Romanian Lettuce Soup

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 onion
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 heads lettuce (about 2 lbs in all)
• lemon juice
• 2 cups water
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 cup table cream
• parsley
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook slowly chopped onion and garlic in oil until soft but not brown.
• 2 wash lettuce, tear leaves in small pieces, add to cooked onions and cook about 10 more minutes.
• 3 add salt, pepper, water and simmer 15 minutes.
• 4 add lemon juice and simmer 5 more minutes.
• 5 meanwhile, beat yolk in large serving bowl and add cream.
• 6 pour soup very slowly, drop by drop, over egg mixture stirring vigorously to prevent curdling.
• 7 do not cook again. sprinkle chopped parsley on top.