Truffled Cream Of Chestnut Soup

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 300 g chestnuts (peeled and cooked)
• 2 -3 shallots (minced)
• 600 ml vegetable broth
• 250 ml cream (low cal is ok)
• 1 -2 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 truffle ( alba, small or 1tsp truffle oil)
• salt and pepper (pinch cayenne)

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a skillet and add minced shallots.
• 2 add chestnuts and let roast for a bit.
• 3 add vegetable broth and let cook until chestnuts are soft and heated through.
• 4 add cream, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 puree soup and strain through a sieve (if preferred).
• 6 transfer to 4 soup bowls and decorate/add flavour with the freshly grated alba truffle.