Watercress soup

Watercress soup is a soup prepared using the leaf vegetable watercress as a primary ingredient. It may be prepared as a cream soup or as a broth/stock-based soup using vegetable or chicken stock.[1][2] Additional ingredients used can include vegetables such as potato, leeks, spinach, celery and turnips, cheese, butter, lemon juice, salt and pepper.[1][3][4][5] Watercress soup can be prepared as a puréed soup by mixing the ingredients in a food processor.[5] It can be served hot or cold, and may be garnished with crème fraîche, shaved Parmesan cheese, drizzled olive oil and watercress leaves.[1][2][4]

A simple watercress soup
  • Watercress and spinach soup
  • Potato and watercress soup with shaved cheese, tomato and peas
  • Homemade watercress soup
  • Watercress soup

See also

References
  1. Brown, E. (2014). Soup of the Day: 150 Delicious and Comforting Recipes from Our Favorite Restaurants. Running Press Book Publishers. p. pt107. ISBN 978-0-7624-5542-3. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  2. Soup. DK Publishing. 2009. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-7566-6549-4. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  3. De Gouy, L.P. (2012). The Soup Book: Over 800 Recipes. Dover Publications. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-486-14449-8. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  4. Cunningham, M.; Jarrett, L. (1996). The Fannie Farmer Cookbook. Knopf. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-679-45081-8. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  5. McBride, Dara (June 14, 2016). "A mouthwatering recipe for Irish watercress soup". IrishCentral.com. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
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