Nourishing Nettle Soup with Luscious Salmon Topping
Ingredients
- 8 oz (225 g) salmon fillet, thinly sliced
- 4 cups (950 g) fresh nettles
- 2 cups (475 ml) vegetable or chicken broth
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) crème fraîche
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) heavy cream
- 1/4 cup (15 g) chopped fresh dill
- 1/4 cup (15 g) chopped fresh parsley
- 1/4 (60 g) fennel bulb, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp (8 g) chopped fresh chives
- 2 tbsp (30 g) chopped hard-boiled egg
- Salt and white pepper to taste
Instructions
1. Wearing gloves, rinse nettles well under cold water. In a large pot of boiling salted water, blanch nettles for 5 minutes. Drain and transfer to a blender with parsley. Puree until smooth.
2. In a pot, simmer fennel in broth until tender, about 10 minutes.
3. Add broth to blender with nettle puree. Blend on low to combine. Increase speed and blend 3 minutes until very smooth.
4. Return soup to pot. Stir in heavy cream and simmer gently over low heat for 10 minutes. Season with salt and white pepper.
5. In a bowl, mix sliced salmon with crème fraîche, dill, chives, egg and parsley. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
6. Serve hot soup topped generously with the cool, creamy salmon mixture.
Tools
- Blender
- pot
- utensils
- cutting board
- knife
- measuring cups
- spoon
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