BLT Soup

By ccavaletti

Ingredients

• 5 slices bacon, finely diced, plus crisp crumbles bacon for garnish
• 1/2 c diced green onions
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 3 c finely sliced iceberg lettuce
• 1/2 c instant flour
• 3-1/2 c chicken broth, heated to a simmer
• 2 c diced fresh tomatoes
• 1/8 tsp grated fresh nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp ground red pepper
• 1 c heavy cream
• 1/4 c mayonnaise
• 1/4 c sour cream

Preparation

Step 1

In a 3 qt pot, cook the bacon over medium heat until lightly browned. Add the onions and cook, stirring until wilted.

Add the butter and stir until melted. Add the lettuce and saute 2 minutes. Sprinkle the flour into the pot, then stir until well blended.

Remove from heat and add the hot chicken broth, tomatoes, nutmeg and pepper. Heat soup to boiling, stirring constantly, then reduce heat and simmer gently 5 minutes. Add the cream and mix well.

Mix together mayo and sour cream. Serve each portion of soup with a dollop of mayo mixture topped with crumbled bacon.