You Are What You Eat: Sleepy Lettuce Soup

I've seen several people on "You Are What You Eat" (BBC) respond with an upturned nose at the mention of lettuce soup. But then, after tasting it, they all respond with something akin to, "actually that's quite lovely, isn't it?" All the ingredients seemed harmless enough (translation: I like them all separately). I tend toward the anxious end of the spectrum, so I liked the idea of a soup that is soothing to the nervous system. I was determined that I was going to try this.

Here's my review: It was a LOT less work than the aduki bean stew with millet mash that I made last week. The soup is a lovely green color. It has a nice creamy consistency - an amazing feat for something with no milk/cream/yogurt or vegan substitute in it. I know, I know...how did it taste? Well, honestly when I tasted the first spoonful, I thought...it tastes like I'm drinking a salad...it needs salt. Gillian McKeith encourages people to not add salt to their food so I was going to trudge on through and eat it as it was. But, then I thought, the recipe says to use wheat-free bouillon - not salt free. The vegetable stock cube I used was completely salt free so I felt ok adding just a little and still calling it low sodium. I sprinkled just a tiny bit of garlic salt and stirred it in. Just that little tweak changed it from ho-hum to yum-yum.

A tip for re-heating: It gets REALLY thick in the refrigerator. All it needs is some water before putting it on the stovetop or in the microwave. Speaking of re-heating...I think I'll go have another bowl.

Actually, it is quite lovely. Isn't it?