Time for some soup!

A recipe from Katy Andrews: I had a look at the recipes and quite a few are about things that are not available yet. Nettles are starting to come through and will be very plentiful in a few weeks' time.  Here is a recipe for nettle soup: One carrier bag of nettle tops One onion - chopped One clove of garlic - chopped One chilli - chopped One potato - peeled and chopped One carrot - peeled and chopped Vegetable oil for sweating vegetables  About a litre of cold water or vegetable stock Sweat the onion in a little oil until soft Add the chopped garlic and chilli and cook for a couple of minutes more Add the chopped potato and carrot and water and bring to the boil Simmer until the potatoes and carrots are soft  Add the nettles and cook for another couple of minutes to wilt the nettles Blitz with a stick bender until smooth Add a little more boiling water if necessary to get a soupy consistency Serves 4 NB Make sure you are wearing gloves when handling raw nettles. Once they are cooked, the sting goes. A carrier bag full of nettles seems a lot but they wilt down to nothing - like spinach.

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