Nettle Soup

We are keen not to go to the shops until we absolutely must as that seems the most likely place to catch Corona Virus at the moment.

Foraging has been our hobby for many years and it is now coming into its own.

Yesterday I boiled up a load of young nettle leaves with some three-cornered leek that Nigel had weeded out of the garden, whizzed it up with lemon juice , olive oil and seasoning, added a can of lentils and made enough soup for three days.

Its colour is very green indeed, and of course it is green in other ways too.

I’ve also noticed bittercress growing as a weed in our garden (like mini watercress) and hedge mustard sprouting at the wayside – leaves to look forward to in a salad.

(Pics below)

Tip 1 Pick well back in the hedgerow so no dog has been there.

Tip 2 ALWAYS remove the garnish before eating the nettle soup!

Bittercress and three-cornered leek

Hedge mustard