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Watercress soup

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Watercress soup is a soup made with the leaf vegetable watercress as its main ingredient. It can be prepared as a cream soup or as a broth based soup using vegetable or chicken stock. Other ingredients that may be added include potato, leek, spinach, celery and turnip, along with cheese, butter, lemon juice, salt and pepper. The soup is often pureed in a food processor, and it can be served hot or cold. Typical garnishes are creme fraiche, shaved Parmesan cheese, a drizzle of olive oil and fresh watercress leaves. Related dishes include cabbage soup, spinach soup and vegetable soup.

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Butter, Ingredients
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Leek, Ingredients
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Potato, Ingredients
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1. Watercress soup (Wikipedia)
  • Lead sentence
    Watercress soup is a soup prepared using the leaf vegetable watercress as a primary ingredient.
  • In Group: Soups Defined by a Principal Ingredient, Placement
    Watercress soup is a soup prepared using the leaf vegetable watercress as a primary ingredient.
  • Uses Ingredient: Potato, Description and preparation
    vegetables such as potato, leeks, spinach, celery and turnips
  • Uses Ingredient: Leek, Description and preparation
    vegetables such as potato, leeks, spinach, celery and turnips
  • Uses Ingredient: Butter, Description and preparation [uses-ingredient]
    cheese, butter, lemon juice, salt and pepper
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