Watercress & sweet leek soup

Name: Watercress & sweet leek soup
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 onion; 2 cloves of garlic; 1 large leek; olive oil; 500g potatoes; 1 litre organic vegetable stock; 100g watercress; 2 teaspoons creamed horseradish; 2 heaped tablespoons crème fraîche; ½ a baguette; extra virgin olive oil

Horseradish & crème fraîche croûtes

Vegetarian

45 mins

Not Too Tricky

serves 4

About the recipe

Veg, p86

nutrition per serving

Calories

20%

Fat

24%

Saturates

27%

Sugars

Salt

13%

Protein

22%

Carbs

20%

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake

Recipe From

Veg

By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

1 onion

2 cloves of garlic

1 large leek

olive oil

500g potatoes

1 litre organic vegetable stock

100g watercress

2 teaspoons creamed horseradish

2 heaped tablespoons crème fraîche

½ a baguette

extra virgin olive oil

Top Tip

Feel free to blitz the whole thing for a super-silky, elegant version.

Method

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Veg cookbook Leek Bread & doughs Soup Dinner Vegetarian

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