Mystery Soup

Name: Mystery Soup
Yield: Serves 4–6
Ingredients: 2 pints (1.2 litres) water; 1 lb (450 g) thin leeks, prepared and sliced finely in rings; 2 chicken stock cubes; salt and cayenne pepper; salt and cayenne pepper; ¼ pint (150 ml) double cream; 1 large handful of parsley, chopped finely; 1 large ripe avocado; juice of half a small lemon

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

First Impressions

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1984

About

Here is a delicate green soup of sliced leeks thickened with a purée of avocado and cream, which makes it highly nutritious as well as tasting wonderful. It is equally good hot or chilled.

Ingredients

2 chicken stock cubes
2 pints (1.2 litres) water
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Gluten-free
Soup

Method

Crumble the stock cubes into the water in a saucepan. Dissolve the cubes, stirring over the heat; then bring to the boil, add the prepared leeks, cover the pan and simmer for 8–10 minutes. Meanwhile, cut the avocado in half and scoop out the flesh and put in a food processor with the lemon juice and the cream. Whizz until smooth. Spoon this purée into the saucepan and stir to mix evenly. Season