Wild Garlic & Heritage Potato Soup with Garlic Butter Croutons

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Wild Garlic & Heritage Potato Soup with Garlic Butter Croutons

Our Wild Garlic & Heritage Potato Soup with Garlic Butter Croutons recipe, made with Kent-grown Red Duke of York potatoes from The Potato Shop at Morghew Park Estate.

2Serves
20 minutesPrep
12 minutesCook

Our Wild Garlic & Heritage Potato Soup with Garlic Butter Croutons recipe, made with Kent-grown Red Duke of York potatoes from The Potato Shop at Morghew Park Estate.

Method

  1. Melt the butter in a large pan, add the chopped onions, cover & cook gently for 10 mins or until very soft but not brown.
  2. Add the Red Duke of York potatoes & stock (or water), bring to the boil, then cover.
  3. Simmer until the potatoes are very soft.
  4. Meanwhile heat the oven to 180°c/gas 6.
  5. Melt the butter in a small pan, add the garlic & olive oil, remove from the heat.
  6. Tear the bread into little pieces, put into a bowl & toss with the garlic butter mix.
  7. Spread them out on a baking tray & bake for 10-12 mins or until crisp & golden.
  8. Remove, sprinkle lightly with salt & leave to cool.
  9. Roughly chop the Wild Garlic, then add to the hot soup pan for 2 mins or until wilted & softened.
  10. Cool slightly, then liquidise the soup in batches until smooth.
  11. Return to the pan & bring to a gentle simmer.
  12. Stir in the 4 tbsp cream. Add some salt & ground white pepper to taste.
  13. Ladle into warm soup bowls, swirl in a little more cream, scatter with the garlic croutons & garnish with Wild Garlic flowers if you have some.
  14. (Adapted from a Delicious Magazine recipe).

Made with

Red Duke of York

Red Duke of YorkWhite flesh

Red Duke of York

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