Elegant Artichoke Soup

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup	31g / 1.1oz	Chopped green onions
1/2 cup	55g / 1.9oz	Finely-chopped celery
6 tablespoons	90ml	Butter
6 tablespoons	90ml	All-purpose flour
6 cups	1422ml	Chicken stock
1/4 cup	59ml	Freshly-squeezed lemon juice
1		Bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Cayenne
1 teaspoon	5ml	Dried thyme leaves
3		Artichokes - (14 oz ea) - rinsed, drained
		Lemon wedges - for garnish
		Minced fresh parsley - for garnish

Recipe Instructions

Saute onions and celery in butter in large saucepan over medium heat until onions are soft. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth. Cook, stirring, 1 minute.

Gradually blend in stock and lemon juice and stir until well-blended and smooth. Add bay leaf and seasonings.

Separate drained artichoke bottoms from leaves; reserve leaves. Add artichoke bottoms to soup. Simmer, covered, 20 minutes. Remove soup from heat and allow to cool slightly.

Puree soup in food processor, in batches, until soup is smooth. Return soup puree to saucepan. Add reserved artichoke leaves to soup, and cook, stirring constantly, until hot.

This recipe yields 8 to 10 servings.

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving, based on 8: 194 calories (40 percent from fat); 9 grams total fat (6 grams saturated); 23 milligrams cholesterol; 24 grams carbohydrates; 7 grams protein; 1,846 milligrams sodium; 8 grams dietary fiber.

Source:
Lynn Thomas on the http://www.prodigy.net Food BB

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