Nettle Soup

Name: Nettle Soup
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons, crème fraîche; 4 cups chicken or, vegetable broth; 6 ounces (12 packed cups), stinging nettles leaves; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 3 , shallots, chopped; ¼ teaspoon, table salt; ⅓ cup, Arborio rice; 3 sprigs, fresh thyme; 1 , bay leaf; 1½ tablespoons, lemon juice; ⅓ cup roasted, salted, pepitas

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A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Vegetables Illustrated

SERVES4 to 6

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Vegetables Illustrated

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

The prickly leaves from the nettle plant can be cooked and treated much like spinach. Cream of nettle soup is often the first recipe a new nettle forager (or farmers' market explorer) will try out. We wanted to create a soup that coaxed out...

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