Fennel Soup For Two

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 fennel bulb, leaves removed and reserved and chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
• 1 pint vegetable stock
• butter or olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• salt
• pepper
• double cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large pan, sweat the onions in the butter/oil for five minutes.
• 2 add the fennel and garlic and sweat gently for a further five minutes.
• 3 pour on the stock, so that it just covers the vegetables, and add the tarragon and turmeric.
• 4 season to taste.
• 5 simmer gently for half an hour, until the fennel is tender.
• 6 remove the soup from the heat and blend in blender until a smooth thick soup.
• 7 fortify with a little cream, if desired.
• 8 serve garnished with the reserved fennel leaves.