This delicious and summery Cream of Watercress soup has a light peppery kick and a nutritious boost from all the minerals in the greens! Try this recipe with radish greens as well, if you have a bunch of radish tops you don’t know what to do with. They have a similar spicy kick as watercress!
Watercress is a nutrition powerhouse, high in calcium, manganese and antioxidants. It’s been shown to boost the immune system and even help fight cancer.
Cream of Watercress Soup
A quick and easy summer soup-perfect for a light lunch or dinner for 2.
Author: Rachel Carr
Recipe type: Soup
Cuisine: Vegan
Ingredients
- Serves 4
- 2 potatoes
- ½ onion
- 5 cloves garlic
- ½ cup white wine
- 3 cups water
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cups watercress
Instructions
- Saute onions and garlic in a few Tablespoons of oil. Add the wine and reduce by half. Add the water and potatoes, bring to a boil and then turn down the heat. Simmer until the potatoes are tender. Puree until smooth in a blender and add the raw watercress, and continue to puree.
- Serve immediately and garnish with pistachios, finely sliced radishes and chive blossoms
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Have made the radish top soup twice now. I love it that there is something I can do with the tops. I made a little different change, I added some hand ground black peppercorns and just a pinch of coriander and I like the way it changes the taste just a little. Gives it a little bit of a kick
I had no idea that radish tops were edible, but this looks delicious! Going to be giving this a go once my radish crop is ready here in Scotland!
Hi! I know, we tend to throw away all kinds of edible things!
Rachel
This recipe looks wonderful ! I can’t wait to try it !
Thank you . . . .