Nettle & Wild Garlic Soup

Ingredients:

  • A knob of Butter

  • 1 onion (finely chopped)

  • 2 sticks of celery (finely chopped)

  • 2 white or purple carrots (finely chopped)

  • 2 large handfuls of young nettle tops (finely chopped)

  • 1 large handful of wild garlic leaves (finely chopped)

  • 1L stock

  • 3 tablespoons of full fat milk or cream

  • Salt & pepper (to taste)

Method:

Heat the butter in a pan. Add the onion and cook for several minutes, until softening.

Add the celery, carrots, nettles, wild garlic and stock.

Bring to a boil and simmer for about 20 minutes.

Stir in the milk and serve with crusty sourdough bread.

Taken from my book ‘Eat like a Viking!’ Available now on Amazon