Cucumber And Sorrel Soup

Directions

1. Sweat the onion gently in the butter in a covered pan for 5 min then add in 1/2 of the the rice bay leaf and thyme.
2. Stir cover and cook for 5 min.
3. Add in the stock salt and pepper bring to the boil and simmer for about 10 min till the rice is tender.
4. Remove the bay leaf and thyme.
5. Stir in the sorrel then liquidise in batches to create a smoothish cream.
6. Check seasoning reheat gently and scatter on the rest of the cucumber diced tomato and chives.
7. Serves 4
8. This works well as a summer soup. I like it warm but if you have it chilled use 2 tbsp oil instead of butter.