Lettuce Soup
A simple and delicious soup that is easy to make and a great side dish for lunch!
Yield
4 servingsPrep
20 minCook
10 minReady
30 minTrans-fat Free, Low Carb, Sugar-Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | tablespoons |
onions
minced |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
butter
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
nutmeg
|
|
| 1 | dash |
black pepper
|
*
|
| 4 | each |
chicken bouillon cubes
|
*
|
| 3 ½ | cups |
water
boiling |
|
| 1 | each |
lettuce
shredded |
*
|
| 1 | each |
egg yolks
slightly beaten |
*
|
| ½ | cup |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3E+1 | ml |
onions
minced |
|
| 15 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 15 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
nutmeg
|
|
| 1 | dash |
black pepper
|
*
|
| 4 | each |
chicken bouillon cubes
|
*
|
| 828 | ml |
water
boiling |
|
| 1 | each |
lettuce
shredded |
*
|
| 1 | each |
egg yolks
slightly beaten |
*
|
| 118 | ml |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
Directions
Sauté onion in butter until gently golden. Stir in flour, salt, nutmeg and pepper. Dissolve bouillon cubes in boiling water; add to onion mixture slowly. Cook over medium heat. Stir until thickened. Add lettuce. Cover and let cook 3 minutes.
Mix together egg yolk and cream. Stir ¼ cup soup into yolk-cream mixture. Pour mixture into soup, stirring constantly. Cook over low heat, stirring, until soup comes to a boil. Remove from heat. Serve at once.
