.
3.
Whisk egg yolk with a ladleful of soup, then return mixture to pot and stir well. Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Cut the bread into small cubes. In a pan, fry bread cubes in oil. Ladle the soup into bowls and serve garnished with croutons and reserved watercress leaves.
Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 364 cal. | (17 %) | ||
| Protein | 5 g | (5 %) | ||
| Fat | 30 g | (26 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 20 g | (13 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 2 g | (7 %) |