Iceberg lettuce soup

Name: Iceberg lettuce soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8 persons
Cuisine: World
Ingredients: 1 1/2 iceberg lettuce; 1 large leek; 250 gram bacon lardons; 100 gram butter; 1 liter chicken or vegetable stock; 1 orange (zest); 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; pepper and salt to taste; optional: cream for serving

Lovely refreshing iceberg lettuce soup with a hint of orange. It can also be served cold on a hot summer day. Serve with bacon for an extra salty crunch.

Recipe iceberg lettuce soup

Made by Véronique

Published at 2016-08-17, this recipe is for 8 persons and takes 25 minutes.

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Updated at: 2025-07-19

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Preparation time

15 minutes

Time cooking

10 minutes

Total time

25 minutes

Preparation - 15 minutes

Rinse the iceberg lettuce and leek, remove the outer leaves and chop the lettuce, and leek into pieces. Heat butter in a large pan and saute the chopped leek for a few minutes.

Then add the chopped iceberg lettuce and 1 teaspoon of ground nutmeg. Let it simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, heat a medium-sized skillet on high heat.

Add the bacon lardons in the dry skillet, without adding any oil and butter, and bake them for a few minutes, or until they're crispy.

Transfer them to a piece of paper kitchen towels to get rid of any excess fat.

Finishing the iceberg lettuce soup - 10 minutes

Pour the chicken or vegetable stock into the pan and bring the soup to a boil. Add zest of 1 orange. Turn off the heat and create a smooth soup using a blender or immersion blender.

SEASON with pepper and salt. SERVE with bacon and cream, and to complete the meal our sourdough bread is perfect to serve with this soup. You can also serve this soup cold for a hot summer day.