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    Wild Garlic and Potato Soup

    Published by: Adina April 22, 2020 · Last modified: February 23, 2022 5 Comments

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    Creamy wild garlic and potato soup made with just a few ingredients and ready in no time. The perfect way of using foraged herbs.

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    Easy Wild Garlic Soup

    Wild garlic and potato soup with cream, easy to make, super cheap if you pick the herbs yourself, healthy and so delicious!

    wild garlic and potato soup in a white bowl

    We are in the middle of the ramsons season in Germany, so I try to make the most of it as long as I can, 1-2 more weeks and it will all be gone. I've been making this simple dish lots and lots of times during the past years. My son loves any kind of potato soup, so combining the wild herbs with potatoes came naturally.

    close up green soup decorated with wild garlic

    What is wild garlic?

    • Known under many names, from the Latin Allium ursinum (bear's garlic) to ramsons, buckrams, bear leek, or wood garlic, the plant is related to chives and it is native to Europe and Asia.
    • It also grows throughout North America, in the Eastern half of the United States, and on the West coast.
    • It has a short season in spring, from April to June, depending on where in Europe you are.

    Can you eat it?

    • It is one of the most delicious plants that you can forage yourself.
    • But you really have to know how it looks like because mistaking it for the Lily of the valley can lead to severe poisoning.
    collage of two pictures of lily of the valley and wild garlic.
    • Make sure you know what you are doing before you go picking wild garlic. The first time you do it, do it with an expert, somebody who knows the difference.
    • It is actually very easy to see the differences between the two plants, once you know it, you know it.
    • Read What to Do with Wild Garlic for more information on how to pick, clean, and use these herbs.
    creamy soup with potatoes and greens

    What do you need?

    potatoes, wild garlic, onions, heavy cream

    How to make wild garlic soup?

    • Cook the onion in some oil or butter until translucent.
    • Add the potatoes and the roughly chopped leaves. Leave 4-5 large leaves for the garnish.
    • Pour in the stock, some salt, and pepper and cook on medium-low heat until the potatoes are soft, about 15-20 minutes, but check.
    • Blend the soup. Stir in the heavy cream, reheat gently, and adjust the taste.

    Vegan version:

    • Use vegetable stock.
    • Replace the heavy cream with a vegan alternative, like soy cream, for instance.
    frying onions in a black pot
    pouring chicken stock into a pan
    adding cream and blending soup

    Cooking with wild garlic

    Pesto:

    • It is amazing! This pesto recipe got me into wild garlic actually and it is the main reason I go foraging each spring.
    • I make two versions of it: the sunflower seed one and the almond version, a total of 8 to 10 small jars.
    • Usually, I keep two in the fridge (to be eaten within 2 weeks or so) and freeze the rest. They will keep perfectly until the next season.
    • They also make a wonderful homemade gift, everybody loves it!

    Paste:

    • Pureed leaves with salt and oil. It is rather salty and keeps very well in the fridge for a long time. It also freezes well.
    • I use it as a spice for soups, stews, salad dressings, or even thinly smeared on bread and topped with other ingredients.
    • Try mix some with cream cheese for an easy and delicious bread spread.

    Spread:

    • A mixture of ramsons and sunflower seeds, for instance.
    • Be creative and use other seeds or nuts instead to make this spread.
    • It keeps well in the fridge for about 1 week and it freezes very well.
    wild garlic soup with potatoes on the table with spoons

    Butter:

    • Mix very finely chopped leaves with soft butter. Form a roll, wrap in plastic foil and let get firm in the fridge.
    • Perfect for grilled meat or on crusty bread.
    • You can also freeze it in smaller portions.

    Other ideas:

    • Add finely chopped leaves to pasta dishes including other ingredients like chopped veggies, chicken breast or shrimps.
    • Cook new potatoes, slice, and mix them (while hot) with pesto. Serve immediately.
    • Make gnocchi or spätzle, adding some pureed leaves to the potato or flour mixture.
    • Make risotto, adding finely chopped leaves or pesto during the last minutes of the cooking time.
    • Try this amazing curry, I make it every spring, it is so incredibly aromatic.
    • Add fresh leaves to any kind of salad you like.
    • Chop some leaves finely and knead them into the bread dough.

    More creamy soups?

    • Asparagus Soup - The best cream of asparagus soup you could make this spring.
    • Kohlrabi Soup with Potatoes - German kohlrabi soup recipe with potatoes and cream cheese.
    • Carrot Soup with Milk - Only a few ingredients, but so much flavor.
    • Irish Potato Soup - This traditional recipe uses just a few ingredients like potatoes, leeks, and milk.
    • Red Cabbage Soup - Packed with nutritious ingredients, perfect for a weeknight dinner or for serving to guests.
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    wild garlic and potato soup in a white bowl

    Wild Garlic and Potato Soup

    Creamy wild garlic and potato soup made with just a few ingredients and ready in no time. The perfect way of using foraged wild garlic.
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    Course: Soup
    Cuisine: German
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 338kcal
    Author: Adina
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    Ingredients 

    • 100 g/ 3.5 oz/ 1 very large bunch wild garlic
    • 450 g/ 1 lb potatoes
    • 1 medium onion
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil or butter
    • 1 liter/ 34 fl.oz/ 4 ¼ cups chicken stock or vegetable broth See note
    • 75 ml/ 2.5 fl.oz/ ⅓ cup heavy cream
    • fine sea salt and black pepper

    Instructions

    • Clean the wild garlic leaves thoroughly. Keep 4-5 large ones for garnishing. Roughly chop the rest of them. Set aside.
    • Peel and cube the potatoes, set aside. Finely chop the onion, set aside.
    • Heat the oil/butter in a pot. Cook the onions until translucent, 2-3 minutes, while stirring often.
    • Add the chopped potatoes and wild garlic.
    • Pour in the stock. Cover, bring to a boil and cook on medium-low heat until the potatoes are soft, about 15-20 minutes, but check.
    • Blend the soup.
    • Add the cream, stir well and reheat gently. Adjust the taste with salt and pepper. Garnish with the remaining and finely chopped wild garlic leaves.

    Notes

    For a vegan version, make the soup with oil, vegetable broth and vegan cream (like soy cream).

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1/4 of the dish | Calories: 338kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 679mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g
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    1. Saba says

      April 24, 2020 at 6:08 pm

      Where is the recipe?

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      • Adina says

        April 24, 2020 at 6:40 pm

        At the end of the post. Above the comments.

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      • Adina says

        April 24, 2020 at 7:02 pm

        Sorry. There ist something wrong with the mobile version, I have just noticed. I will try to fix ist as soon as it gets.

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    2. Stella says

      May 25, 2021 at 6:44 pm

      Just made this for dinner tonight (with potatoes that were cooked at the weekend and the addition of about 50g of Feta that needed using up) and it really is delicious. Thank you!

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      • Adina says

        May 26, 2021 at 7:44 am

        I am so happy to hear it, Stella. Thank you.

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