Grandma Rita'S Lettuce Soup
- 1 White Onion - Diced
- 3 Large Iceberg Lettuces
- 1/2 Fresh Nutmeg- Finely grated
- 1 large pinches Sea Salt
- 1 pint Vegetable Stock
- 1/2 pint Milk - Semi Skimmed
- Generous Sprinkle Of Ground Black Pepper
- 1 handful Fresh Parsley
- 350g Lambs Lettuce
- Drizzle Of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 Ripe Hass Avocado - Sliced
- 50 grams Parmesan (Vegetarian Style) - FInely grated
- Start by sweating off the onions in a glug of oil, cook until translucent.
- Wash and roughly chop all iceberg lettuce and allow to cook fro 5-8 minutes until the lettuce wilts. Add the nutmeg, sea salt, vegetable stock and milk and cook for a further 10 minutes on a medium heat and bring to the boil.
- Remove from the heat and add the black pepper, parsley and lambs lettuce and blend for 2-3 minutes until smooth.
- Taste for further seasoning (I like extra pepper) and serve with a couple of slices of avocado, a sprinkle of finely grated Parmesan and a drizzle of extra virgin oil.
white onion, nutmeg, salt, vegetable stock, milk, generous, parsley, lambs lettuce, drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, avocado, parmesan
Taken from food52.com/recipes/30393-grandma-rita-s-lettuce-soup (may not work)