Chilled Lamb's Lettuce Consommé

Good to know: Lose wieght with lamb's lettuce
Lamb's lettuce is very low in calories: only 14 per 100 g. Take advantage of it in your low-cal menus! Try this great lettuce soup recipe...nice for your health!

Ingredients for 4 servings

- 200 g (7 oz.) Mache (Lamb's Lettuce)

- 2 zucchini

- 2 carrots

- 4 mint leaves

- 50 (3 tbsp.) unsalted butter

- 500 ml (2 cups) water

- 2 French Shallots

- Fine salt

Method

1. Peel the zucchini, then cut into small cubes. Sauté the shallots and zucchini in butter. Add the water and salt; cook gently.
2. At the end of the cooking time, add the lamb's lettuce and cook just 5 minutes longer.
   Purée in a blender. Correct the seasoning; chill.
3. Serve the consommé well-chilled in transparent glasses and garnish with little carrot sticks, lamb's lettuce and/or mint leaves.
   

This lettuce soup recipe is ready to serve....great !