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Chilled Broad Bean (Fava Bean) Soup With Sourdough Soldiers

Here's how you make Chilled Broad Bean (Fava Bean) Soup With Sourdough Soldiers
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 15m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 cups vegetable stock (500ml)
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream (thickened cream, 125ml double cream)
  • 500 grams broad beans (shelled from 1.2kg in the pods)
  • 1 cup chopped fresh chervil (roughly chopped plus sprigs to serve)
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 6 sourdough bread slices
  • 1/2 cup goat's cheese (100 grams soft)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Heat stock and cream in a large saucepan on medium, until just simmering and add broad beans and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes until just tender, remove from heat and stir in chervil and then using a stick blender, blend until smooth and season to taste with lemon juice, salt and pepper.

  • Step 2: Transfer soup to a large jug, cover and refrigerate until cold.

  • Step 3: Preheat oven to 200C or 180C fan forced.

  • Step 4: Cut sourdough into 2cm thick batons and place on a baking tray and bake for 5 minutes until crisp.

  • Step 5: Spread soldiers with goats cheese and bake for another 2 minutes or until cheese starts to melt.

  • Step 6: Pour soup into small teacups and top with chervil sprigs and serve with sourdough soldiers.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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