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Essence of Lettuce Soup

List of Ingredients




(Potage Crème de Laitue)

1 small onion, chopped
1/4 C. butter or margarine
2 large heads Boston lettuce or
2 small bunches romaine,
finely chopped
1/4 C. all-purpose flour
3 C. water
1 T. instant chicken bouillon
1 C. half and half
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
Mint leaves or parsley

Recipe





Cook and stir onion in butter in 3-quart saucepan over low heat until tender. Reserve 1 cup lettuce; stir remaining lettuce into onion. Cover and cook over low heat until lettuce wilts, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour; cook and stir 1 minute. Add water and bouillon. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minutes. Pour mixture into blender container. Cover and blend on high speed until smooth, about 30 seconds; pour into saucepan. Stir in reserved lettuce, half-and-half, salt and pepper. Heat just to boiling. Garnish with mint or parsley.