Cream of Nettle Soup

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I'm still making soups at present, until the weather gets quite a bit warmer. I

found one for nettles so will probably give this one a go.

 

Cream of Nettle soup

 

Don't worry - they don't sting when cooked! Nettles are very nutrient rich and

of course - free! Don't gather them beside a busy road where they will have been

contaminated by traffic fumes - we pick them in our garden. If you keep cutting

them from springtime you get a regular supply of fresh leaves. Though we stop

using them into summer as they seem to get rather insecty!

 

Ingredients:

 

2 tablespoons of vegan margarine or oil

 

2 tablespoons of white flour

 

1 onion, roughly chopped

 

2 cloves garlic, chopped

 

Freshly picked and washed young nettles (several good handfuls - picked with

gloves and caution!)

 

2 cups soya milk

 

1 cup water or stock

 

salt and pepper to taste

 

Fry the onion and garlic in the oil or marg. for a few minutes then stir in the

nettles (no need to chop or remove stalks) until they soften. Stir in the flour

and gradually add the soya milk and water or stock, stirring all the time. Add

seasonings and liquidise. Delicious...