Stinging Nettle Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 generous knob of butter
• 1 medium onion chopped
• ½ cup rice
• 1L chicken or vegetable stock
• 200g stinging nettles
• Nutmeg
• 1 lemon
• Pinch of cape sorrel
• Dash of cream or plain yoghurt to garnish

Method:

1. In a pot soften your onions in butter.
2. Add stock and rice and simmer for about 15mins.
3. Add nettles and nutmeg and simmer for another 2 mins.
4. Blend with an immersion blender until smooth.
5. Serve with a squeeze of lemon and a splash of cream or swirl of yoghurt.