Lettuce Soup

Lettuce soup! Who would have thought?  Delicious.

Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 5 cups chicken stock (or veggie)
• 2 heads lettuce, including ribs (reserve a few of the tops for a garnish)
• 1/2 cup peas
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh black pepper
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• optional garnish: curly tops of lettuce (cut into ribbons), chopped bacon, half & half or cream, small croutons
• variation: add potatoes

Directions

1. Cook onion and garlic in butter until softened, about 5 minutes.  Add stock and roughly chopped lettuce and peas.  Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and cook until lettuce is very soft. Add cumin.
2. Using an immersion blender, puree mixture until very smooth.  Season with pepper and salt (to taste).
3. Serve hot or cold!