ADAPT March recipe

Young dandelions, nettles and ground elder are appearing now and are edible but you have to be sure they have not been sprayed so I hesitate to provide a recipe for them.

If you set aside a patch and never spray, I might next year!

Cream of Leek and potato soup

We still have about 20 leeks left in the garden and this soup freezes well without the cream added.

Ingredients
Leeks (3 large or 6 small)
Good knob of butter
2 potatoes
1 litre vegetable or chicken stock
200ml single cream

Method
Cut up the vegetables using the better green leaves as well and cook gently in the butter for 10mins stirring regularly. Do not allow them to go brown.
Add the stock (hot if possible) and cook until tender (I pressure cook 10 mins).
Then liquidise.
Add the cream before serving and a few chopped chives for decoration.
Can also be served cold in summer.

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