Name: Watercress Soup (GF)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Soup
Ingredients: A knob of butter; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 medium potato, peeled and chopped; 250ml vegetable stock; 450ml milk (semi-skimmed or whole milk); 2 bags of watercress, washed (160g); Fresh ground black pepper and salt to taste

Watercress Soup (GF)

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Peppery watercress and creamy potato merge for a delicious winter warmer soup that is naturally gluten free. It is also quick to whip up, packed full of vitamin C and is cheaper per portion than ready made soup.

This soup freezes well too – I often make a big batch and freezer in smaller tupperware containers for those winter evenings when I just can’t be bothered to cook! Try serving along my gluten free flatbread for a substantial main course.

Watercress Soup (Serves two as a main, four as a starter)

Serves 2-4

Watercress Soup (GF)

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

A knob of butter
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium potato, peeled and chopped
250ml vegetable stock
450ml milk (semi-skimmed or whole milk)
2 bags of watercress, washed (160g)
Fresh ground black pepper and salt to taste

Instructions

Take a large, heavy-bottom saucepan and place over a medium heat. Add the knob of butter and allow to melt.

Add the chopped onion to the pan and cook over a medium-low heat for 5 minutes until it has begun to soften.

Next, in goes the potato - allow to cook for a further 5 minutes.

Pour the stock and the milk into the pan so that all the potatoes are well-covered, now cook over a medium heat for 15 minutes until the potato cubes have gone soft and are easy to break apart. If they are still quite hard, cook for a further 5 minutes. Keep the pan lid on while the soup is simmering.

Last but not least, we add our watercress to the pan. Allow this to cook for 3-5 minutes until wilted (don't overcook as then the soup will lose its vibrant green colour).

Use a hand blender to whizz up the soup and pulverise the potato chunks and watercress stems and leaves. Season to taste with black pepper (and a maybe a little salt), then serve hot in bowls with a side of crusty gluten free bread.