Lovage Soup

Name: Lovage Soup
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons lemon flavored grapeseed oil; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 Walla Walla sweet onion; several green onions; 4 or 5 Yukon Gold potatoes; 2 quarts chicken or vegetable broth; 1.5 ounces lovage (use about 15 or 20 long lovage stems); 1 splash cream or half-and-half; 6 sprigs chives

9 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

2 tablespoons lemon flavored grapeseed oil
1 tablespoon butter
1 Walla Walla sweet onion
several green onions
4 or 5 Yukon Gold potatoes
2 quarts chicken or vegetable broth
1.5 ounces lovage (use about 15 or 20 long lovage stems)
1 splash cream or half-and-half
6 sprigs chives

Directions

1

Heat the oil and butter on medium heat in a heavy pot or dutch oven til hot enough to sizzle when the onions are added.
2

Dice the onion and the green onions (both the green and white parts) and add to the oil when it is hot.; saute about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3

Add the broth to the pot and turn the heat to high.
4

Dice the potatoes (no need to peel) and add to the broth as it is heating.
5

When the broth is just about to boil, turn the heat down very low and cover the pot; let it simmer for about a half hour til the potatoes are soft.
6

Remove the lovage leaves from the stems to make 1 or 1.5 oz (it's a LOT of leaves!), and add to the pot once the potatoes are soft. Simmer again (still on low heat) with the lid on for another 6 minutes or so.
7

Remove from the heat and blend thoroughly with an immersion blender.
8

Serve in bowls or cups with salt and pepper to taste, a dollop of cream (or half and half if you prefer to keep the calories a little lower), and a lot of snips of chives.