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Ingredients
- 4 SERVINGS
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 large onion, sliced
- Salt and ground pepper
- 2 to 3 heads romaine lettuce, cut into thin ribbons
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1/2 to 1 cup cream or half-and-half
- Small croutons or crumbled bacon for garnish.
Preparation
Step 1
Put butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat; when it melts, add onion and sweat for about 2 minutes or until it begins to soften; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Add all but a couple of handfuls of the lettuce to the pan, reserving the rest for garnish, and cook until it wilts.
Add stock, turn the heat to medium-high and bring liquid to a boil; lower heat to medium and cook until lettuce is very soft, about 5 minutes.
Put cooked lettuce in a blender and add 2 cups of ice water. Puree mixture until smooth, then put in a large bowl and refrigerate for at least an hour.
Once soup is chilled, add cream or half-and-half to taste and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Finely chop reserved lettuce and put about 1/4 cup in each bowl and ladle soup on top.
Garnish with croutons or bacon.