“I was wondering what to do with the fennel leaves as I did not want them to end in our compost! I have come across this simple recipe. Very nice soup indeed and I made load to freeze in small batches! I have used all the stalks and fronds”, Nadia

Ingredients:

• Fennel leaves (Stalk and fronds), washed and roughly cut
• One large carrot, washed and roughly chopped
• One large potato, washed and roughly chopped
• One lignin, roughly chopped
• Two garlic cloves, chopped
• Oil, salt, pepper

Method:

1. Put the following vegetables in a pan: fennel leaves, carrot, potato. Cover with water, add salt and pepper to taste. Start cooking.
2. Sautee the onions and garlic in oil until soft.
3. Add the onions and garlic to the rest of vegetables and boil for 30 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
4. Blend it all

The soup is ready, you may enjoy it as is or with a splash of cream.

Bon appétit!