Grandma's Green Snake Soup

A community recipe by hollythedog

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Introduction

A warm winter soup that my Grandma taught me, we used to ask her : 'What's in the soup Grandma?' and she used to reply: 'Ooh, snakes!' In the end, when I grew up and asked her for the recipe, she had to admit that, in fact, it contained no snakes!!

Ingredients

Serves: 5-10

Metric Cups

olive oil (or butter)
1 onion (or spring onions)
2 sticks celery
2 medium carrots
2 leeks
1 courgette
1 packet mixed salad leaves
1⅖ litres vegetable stock

olive oil (or butter)
1 onion (or spring onions)
2 sticks celery
2 medium carrots
2 leeks
1 zucchini
1 packet mixed salad leaves
2½ pints vegetable broth

Method

Grandma's Green Snake Soup is a community recipe submitted by hollythedog and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Melt olive oil and butter in large soup pan (I use a mix because Grandma always says that leeks love butter!)

Chop onions, celery, leeks and carrots and saute on low heat for 5-10mins

Chop courgette and add to the mix, then cover and sweat the veggies for at least 10mins, or till veggies are soft.

Add the stock and the bag of salad. Simmer on low for an hour.

Blend all together. Serve with a dollop of cream

Melt olive oil and butter in large soup pan (I use a mix because Grandma always says that leeks love butter!)

Chop onions, celery, leeks and carrots and saute on low heat for 5-10mins

Chop zucchini and add to the mix, then cover and sweat the veggies for at least 10mins, or till veggies are soft.

Add the stock and the bag of salad. Simmer on low for an hour.

Blend all together. Serve with a dollop of cream