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Lettuce Soup

Lettuce may seem like an unusual ingredient for soup, but it is delicious with or without the cheese. It's not too different from the Italian classic escarole soup.

Courses: Soup
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 teaspoons 10mlUnsalted stick margarine
2   Celery stalks - chopped
4   Scallions - thinly sliced
6 cups 240g / 8.5ozShredded green leaf lettuce
4 cups 948mlLow-sodium vegetable broth
1/4 cup 23g / 0.8ozMinced parsley
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlFreshly-ground black pepper
2 tablespoons 30mlGrated Parmesan cheese

Recipe Instructions

In a large nonstick saucepan or Dutch oven, melt the margarine. Add the celery and scallions; cook, stirring as needed, until softened, about 5 minutes.

Stir in the lettuce, broth, parsley, pepper and 1 cup water; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring as needed, until the lettuce is wilted, about 5 minutes. Serve, sprinkled with the cheese.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Per Serving: 83 Calories, 3 g Total Fat, 1 g Saturated Fat, 2 mg Cholesterol, 141 mg Sodium, 11 g Total Carbohydrate, 1 g Dietary Fiber, 3 g Protein, 107 mg Calcium.

Serving Provides: 2 Fruit/Vegetables, 1 Fat.

Points Per Serving: 2.

Source:
Simply the Best: 250 Prizewinning Family Recipes by Weight Watchers

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