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creamy romaine lettuce soup

(2 ratings)
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Recipe by
Desiree Stone
@Desiree_Stone
Dalton, PA

I had an overabundance of romaine lettuce so I looked up some ideas online. I found a delicious recipe for Romaine Lettuce soup and added a few tweaks. I would have never thought of using lettuce for a soup!

(2 ratings)
yield 8 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 15 Min

Ingredients For creamy romaine lettuce soup

  • 2 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1 sm
    onion
  • 1 qt
    chicken broth
  • 8 c
    romaine lettuce, chopped
  • 2 c
    heavy cream (may use half and half)
  • dash
    tabasco sauce
  • salt and pepper, to taste

How To Make creamy romaine lettuce soup

  • 1
    Melt butter in a medium sized sauce pan. Saute onions in butter until tender.
  • 2
    Add chicken broth to onions and bring to a boil. Stir chopped lettuce into liquid; let cook over low heat for about 10 minutes (or until tender). Remove from heat and let stand until cooled.
  • 3
    Place lettuce mixture into a blender, half at a time, until all ingredients are completely pureed. Pour, now pureed, lettuce mixture into saucepan over medium heat. ** Do not Boil**
  • 4
    Add cream and tabasco sauce to taste; salt and pepper may be added for extra flavor. Heat through and serve.
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