Ramson Soup

Every year when the ramson season starts my mother goes on a harvesting tour and brings me a full big bag. I tried it all, I ate it raw and made juices, I even made ramson gnocchi once to add variety.

Then I discovered that to process large amounts, sautéing it in a little olive oil and seasoning with salt and pepper is the easiest and fastest way. The wild garlic loses its pungency, tastes like spinach and you can eat a ton of it unlike the same amount raw or as a juice which burns a hole into your guts :)

Ramson goes well with potatoes which give this soup a nice fluffy consistency.

Serves 2

Cooking time: 40 minutes

75 g ramson
20 g margarine
1 shallot
½ clove garlic
150 g potatoes
300 ml vegetable stock
150 ml soy cream
Fine sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
Freshly squeezed lemon juice
Herb oil

Put the ramson leaves in a bowl of water and set aside.

Prepare 300 ml vegetable stock by heating water and disolving a bullion cube in it.
Chop challot, mince garlic and cut potatoes into 1 cm cubes.

Melt the margarine in a pot on medium, add garlic and shallot, stir.

When the garlic unfolds its aroma after one minute, add potato cubes and cook for another four minutes while stirring.

Pour in the vegetable bullion and the soy cream, season generously with salt, pepper and nutmeg, then simmer for 20 minutes.

Bring water in a pot to a boil and salt it, prepare a bowl with ice water.
Drain the ramson and cut coarsely.

Blanche for ten seconds in the boiling water, then put immediately into the ice water. By shocking the ramson you prevent it from browning.

Pour the soup into a high performance blender, add half the ramson and mix until smooth. Add the second half and mix, leaving a little texture.

Stir in lemon juice, season wit salt and pepper. Put into bowls and sprinkle with some herb oil. I used olive oil with lemon and basil flavor.

Once again this dish leaves you with an unfulfilled desire, wishing you had prepared more, so plan your servings carefully if you don't want to disappoint your guests with Seinfeld's famous Soup Nazi words: No soup for you! :)

Bon appétit!

Addendum

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Until next time,
Miron