Nettle Soup
Use foraged nettles to make a traditional, tasty soup.
Ingredients
1 carrier bag young nettle leaves
55g butter
2 medium onions, finely chopped
2 celery sticks, chopped
1 small leek, chopped
1 large garlic clove, crushed, or better still, 3 tbsps of chopped wild garlic
1 pinch nutmeg
1 ltr of good vegetable stock
2 tablespoons thick cream or crème fraiche
Salt and pepper to taste
Method
Pick over the nettles leaves and wash them thoroughly.
Melt the butter in a large pan and sweat the onion, plus the celery and garlic until soft but not brown.
Add the stock and pile in the nettles.
Bring to the boil and simmer for 5-10 minutes, until the nettles are tender.
Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
Puree the soup in a liquidizer.
Return to a clean pan, stir in the cream and reheat, but do not let it boil.
Check the seasoning, then serve, garnishing each bowl with a swirl of cream and a generous sprinkling of chopped herbs.
Nettle Soup
Use foraged nettles to make a traditional, tasty soup.
Use foraged nettles to make a traditional, tasty soup.
Use foraged nettles to make a traditional, tasty soup.
Ingredients
Ingredients
1 carrier bag young nettle leaves
55g butter
2 medium onions, finely chopped
2 celery sticks, chopped
1 small leek, chopped
1 large garlic clove, crushed, or better still, 3 tbsps of chopped wild garlic
1 pinch nutmeg
1 ltr of good vegetable stock
2 tablespoons thick cream or crème fraiche
Salt and pepper to taste
Method
Method
Pick over the nettles leaves and wash them thoroughly.
Melt the butter in a large pan and sweat the onion, plus the celery and garlic until soft but not brown.
Add the stock and pile in the nettles.
Bring to the boil and simmer for 5-10 minutes, until the nettles are tender.
Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
Puree the soup in a liquidizer.
Return to a clean pan, stir in the cream and reheat, but do not let it boil.
Check the seasoning, then serve, garnishing each bowl with a swirl of cream and a generous sprinkling of chopped herbs.
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© Copyright Life & Soil 2025
© Copyright Life & Soil 2025