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Watercress soup with sesame croutons

Watercress soup with sesame croutons

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Making your own soup is much cheaper than buying it - and this homemade recipe is utterly delicious

Serves: 4

Ingredients

For the croutons:

3 slices white crusty bread, cut into small pieces
3 tbsp hemp seed oil (eg Good Oil Original)
1 tbsp sesame seeds

For the soup:

2 tbsp hemp seed oil (eg Good Oil Original or Mild and Light)
1 large onion, finely chopped
300g fresh watercress, roughly chopped
1 litre hot vegetable stock
142 ml single cream
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

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Method

Toss the bread with the hemp oil and sprinkle with the sesame seeds. Transfer to a baking sheet and place in a hot oven for 10-15 minutes, turning them a few times during cooking.
Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion cook for 5 minutes or until just softened. Add the watercress, stock and seasoning. Bring slowly to the boil, lower the heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
Allow to cool slightly then process in batches in a blender or food processor until smooth. Return the soup to a clean saucepan, add the cream and seasoning to taste and heat until hot.
Spoon into bowls and garnish with croutons.

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By Andrea Mann

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Nutritional information per portion

Calories 306(kcal)
Fat 24.0g

This nutritional information is only a guide and is based on 2,000 calories per day. For more information on eating a healthy diet, please visit the Food Standards Agency website.

Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.