The Gourmet Mama

For me (and I suspect many of my readers), lettuce has always been a raw food. However, I’ve seen recipes for lettuce soup in several cookbooks now and they’ve made me curious, so for lunch one day, I made lettuce soup. To my surprise, it was quite delicious. The only thing I would change from this very simple recipe is to perhaps add some crumbled bacon to the top . . . it would go so very well with this recipe!

Creamy Lettuce Soup

Serves 4

3 c. beef broth
3 c. lettuce, shredded
1 Tblsp. onion, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 c. milk
paprika

Bring the broth to a boil. Add lettuce, onion, and garlic. Simmer for 15 minutes. Add milk and remove from the heat. Sprinkle each serving with a pinch of paprika for color.