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6
Easy
1 hr
By Joanne Harris and Fran Warde
Published 2002
Potage au Cresson is a lovely fresh, green soup, perfect for summer. It’s also a great excuse to go out and buy those enormous bundles of watercress you find on French markets.
Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and cook the onion and potato over a medium-low heat for 20 minutes. Add the watercress (keep a little back to use for garnish) and water and cook for 5 minutes until the watercress wilts.
Add the stock, seasoning and nutmeg, bring to the boil and gently simmer for 15 minutes. Blend with a hand-held blender until smooth. Check the seasoning, scatter with