German Seven Herb Soup

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hours,

Ingredients:

• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 5 shallots, chopped
• 2 large leeks, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 cups fresh spinach
• 3 cups fresh parsley leaves
• 3 cups mixed greens, dandelion greens, chives, sorrel
• 8 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 cup crème fraiche or Quark
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup sherry
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground nutmeg

Preparation:

1. Heat olive oil in a large pot at medium heat.
2. Add shallots,garlic leeks and nutmeg and sauté until shallots are translucent.
3. Turn heat to low.
4. Add spinach, parsley, sorrel, dandelion greens and chives and 3 cups broth.
5. Cover and cook for about 4 minutes
6. Put the mixture in a food processor or blender and puree until smooth.
7. Place in pot, stir in 5 cups chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and stir in the crème fraiche and pepper.
8. Take off heat and add the lemon juice.

Place in bowls with sprigs of fresh parsley on top and add a dollop of crème fraiche and a float a tablespoon or so of sherry in each bowl and serve with warm bread.

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