Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Lettuce Soup takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Lettuce Soup takes 25 minutes to cook.

Lettuce Soup makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Lettuce Soup are:

1 cup chopped onions, scallions, and/or shallots
6 garlic cloves, chopped
3 tablespoons butter
3/4 teaspoon ground celery seed
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
pinch red hot pepper flakes
3/4 cup diced (1/3 inch) peeled potato
8 cups coarsely chopped lettuce leaves including ribs (3/4 lb)
3 cups chicken broth (or water if desired)

Here is how you make Lettuce Soup:

Cook onion mixture and garlic in 2 tablespoons butter in a 4- to 5-quart heavy pot over moderately low heat, stirring,until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add celery seed, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in potato, lettuce, and chicken broth and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, until potato is very tender, about 10 minutes.Pur?e soup in batches in a blender (use caution when blending hot liquids) and transfer to a 2- to 3-quart saucepan.Bring soup to a simmer, then whisk in remaining tablespoon butter and salt and pepper to taste.Serving Size: Makes 4 servingsNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DEJADED1.

The nutritional information for Lettuce Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 142.8

• Total Fat: 9.3 g
• Cholesterol: 26.6 mg
• Sodium: 796.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 13.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.8 g
• Protein: 3.1 g