Preparation info
  • For

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Poor Cook: Fabulous food for next to nothing

By Susan Campbell and Caroline Conran

Published 1971

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Ingredients

  • 2 bunches watercress
  • 2-3 large potatoes
  • 1 onion

Method

Put the potatoes and onion, peeled and roughly chopped, into a large pan. Add cold stock, bring to the boil and simmer for 15-20 minutes; now throw in the washed watercress, stalks and all, and cook until it is tender but still a good green. Sieve all this, helping it through the mouli by moistening with the milk. If you want a green-flecked soup, use a coarse disc for your mouli; if a uniform