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Thermomix TM 31
Created: 2011-09-21 14:57
Changed: 2012-10-25 10:29


4.333335
Average: 4.3 (6 votes)



TM-Version
Thermomix TM31
time
Total time: 20m
Preparation time: 5m
Difficulty
easy

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Ingredients


500 g water
1-2 tablespoon TM stock concentrate
8-10 leaves lettuce (butter or gourmet works best) roughly chopped
1-2 spring onions/shallots roughly chopped
30 g butter
1 large potato peeled and roughly chopped
to taste salt and pepper
1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
1 MC of cream or yoghurt
fresh mint to garnish


Preparation

1.

Place 400g water, stock, lettuce, spring onions/shallots and butter into mixing bowl and mix for 10 secs/speed 9.

2.

Add potato and cook for 15 mins/100C/speed 2.

3.

Check potato, If cooked add salt, pepper, sugar, cream and remaining water and puree for 30 seconds by slowly going from speed 1/speed 9.

4.

Garnish with mint leaves.


Tip

This can easily be pre made and left in the fridge for up to 3 days in advance. Simply reheat or serve cold!



Comments (15)

Hi Kerrie, Any fruit and veg

Hi Kerrie,

Any fruit and veg shop should have butter lettuce it's a mid to bright green colour and the leaves are large and sort of floppy and sort of wavy and about the thickness of baby spinach - hope that makes sense! I am just about to try it but only have iceberg - will see how it goes! I might just reduce the water or increase the potato. Put it all in quickly before anyone sees the lettuce going in lol!  

I ended up using the 500ml of

5

I ended up using the 500ml of water at the beginning and it turned out fine! Got inspiration to do it after the Festive Flavours cooking class last night- will definitely be making it again, even if it is approaching Summer! Wink 123

Yum - Lettuce Soup

We suggest using gourmet or

We suggest using gourmet or butter lettuce.  Iceberg lettuce has a higher water content and may not work as well.

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No idea, to be honest,

No idea, to be honest, Kerrie. I just use the nearest available soft, small-leaf lettuce - whatever is leftover from the salad, or in the fridge.  I guess I just equated butter with soft as the supermarket people had never heard of butter lettuce.

Where would you buy the green

Where would you buy the green butter lettuce? I take it is different to Iceburg lettuce?

Ros, you would be able to answer this hey Smile

This recipe is indeed AWESOME

5

This recipe is indeed AWESOME - love, love, love and cook it often.  Smile

very fresh and delicious

4

Smile very fresh and delicious soup...low calories!!


 

very fresh and delicious

4

Smile very fresh and delicious soup...low calories!!


 

same as below...tried this at

4

same as below...tried this at a cooking class and really enjoyed it.  DO NOT add any salt as the stock concentrate is more than enough (not overpowering though).  Enjoyable, easy dish

I love this soup.  It was

I love this soup.  It was introduced to me at cooking class, and I've made it quite a few times. It goes down very well at our place.  Thank you.  Smile

I tried this at a cooking

I tried this at a cooking class and it was delicious, I'm saving this one to have a go Glasses

A fresh clean healthy soup. I

4

A fresh clean healthy soup. I feel good for every serve i consume.Smile

A fresh clean healthy soup. I

4

A fresh clean healthy soup. I feel good for every serve i consume.Smile

This is yummy - but go easy

This is yummy - but go easy on salt as concentrate is very salty