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Watercress and buttermilk Vichyssoise with crab toast
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‘This light and summery chilled watercress soup looks and tastes delicious. It's low in fat, too. This is a typical light summer lunch dish served in The Long Room at Lord's. Our members and their guests appreciate our emphasis on quality seasonal ingredients and stylish presentation.’
Steve Gomersall, Senior Sous Chef, Lord's
Serves: 4
35g butter
1 large onion, diced
1 medium potato, peeled and diced
500ml Waitrose Cooks’ Ingredients Vegetable Stock
2 x 100g bags watercress, washed and trimmed
100ml buttermilk
60g Seafood & Eat It Cornish White Crab
Freshly grated nutmeg, pinch
Grated zest and juice 1 lemon
2 slices Waitrose White Sourdough Bread, halved to make 4 pieces
1. To make the soup, melt 25g butter in a medium saucepan and gently cook the onion for 2-3 minutes until softened but not browned. Add the potato and stir to coat with the buttery onion. Pour in the stock, bring to the boil then simmer for 12-15 minutes or until the potato is tender.
2. Add the watercress (reserving 1-2 tbsp to garnish) and simmer for a further minute. Remove from the heat and leave the soup to cool slightly then blend or whizz in a hand-blender to make a smooth purée. Stir in the buttermilk (reserving 1-2 tbsp to garnish the soup) then cool and chill until ready to serve.
3. Season the crabmeat with the nutmeg and lemon zest plus lemon juice to taste.
4. Lightly toast the 4 pieces of sourdough, spread with the remaining butter and top with the seasoned crab. Pour the chilled soup into four bowls, add a swirl of buttermilk and the reserved watercress leaves. Serve with the crab toast.
Typical values per serving:
Energy | 940kJ/224kcals |
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Fat | 8.6g |
Saturated Fat | 5g |
Carbohydrate | 27.5g |
Sugars | 5.3g |
Salt | 0.7g |
3g fibre, 9.1g protein
This recipe was first published in Mon May 12 15:19:00 BST 2014.
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