- 400g tin of cannelini beans
- A handful of dill
- A large handful of wild garlic
- ½ x 227ml single cream
- 1 onion
- 1 carrot
- 1 large potato
- 1 lemon
- ½ tbsp olive oil
- Sea salt
- 600ml hot water
- Freshly ground pepper
- Large pan with lid
- Vegetable peeler
- Measuring jug
- Blender (optional)
- 1.
Peel and finely chop the onion. Trim and finely chop the carrot and celery to match the onion. Place a large pan on the heat for 2 mins then drizzle in ½ tbsp olive oil. Add the chopped veg with a pinch of salt and fry on a low heat for 10 mins, stirring often, till softened and browned.
- 2.
Meanwhile, peel and cut the potato into 1cm-thick cubes. Peel and grate or crush the garlic. Drain and rinse the beans. Fill and boil the kettle.
- 3.
After the veg has cooked for 10 mins, add the potato and garlic to the pan and fry, stirring, for 2 mins. Tip in the beans. Pour in 600ml hot water from the kettle. Bring to a bubble, cover and simmer for 10 mins.
- 4.
While the soup simmers, zest the lemon into a blender or processor. Roughly chop the wild garlic and dill stalks (keep the fronds separate) and add them too. Pulse a few times then pour in the cream. Pulse till the mixture is a vibrant green. Alternatively, chop the wild garlic and dill as finely as possible then stir into the cream with the lemon zest.
- 5.
When the soup has simmered for 10 mins, pour in half the wild garlic cream and stir. Simmer for 2 mins. Blend the soup briefly for a slightly chunky soup, or blitz till smooth. Taste the soup and add more salt, or some pepper if you think it needs it, or squeeze in a little lemon juice.
- 6.
Ladle the soup into warmed bowls. Swirl the rest of the wild garlic cream through the soup and tear over the dill fronds to serve.