Watercress soup with crisp bacon
An average of 4.5 out of 5 stars from 2 ratings
- Prepare
- less than 30 mins
- Cook
- less than 10 mins
- Serve
- Serves 1
Ingredients
- olive oil: 1 tbsp olive oil
- butter: 25g/1oz butter
- onion: 陆 onion, finely chopped
- garlic: 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- vegetable stock: 300ml/10fl oz vegetable stock
- double cream: 50ml/2fl oz double cream
- watercress: 75驳/2戮辞锄 watercress
To serve
Method
Heat the oil and butter in a pan and gently fry the onion and garlic until softened, about 3-4 minutes.
Pour in the vegetable stock and bring to a gentle simmer. Add the cream and the watercress, stir well and bring to a simmer. Allow to cool slightly, then blend with a hand-blender until smooth.
To serve, place the chopped bacon into a pan and fry until crisp.
Pour the soup into a shallow serving bowl. Garnish with a dollop of yoghurt and sprinkle over the bacon.
