Green Onion Soup

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Ingredients: Spring Onions 1 8 – 10 Onion 1 small Garlic 2 Pods Vegetable Stock 2 1/2 Cups Lettuce (shredded) a small handful Salt to taste Black Pepper to taste Butter 1/2 tsp Olive Oil 1 tsp Home Made Croutons as required.

Method:
Remove stems, and slice all the spring onions along with the bulbs. Peel, remove ends and finely chop onion. Peel and mash the garlic pods.
Spring Onions
Heat half a tsp of butter in a pan, add 2 tbsps of chopped spring onions. When spring onions start to brown around the edges, add black pepper and salt. Remove from heat and reserve for garnish.
Heat olive oil a saucepan, add chopped onion, garlic and salt. Fry till onion turns translucent and starts to brown. Stir in vegetable stock and simmer for 10 minutes. Add remaining spring onion and simmer for 5 more minutes. Then, add shredded lettuce and simmer for a minute.
Garnish with home made croutons and fried spring onion.

Serve : Serves 2-3.
Ready in 30 minutes.
Note : To make home made croutons, mix chopped white bread pieces with little olive oil, salt, black pepper, red chili flakes and place them on baking tray in 380F preheated oven for 5 – 10 minutes or until golden colored.
Suggestions : If soup is too thick, add more vegetable stock. Don’t overcook lettuce or spring onions. Variations: Variations include adding more vegetables like carrots, leeks, chives, cabbage, etc…
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