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a bowl of stinging nettle soup.

Not Your Average Nettle Soup

We've been making nettle soup the same way for a while now. Let's mix it up!
4.91 from 10 votes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Soups & Stews
Servings 2 bowls
Calories 387 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 tablespoons oil or butter
  • 1 onion
  • 2 tablespoons ginger
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 red chilli
  • 500 ml water
  • 1 small waxy potato like Yukon Gold
  • 200 grams blanched squeezed out stinging nettles
  • 2 tablespoons coconut aminos or soya sauce
  • 1/2 can coconut milk - use the thick part!

Instructions
 

  • Heat a medium-sized pot over medium heat and add the butter (or oil).
  • Chop the onion, garlic, and ginger, add them to the pot along with a pinch of salt, and sweat for 2-3 minutes.
  • While the onion mixture sweats, chop your potato into whatever size you like. I tend to end up with scrabble-tile-sized pieces, but you can go finer if you prefer. Add the potato to the onions.
  • Add the coconut aminos (or soya sauce, depending on what you’re using).
  • Add the water and bring the soup to a boil. Then, reduce the heat back to medium, pop a lid on, and simmer for 10 minutes or until the potatoes are soft. 
  • While the potatoes are softening, chop the chilli pepper, and the nettles as finely as you can, and add them to the soup. 
  • Finally, add the coconut milk to the soup, adjust with extra water if needed, and check for seasoning. It should be spot on, but if you need a hint more salt, now’s the time. If you find that it’s too salty (whoops), you can add more coconut milk to tone it down.

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Notes

This recipe starts with prepared nettles. For instructions on harvesting, cleaning, and blanching stinging nettles, see the info in the blog post above.

Nutrition

Calories: 387kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 10gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 22gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 1249mgPotassium: 1189mgFiber: 5gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 6682IUVitamin C: 87mgCalcium: 140mgIron: 6mg
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