Herb Soup
- 1 cup loosely packed young spinach leaves
- 1 cup mache
- 4 fresh sage leaves
- 2 tablespoons fresh chervil leaves
- 1/2 cup dandelion greens
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
- 4 cups chicken broth, homemade or low-sodium canned
- 2 large baking potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons coarsely chopped mache
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh chervil
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped lemon zest
- To make the soup, combine the greens in a large saucepan.
- Stir in the garlic and chicken broth.
- Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Add potatoes and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes.
- Put the soup in a food processor and process until smooth.
- Stir in the salt and pepper.
- Reheat if necessary.
- For garnish, toss together the chopped mache, sage, chervil and chives.
- Just before serving, stir the lemon juice into the soup, ladle into 4 bowls and sprinkle with the herb mixture and lemon zest.
- Serve immediately.
mache, sage, chervil, dandelion greens, garlic, chicken broth, baking potatoes, kosher salt, freshly ground pepper, lemon juice, mache, fresh sage, chervil, fresh chives, lemon zest
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/5190 (may not work)