Name: Lettuce and Courgette Soup
Ingredients: 2 ts Vegetable oil; 1 To 2 garlic cloves crushed.; 1 md Onion chopped.; 1 lb 480 g courgettes trimmed and; Sliced; 1 pt 600 ml vegetable stock.; 1 Round lettuce washed and; Shredded; Few sprigs of parsley.; Half pt 300 ml skimmed milk; 1 tb Cornflour blended with a; Little water.; pn Nutmeg.; Salt and pepper.

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Dairy		Soups	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	ts	Vegetable oil
1		To 2 garlic cloves crushed.
1	md	Onion chopped.
1	lb	480 g courgettes trimmed and
		Sliced
1	pt	600 ml vegetable stock.
1		Round lettuce washed and
		Shredded
		Few sprigs of parsley.
		Half pt 300 ml skimmed milk
1	tb	Cornflour blended with a
		Little water.
	pn	Nutmeg.
		Salt and pepper.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Heat the vegetable oil in a large saucepan and saute the garlic and
onion together for 3 to 4 minutes until softened. Add the courgettes and
cook stirring for 2 more minutes.
2. Add the stock to the saucepan and bring to the boil. Lower the heat and
add the lettuce and parsley. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
3. Blend the soup in a liquidiser or food processor until smooth. Return to
the saucepan and add the milk and blended cornflour, then heat gently until
thickened slightly. Season with the nutmeg salt and pepper according to
taste.
4. Serve one portion piping hot in a warmed soup bowl. Alternatively the
soup may be cooled and served chilled.
5. To freeze the remaining soup cool quickly and divide between three rigid
containers. Seal label and freeze for up to three months. Defrost and
re-heat gently to serve.
Preparation 10 minutes. Cooking 30 minutes.
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