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Potato and fresh herb soup takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Potato and fresh herb soup takes 50 minutes to cook.

Potato and fresh herb soup makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Potato and fresh herb soup are:

* 25 / 1oz butter or vegan margarine
* 1 onion, peeled and chopped
* 450 g/ 1 lb potatoes, peeled and diced
* 1 litre/ 1.73 pints vegetable stock or water
* 2 tablespoons chpped fresh parsley
* 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
* 2 tbs whipping cream or soya cream (optional)
* salt
* freshly ground balck pepper
* freshly grated nutmeg

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Here is how you make Potato and fresh herb soup:

# Melt the butter or margarne in a large saucepan or pressure cooker; don't let it brown.# Add the onion, give it a stir, then cover the pan and leave it to cook over a low heat, without brwoning, for 5 mins.# Add the potatoes, still well, cover and cook over a low heat for 5-10 minutes.# Pour in the stock or water and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover the pan and leave to simmer until the potatoes are tender; this takes about 15 minutes, or 5 minutes in a pressure cooker.# Pour the soup into a blender or food processor and whiz until smooth.# Pour soup back into the pan, add the chopped herbs, and the cream if you are using it.# Season to taste with salt, pepper and nutmeg and reheat gently.# Serve in warmed bowls.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PINKY_120.

The nutritional information for Potato and fresh herb soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 236.7

• Total Fat: 9.0 g
• Cholesterol: 23.4 mg
• Sodium: 636.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 36.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.4 g
• Protein: 7.5 g

The dietary needs meet for Potato and fresh herb soup is Vegetarian