Wild garlic soup

Name: Wild garlic soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Switzerland
Ingredients: 170 g wild garlic; 50 g onion; 250 g potatoes (floury); 30 g butter; 1 dl white wine; 6.5 dl vegetable stock; 2 dl cream; A little salt, pepper and chilli powder

Creamy wild garlic soup

Just how versatile this wild vegetable is can be seen from the variety of dishes you can make with wild garlic. One example is the wild garlic soup we’ve made here. Combined with potatoes, it makes a delicious, creamy soup that really brings out the flavour of the wild garlic. The soup can be served either as a starter or as a main course. Especially when the weather turns a bit dreary and rainy in spring, a warm bowl of soup is the perfect way to lift your spirits. Quick to make, it’s the ideal meal – why not give it a go!

Key figures

Serves: 4

Cooking time: approx. 20 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

Wild garlic		170 g
1 large onion		approx. 50 g
3–4 potatoes (floury)		approx. 250 g
butter		30 g
White wine		1 dl
Vegetable stock		6.5 dl
Cream		2 dl
A little salt, pepper and chilli powder

Dried wild garlic 100 g

Ready-to-ship quantity: more than 20 pieces

CHF9.50

Wild garlic powder 100 g

Ready-to-ship quantity: more than 20 pieces

CHF12.50

Here's how:

First, wash the wild garlic thoroughly. Then peel and chop the onions.

Next, put a little butter in a frying pan and let it melt. Then add the onions and wild garlic and fry gently in the pan. Meanwhile, peel the potatoes and cut them into small cubes.

Then deglaze the sautéed wild garlic and the translucent onions with a little white wine, and add the vegetable stock and the diced potatoes to the pan. Now leave the mixture to simmer for about 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are cooked through and floury. You can then purée the mixture in the pan using a hand blender or a food processor. To make the soup nice and creamy, stir in the cream.

Finally, season your soup to taste with a little salt, pepper and chilli powder. Your delicious wild garlic soup is ready.

Wild garlic – Information

Wild garlic is a highly prized and versatile plant. It is very healthy, has detoxifying properties, and is even said to help with spring fatigue and many other ailments. Wild garlic is found in damp, humus-rich deciduous forests, and the harvesting season runs from March to May. It can be recognised by its soft, elongated stem, which grows from a slender bulb, and its leaves, which are glossy on one side and lance-shaped. But be careful not to confuse it with other plants! Lily of the valley and autumn crocus look very similar to wild garlic, but are extremely poisonous! It is therefore very important to pay attention to the small details; a good distinguishing feature is the garlicky smell, which is only present in wild garlic. However, if you take all these precautions, wild garlic is an absolute asset to the kitchen!