Potato and Fresh Herb Soup

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Simply Delicious: Book 1

By Darina Allen

Published 1989

  • About

Most people would have potatoes and onions in the house even if their cupboards were otherwise bare, so one could make this ‘simply delicious’ soup at a moment’s notice. While the vegetables are sweating, pop a few white soda scones into the oven and then you will have a nourishing meal.

Ingredients

  • 55 g/2 ozs/4 tablesp. butter
  • 110

Method

Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan. When it foams, add the potatoes and onions and toss them in the butter until well coated. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover and sweat on a gentle heat for 10 minutes. Add the fresh herbs and stock and cook until the vegetables are soft. Purée the soup in a blender or food processor. Taste and adjust seasoning. Thin with creamy milk to the required consist