Since lamb's lettuce thrives even in cool temperatures, the lettuce, which comes from Eurasia, is a popular source of vitamins in the winter months. The cold actually intensifies the nutty aroma of the plant, which is why the valerian plant is at its most aromatic right now. You can serve the salad the classic way with a dressing and bacon or walnuts. Lamb's lettuce is also very good in combination with potatoes, in a smoothie or as a soup.
Lamb's lettuce can be prepared in many different ways
Creamy soup with lamb's lettuce
Ingredients for 4 servings
- 2 shallots
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 200 g cleaned lamb's lettuce
- 150 g potato, cut into small cubes
- 60 g bacon cubes
- 100 ml cream
- 1 tbsp butter
- 600ml of water
- 1 cube vegetable broth
- About ½ teaspoon salt, to taste
- 2 pinches of pepper
- 1 pinch of sugar
- some lemon juice
- 1 dash of Worcestershire sauce
preparation
- Dice shallots
- Finely chop the garlic
- Put the butter in a saucepan, let it melt, sauté the onions and garlic.
- Deglaze with water.
- Dissolve the bouillon cube in it.
- Add the potato cubes and simmer gently for about 10 minutes.
- In the meantime, fry the bacon in a pan until crisp.
- Add lamb's lettuce to the soup and cook for two to three minutes.
- Puree with a hand blender and season with the spices.
- Pour the soup into cups, sprinkle over the diced bacon as a topping.
Lamb's lettuce with potato dressing
Ingredients for 2 servings
- 200 g lamb's lettuce
- 4 firm tomatoes
For the dressing:
- 100 grams of potatoes
- 200 ml vegetable broth
- 2 spring onions
- 1 level tsp mustard
- 1-2 tbsp vinegar
- salt and pepper to taste
preparation
- Wash the potatoes, peel, cut into cubes and cook in the vegetable stock until soft.
- Wash lettuce and tomatoes. Cut tomatoes into bite-sized pieces.
- Wash spring onions and cut into fine rings.
- Place the cooked, slightly cooled potatoes in a tall container with about 2/3 of the cooking liquid.
- Add spices and mix with blender.
- Mix the dressing and onions with the lamb's lettuce.
tips
If you're a fan of potato salad, you can give the dish an interesting twist with fresh lamb's lettuce. Just fold in the salad just before serving, so it stays nice and crunchy.