Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Fiddlehead Soup takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Fiddlehead Soup takes 40 minutes to cook.

Fiddlehead Soup makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Fiddlehead Soup are:

3 tablespoons butter
2 leeks, white part only, sliced
12 oz fiddleheadsm well washed
4 cups chicken stock
1/2 cup whipping cream
salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tsp grated lemon rind

(Optional - top with spiced pecans!)

Here is how you make Fiddlehead Soup:

Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat until it sizzles. Add leeks and fiddleheads and saute for 2-3 minutes, or until coated with butter. Cover pot and let steam for 5 minutes. Add stock, bring to a boil and then lower the heat and simmer covered for about 20-25 minutes, or until fiddleheads are soft. Puree soup in a food processor or blender until smooth, then pour through a sieve to remove any fibres. Return soup to pot, add cream and simmer for 5 minutes or until flavours have combined. Add salt, pepper and lemon zest. If soup is too thick, add more stock to thin. Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user STRINGME.

The nutritional information for Fiddlehead Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 253.1

• Total Fat: 19.8 g
• Cholesterol: 63.7 mg
• Sodium: 635.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 14.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
• Protein: 7.4 g