romaine lettuce soup

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Heidi Hoerman
Hingham, MA

Romaine lettuce tends to come in three-packs and can be hard to use up in a small household. Here's a delicious way to use much of it very quickly. You will be surprised how good lettuce soup is!

(2 ratings)
yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 15 Min

Ingredients For romaine lettuce soup

  • 2 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1 md
    onion, chopped
  • 1 md
    new potato, cut into 1/4 inch dice
  • 2
    heads romaine lettuce, sliced, hard end discarded
  • 5 c
    chicken broth
  • 1/4 c
    chopped fresh basil leaves
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 slice
    deli ham, minced
  • 1/4 c
    julienned (not grated) parmesan

How To Make romaine lettuce soup

  • 1
    In a heavy soup pan or Dutch oven, melt the butter over medium heat.
  • 2
    Saute the onion and potato in the butter until the onion browns slightly and the potato starts to stick. Use a 1/4 cup of the chicken broth to deglaze the pan, loosening any browned potato from the bottom of the pan.
  • 3
    Add the sliced lettuce, stir, and cover to steam briefly. Stir every minute or so and continue until the lettuce has thoroughly wilted.
  • 4
    Add the chicken broth and simmer for about 5 minutes.
  • 5
    Turn off the heat, add the fresh basil and process with an immersion blender. Adjust the taste with salt and pepper.
  • 6
    Add the ham and cheese and stir very briefly. Try not to stir so much that the cheese disappears.
  • 7
    Serve warm or freeze for later reheating.

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