About time to post a new recipe. I was visiting Finland earlier this week and spring happens to be the season for lovage there. Lovage is perhaps a little less known plant; it’s perennial, its leaves are used as herbs, seeds as spices and roots as vegetables. The leaves make for a stunning soup.
Lovage Soup
Lovely summer soup with a slightly unusual flavours. Called lipstikkakeitto in Finnish.
Ingredients
- 45 g fresh lovage leaves, chopped
- 3 onions, chopped
- 2 medium floury potatoes, dized
- 150 ml cream
- butter
- 4 tbsp plain flour
- 2-3 vegetable stock cubes
- salt
- pinch of white pepper
- 1400 ml water
Method
- Fry the onions with a knob of butter until they start turning transparent. Don’t let them brown
- Add potatoes, lovage, cream and boiling water
- Add stock cubes and season to taste with salt and white pepper
- Mix plain flour with a little bit of water so it turns into a paste and add to your soup to thicken it
- Simmer under a lid for 30-40 minutes
- Check seasoning and serve
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Number of servings (yield): 4-6